Monthly Archives: November 2010

I learned not to do it over the phone. I guess the most important thing about giving a person the old heave-ho is to let them vent a little. Sometimes they beg. Sometimes they cry. But if let you them … Continue reading →

I live breathe and sometimes eat sound. It goes way beyond music, although that is a big part of it. I love listening. The saddest thing to me would be to lose the ability to hear. Even sounds that are … Continue reading →

Walking out of prison a free man after shooting the Pope seems to me an act that would qualify you to rot in prison for all the rest of your days. But Mehmet Ali Agca , whose name sounds to … Continue reading →

That they were good for you. As it turns out Mom didn’t have all the facts. Yes the veggie and apple a day route is a healthy one. As long as what you are eating is safe. As more and … Continue reading →

I often joke about our power company and its tendency to stop sending the juice if a dark cloud goes over the sun, but the reality is they are pretty reliable. Oh sure sometimes I will come home from work … Continue reading →

Actually according to the Chinese calendar this is the year of the Dog but if you ask almost anyone it’s the year of post nasal drip. It all started last year (the year of the Rooster if that’s what you … Continue reading →

Some of you may remember Vinyl records. Big black things that we placed on antique devices known as turntables. Then we would place a tone arm with a needle in it to play the spinning LP which stood for long … Continue reading →

In a world full of war, death, destruction, catastrophe and broken promises you have to take joy where you find it. A drive to work free from tailgaters. A gas price sign closer to $2 than 3. A string of … Continue reading →

He made so many of them, after all. It’s just astounding to me that we all don’t choke the life out of each other on a daily basis. You would think after thousands of years of civilization that certain ground … Continue reading →

And that you can’t expect everyone to survive. But the news last week the news that the Tudor book shop in Clarks Summit would soon shutter its doors was not good. Now I have never, to my knowledge, stepped foot … Continue reading →