Nobody likes a party pooper when you’re having a few drinks. That’s why no one ever calls Boston City Councilman Stephen J. Murphy when it’s time for Happy Hour. Murphy has introduced legislation to make Boston bars serve cocktails sealed with plastic covers to prevent the use of date-rape drugs. Don’t confuse this with a […]
Some Web site did a list. Imagine the originality, huh? Anyway, the list recounts their choices for the Top 30 Villains in Sports Movies. A noble cause, I must say, but their choices are so misguided. Where do I start? First off, the Yankees from Bad News bears are 24th. 24th! How is that possible? […]
One of my favorite TV shows, “Scrubs,” made a bold choice last season and killed off a major character, Nurse Laverne Roberts. Well, news has come out that she might be back next season … kind of. Aloma Wright, the actress, will return in a new role that ought to be worth some laughs – […]
As I flipped through a newspaper at work the other day, a story caught my eye. Apparently, a group of people got together and swam across the Chesapeake Bay. “Don’t they know there’s a perfectly good bridge right there,” I said to a co-worker. Now I know this is an annual event which raises money […]
Two bad bits of gambling news this week. First off, two West Virginia counties went to the polls to decide whether table games could join slot machines at race tracks there. One measure passed, one failed. Naturally, the one that failed is less than two hours from me and the one that passed is five […]
My friend Dave hit me up with this. Go to www.popculturemadness.com and find the year when you turned 18, then check out the songs that were the top hits. I have listed a few with a personal connection here. June 7 – June 13: Live to Tell – Madonna and August 16 – August 29: […]
Now that school is out, my wife has a dilemma on her hands. She needs to keep an almost 7-year-old occupied all day. We have a few things planned to take care of that. We’ll go to Hersheypark one day. Bridget will go to day camp for one week. And we have our annual family […]
I have dreams. Big dreams. I want to play the guitar. To some, that might not seem like that big of a dream. But I have pretty much no musical ability whatsoever, so playing the guitar represents a big dream for me. With such a handicap, some might wonder why I have this dream. Well, […]
Now this is the kind of weather I can get behind. When the sun shines like this, all I can think of are care free days, drinking something cold and listening to good music. While I generally abhor columns that are lists, I couldn’t resist this time. I wish I have had more to choose […]
You hear a lot of commentary from various sources about the social problems facing our country. People worry about the decline of the family, loosening moral values, and the loss of basic concern for others. Critics of modern society try and point the finger at different sources. Some blame video games. Some blame the culture […]