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Apologies…
Apologies to my readers for the general lack of posting lately. As I’ve mentioned a few times, work has gotten busy and hectic (like everyone else in the PA non-profit world, we are under the gun as Dominic Pileggi’s pissinbg contest continues. But it’s more than that. It’s really hard to get excited [...]
Read More..>>Summer Doldrums
I haven’t been posting ton of material to the blog lately.
It’s not like there’s nothing to write about, but I have the summer doldrums and it’s a real effort even to get a brief update like this pathetic little post out.
I’m hoping to get back on my A game pretty soon: the health [...]
New Philly Weekly Article
New Philadelphia Weekly article.
Enjoy!
Save the Philadelphia Daily News
Will Bunch, who banned me from his comments after I brutally went after one of his trolls, writes an important entry today about the impending doom of the Daily News:
The irony that drives me crazy is that the Daily News has survived — when many No. 2 papers in metro markets, especially tabloids, have failed [...]
Trip to Montreal, Part 1
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I really haven’t written very much about the adventure I had getting Sam into the US for Christmas.
Dad and I left for Montreal around 6:30 PM on December 23rd, and got on the road about a half hour later due to a stop for gas and a visit to [...]
Too Much to Write on a Snowy Day
Like a lot of writers, I go through periods in which I either have nothing to say or simply don’t have the motivation to write anything. That’s a shame, because I either find myself neglecting to make a point about a given topic in a timely manner or I find myself with an enormous [...]
Read More..>>Prayer
Dear God:
I know I’m probably not the best person to come along with a prayer he’d like to have answered. I’m not a Christian, so Your Son Jesus isn’t going to intercede for me. I’m not even really a believer, and regularly deny Your existence, so I can understand why You’d be reluctant [...]
A Few of My Favorite Things
I’ve been doing a lot of politics the past few weeks, and that’s probably going to continue through the election. I’ve been meaning to post some photos from Sam’s last visit for sometime now.
This afternoon as I was leaving work, a young black woman was sitting on the front steps crying and shaking. [...]
Credit Where Credit is Due
My brother has dogged Larry Johnson days and days and days on end. Relentless!
So why is his scoop being attributed 100% to Booman Tribune?
Don’t get me wrong: I’m psyched that BMT, whose publisher is a good friend of mine, points out the mendacity and clownishness of the now thoroughly discredited team of Larry and [...]
Sweeney Todd, The Review
I saw Sweeney Todd at the movies last night. It was a mixed bag. The movie was very faithful to the script, which I applaud. On the other hand, it took awhile for Depp to find his footing (and he never really decided on an accent), Helena Bonham Carter was either miscast [...]
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