I didn’t quite know what to expect when I bought “Small Town Odds” by Jason Headley over the summer. I found the book in a discount bookstore down the beach and figured I would give it a shot. After all, it only cost something like $7. I finally finished reading it today and am glad […]
Luckily, I managed to miss most of the disco era. Sure, I was alive, but I hadn’t reached my teens so I watched the whole mess from afar. The closest I got to disco fever was a copy of the strange “Disco Duck” album released by DJ Rick Dees, who was making fun of the […]
I can think of a lot of fun ways to spend a Friday night. One thing on my list, however, probably wouldn’t interest most other people. I love covering a high school football game for the newspaper. For several years, I covered games because I had to. I worked as a sports writer at The […]
Twenty-five years, seven months and two weeks after R.E.M. released Murmur, its first full-length studio album, an anniversary special edition will come out. The release is scheduled for Nov. 25. As an R.E.M. geek, I can’t wait for this. The two-CD set will include a re-mastered version of the album as well as a CD […]
I sat down to play some NCAA 09 last night after a few beers and a slightly disappointing U.S. Soccer loss to Trinidad and Tobago. Quick aside, I NEED to visit T&T now. How can you be in a bad mood in that place? Anyway, I am in the middle of my second season in […]
I didn’t mind too much when I heard that “Desperate Housewives” would fast-forward five years for this season. After all, they have kind of planted their flag in kitschy plot devices so I thought it would be fun. For the most part, they have succeeded with one notable exception – the Scavo kids. First of […]
With some extra free time on my hands lately, I have had a chance to help out more around the house. In some ways, this can be interpreted as a positive. More help means more gets done, right? But remember this is a husband’s kind of helping. And I am the husband trying to pitch […]
So, Atlantic City was all prepared to become the largest casino market in the country to ban smoking in gaming areas. Plans called for a full ban to go into effect next week, relegating smokers to lounges which would have no games in them. The City Council, however, has reversed course. They voted 5-4 the […]
A few months ago, Maria and I discovered something wonderful on our cable lineup. One of our local stations had added something called RTN to one of the new digital channels. RTN stands for Retro Television Network, which is a lower-budget version of TV Land, but just as enjoyable. What really attracted me to this […]
I live close to Gettysburg, where many people come to learn about the Civil War. They tour the battlefield and visit monuments. Some even go so far as to dress up and take part in re-enactments. Apparently, one guy had a little too much of those wool uniforms and wanted to start a different kind […]