A Really Big Nightlight
I come from a long line of couch sleepers. Like my father before me, I appreciate the bliss of sawing logs on the living room sofa. Sometimes it’s because I can’t fall asleep in bed for some reason or another. […]
Shuffle Up and Deal
A wonderful thing happened last week. Magical, almost. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law which will allow casinos in the state to offer table games such as craps, roulette, blackjack and poker. Six months from now, I will have […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Happy Birthday, Peter
I totally spaced on Peter Buck’s birthday earlier this week. I don’t really pay attention to their birthdays that much, but remembered that two of them were very close . I can just never remember which two and when it […]
Fit to be Tied
When I started my new job a little over a year ago, I made sure to dress nicely on the first day. I wore a shirt, tie and jacket like I had at previous jobs. The jacket matched the pants […]
Happy Birthday, Michael Stipe
You’re weird and funny and cryptic and have made me think about things I may not have ever thought about before. Happy 50th.
Book Review: Juliet, Naked
For better or worse, I have spent an ample amount of time in online forums over the past 10 years. I have gotten into arguments about soccer, music television, you name it. I have even met some very good friends […]
Not Ready for Prime-Time Party
A few weeks ago, we had a Christmas party. We started this tradition about a decade or so when we both left the full-time newspaper business. We look forward to the event every year and never have a bad time. […]
An Elementary Success
When we go to the movies, I prefer to laugh. I will sneak a chick flick in on occasion and maybe an action movie here and there, but I need more than a pretty woman and explosions to make me […]
The List
I started to think about something the other day when I posted something about “Jersey Shore,” aka the greatest television show ever created. I have enjoyed watching The Situation so much, I decided he ranked among the top five people […]
He’s Crafty
I enjoy making people laugh, especially my family. Several times a week, I express mock anger because Maria did not laugh at a joke or pithy comment. But even I have to draw the line when I know I’m being […]