‘Best of Both Worlds’ Needs Coffee

By brian February 10, 2008Columns, Movies, Music

I can think of a lot of strange ways to spend a Sunday morning, but I think I topped them all last week.

I didn’t intend to get up early and go see the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert movie with Bridget, but I also didn’t expect the movie to sell out multiple shows before I tried to buy tickets.

Yea, I know that’s pretty stupid. I have no idea why I thought I could wait until Saturday morning to buy tickets for a showing that afternoon.

I don’t normally like getting up very early on Sunday mornings and watching a concert movie in a room filled with kids, but the sad look on Bridget’s face made me realize I had no choice.

ITEOTWAWKI: Puzzle Pieces

By brian February 8, 2008ITEOTWAWKI, Music, REM

Little by little, R.E.M.'s new album Accelerate comes into view. First, we had the Dublin rehearsals. For almost 40 days, we have had the clips at Ninety Nights. Before this…

What the Hell, XM?

By brian February 5, 2008Radio, Things I Hate

Over the past four years or so, I have come to rely on XM Radio during my hour-long commute. Since I come from southern Pennsylvania to the suburbs of Baltimore,…

ITEOTWAWKI: Tour Time

By brian February 3, 2008ITEOTWAWKI, Music, REM

So what are you doing on June 11? I'll be at Meriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., watching R.E.M. on tour. The band announced tour dates and the Meriweather show…

Book Review: Is the Doctor In?

By brian January 31, 2008Books

About 10 years ago, I read a fascinating book by a couple of doctors called “The Medicine of 'ER.'” With the popularity of NBC's show about a Chicago emergency room,…

ITEOTWAWKI: Supernatural Superserious

By brian January 28, 2008ITEOTWAWKI, Music, REM

I was going to post this Friday, then the Monte Carlo fire happened and I got distracted. So you get an end of the week post on Monday. I like…

Icing on the Cake

By brian January 27, 2008Columns, Family, Food

When Maria left for work last Saturday, I thought I had an easy day ahead of myself.

Bridget had a friend over. They had plenty of activities planned. No one really needed me.

One of the activities was a kit to decorate gingerbread cookies. The cookies came pre-made with the kit so even I couldn’t screw this up.

Or so I thought.

Monte Carlo Fire

By brian January 26, 2008Travel, Vegas

Before I visited Las vegas for the first time about 15 months ago, I asked friends for advice on where to stay. Maria and I were heading out there for…

Modern Medicine Catches On

By brian January 24, 2008America

If you get hurt, I hope you get an occupational therapist like Kelly Colwell. Certified occupational therapy assistant Kelly Colwell first noted the healing potential of Guitar Hero while working…