Monthly Archives: November 2010

It’s not the heat

It’s the idiots who talk about it. How many times have you heard “Hot enough for ya” this summer? Yeah, it’s hot all right – So far in August the lowest temp we have had during the day here in … Continue reading

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Before the concert

The doors to the concert hall are opened to the public, the soundperson slaps on an AC/DC album for “walk in” music for the crowd. Ever happened to you? Probably not recently as the “walk in” music, that is the … Continue reading

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I have been dreading writing this

Gone. That’s what Memorial Day means to me. Gone. Some can go to graves and get something from the experience. I am not sure what, from leaving flowers and other things at the spot in the ground where the bones … Continue reading

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It’s only a penny

I don’t like prepaying for gas. First of all I do understand that there are those out there who like to gas and go without paying up but it feels like the gas place doesn’t trust me. Secondly I never … Continue reading

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You can be arrested for doing it in a public place.

You will get dirty looks for doing it without buying something. And you will get turned down more often than a leper in a nudist colony. Sometimes just taking a piss can be a traumatic experience. Especially if you really … Continue reading

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Al Boscov wants a break-and I think he should get it.

The downtown Boscov store in Wilkes-Barre is in sad shape. It sort of looks like the rest of downtown Wilkes-Barre. Like Dresden after the war. Compare it to the Boscov’s in the Steamtown mall. Or don’t because it will depress … Continue reading

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Christmas is coming.

It won’t be long before we are bombarded with ads on the TV for children’s toys. Christmas after all is only 100 or so days away. Wait till you see what Santa’s helpers have come up with this year. As … Continue reading

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I’m so tired.

But sleeping is not the problem. The problem is not enough time. I can’t seem to get enough rest. Give me a couch and fifty minutes of free time and I am so there. The problem is I don’t have … Continue reading

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The last few nights have been a full moon.

A few nights ago I was up at 3 am. It was bright enough to read a newspaper with no lights on. So I grabbed a newspaper and perused the police blotter. The fact that people act crazier and there … Continue reading

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Progress?

The march of progress is often at the expense of something. Buggy whips are a good example. When Henry Ford rolled the first Model “T” off the assembly line if you owned a buggy whip factory you probably could see … Continue reading

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