In the ‘70s, it felt like the Oilers could never beat the Steelers. In the ‘90s, the Astros seemed to lose every game to the Braves. And now that I’m an old man, I’m delighted to see that the #Rockets will never beat the Warriors. Et tu, LJ Cryer?

Sure, Bari Weiss is doing a legendarily bad job running CBS News. But I feel like if you give her CNN to run as well, it’s sure to work. www.huffpost.com/entry/warner...

Choke. Job. #Rockets

Squeeze just did a vinyl re-release of their 1991 album, Play. And in a year where grunge took over the music landscape, there were still some pretty great records from 1991 for pop nerds like me. Here are a few records I’ve been enjoying today.

Barely eight days after my father’s funeral, I received the heartbreaking news that my dear stepfather, Orson Cook, has died. Orson was in my life for fifty years, and I will miss him terribly.

I think Pam Bondi better read a book about John Mitchell. Cover ups don’t often end well.

The worst political decision of the last decade was when the Harris campaign ditched the strategy of calling these weirdos weird. They are so goddamn weird. About everything. Always.

My Houston Cougars jumped all the way up to number 3 in the rankings this week. And now the number one team is twenty seconds from losing. I know it’s all sort of irrelevant until next month, but still…

Imagine being just FURIOUS about an American citizen singing in Spanish, but not giving half a shit when masked goons shoot people in the face. What must it be like to live in that world?

If the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl means the Mariners don’t win the World Series, I can work with that.

I will not check Twitter to see what the racists are saying…I will not check Twitter to see what the racists are saying…I will not check Twitter to see what the racists are saying…I will not check Twitter to see what the racists are saying…

I won’t pretend Bad Bunny’s music is made for old white dudes like me, but I can definitely see his appeal. Lively and fun.

Scott Van Pelt doesn’t know how to pronounce Alperen Şengün. Though, to be fair, he’s only had five years to learn. #Rockets

Wondering how they’re responding to the monkey video on Twitter? Exactly how you fucking think they would respond.

The obituary for my sweet old Dad. For those of you who knew him, this will bring back some warm memories. And for those who didn’t, it’s a wonderful encapsulation of an amazing life.

Aww, shit! They got Brantley Gilbert?! Fuck yeah! . . . . . . . . . . (I do not know who Brantley Gilbert is…)

You never age out of the Oscars. Movies - particularly Oscar-nominated ones - tend to be watchable at whatever age. But the #Grammys aren’t really made for old farts like me. Unless they start giving awards to forty year old Crowded House records.

My dear old dad, Lawrence Hopkins Curry, died this evening, less than a week before he would have turned 92. Rest in peace, Dad. I love you.

Saturday night showing of Melania. Tickets are…still available.

I’ve spent much of the day thinking of ways that Schumer and Jeffries will fuck this up. Because, come on. We ALL know they’re gonna.

I go back and forth on whose trial would make me happiest. I mean, Trump, sure. But after that? Bovino’s would be good. Noem. Hegseth. But then I remember that mainstream Dems don’t want to upset right wingers. And that a fifty seat swing in the midterms probably means nothing for these criminals.

I can sleep better knowing this dangerous criminal has been taken off the streets. God bless you, ICE!

#Astros at 23 in this power rankings list, behind Seattle, Texas, and the A’s. I realize that the Golden Era has likely ended, but 23 seems pretty dismissive.

As a #Rockets fan who has lived in Portland for 16 years, these last two games have been a particularly bad bit of bullshit.

My New Year’s resolution to never, ever go to Twitter again - and certainly never to engage with anyone if I did - lasted until January 9. In my defense, though, I think I really gave TrumpLover69 and KillAllLefties something to think about.

I’m officially tired of Riley Leonard. #Texans

I lived through the George W. Bush years. He was legitimately terrible. But when he started wars for oil, he was savvy enough to make up some other reason for doing it. 9-11. “Weapons of mass destruction.” That kind of shit. Meanwhile, Grandpa Black Hands just comes out and says it. “War for oil!”

I’m presuming that you, like me, devoted a portion of your New Year’s Eve to cataloging and photographing your collection of Squeeze stuff. I mean, ‘tis the season. Happy New Year!

Be very careful putting a hashtag on the word COUGARS. 🫣

Now THAT’S a good Houston sports day. #Texans #Rockets #Cougars

They have not said Dorian Finney-Smith’s name even once during this broadcast that I did not hear “Kenny Smith.” Though, in fairness, I’m very old. #Rockets

I’m really not a broadcaster conspiracy theorist, but this entire game is being called from a Chargers perspective. #Texans

Are the #Rockets actually frauds?

Los Straitjackets’ Christmas album. Because everything goes better with surf guitar music.

Current mood:

Disgraceful. #Rockets

Laser focused on grocery prices. Seriously, though, it’s cool that Trump finally gets to put his name on something.

A lot of people will choose “This one goes to 11,” but for my money, the absolute funniest line (and greatest delivery) in all of Spinal Tap is Rob Reiner’s reading the two word review of Shark Sandwich. Gets me every time.

It may surprise you to hear that a lot of very terrible people are being very terrible on Twitter about Rob Reiner’s murder. A common refrain is “You libtards talked shit about Charlie. Now it’s our turn to return the favor.” Please come punch me in the mouth if you ever see me on Twitter again.

I’m proud to have been friends with @houstorian.bsky.social since we were both seventh graders at St. John’s School in 1982. He was the best man in my wedding, and he designed the artwork for every Curry Cuts release over the years. He’s doing great work! www.houstonchronicle.com/explained/ar...

Is Grinch his name or his species?

The new camera icon on the iPhone looks like a spy camera pointed right at me. It’s a little too on the nose for my taste.

The number one video of 2025.

The best record you didn’t listen to today just may be In Color by Cheap Trick. So, you know, go remedy that.

I think of Rockets/Warriors in the ‘10s and ‘20s the same way I thought about Astros/Braves in the ‘90s. I fully expect Houston to lose every single game.

Seeking the least expensive way to get all my streaming services. We have Netflix, Hulu, Disney, AppleTV, Paramount+, Prime, Peacock (through our cable provider). I get MLB and NBA single team packages so I can watch the #Astros and #Rockets. Any advice? Maybe a website that could help?

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

And here I thought the Texans and Cougars had tense games. Jesus. #Rockets

Cougars and Texans made things way harder than they needed to be. But I’ll take it.