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, I had to deal with unreliable frequencies and way too many commercials before I got satellite. Now I have a constant signal with plenty of […]
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 is the closest to me. They classify it as their Washington, D.C., stop, but Columbia is closer to Baltimore. Doesn’t matter to me. I saw […]
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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, they decided to look at what happened in fiction and relate it to the reality of emergency medicine. If I remember correctly, they weren’t too […]
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 the way the new album is coming into focus piece by piece. If you haven’t visited the Ninety Nights website, go check it out. The […]
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 […]
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 our anniversary trip, so the hotel was important. One friend I really trust suggested the Monte Carlo, and I never regretted following that advice. The […]
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 with a patient who had injured his elbow and lost range of motion in his arm. Is that bad ass or what? Playing the game […]
Right now, I’m ashamed to be an American man. As the political process gains steam, we have abdicated our duty. Fred Thompson dropped out of the Republican race today. My disappointment in my fellow man has nothing to do with Thompson’s stance on Iraq or a solution to our energy woes or what he thinks […]
As the years have progressed, I have started to loathe sports arguments. As the shouting culture of television “analysis” has continued to “evolve,” the mere thought of debating a sports topic honestly has seemed to disappear. Everyone seems to be trying out for a spot on “Around the Horn” next to Jay Mariotti. Why anyone […]