Monthly Archives: June 2011

Aggregate Saturday: Odd dream last night – An old record rep who I haven’t seen or even thought of in years was in a nursing home. The years had not been kind. Eyes all milky. Skin hanging loose on his … Continue reading →

Things that make me go Hmmm. A vandal in Nanticoke with a can of blue spray paint. The police blotter the other day in the Times leader reports three separate incidents of someone spray painting various property with nasty words … Continue reading →

I have posted more than once about my total ineptitude with all things mechanical. A repairman once told me that it was OK to be as bad at doing “Manly” repair stuff as I was. he rationalized it thusly for … Continue reading →

Sooner or later it had to happen. My town is getting a Starbucks. I will admit here and now that I have only had one cup of Starbucks coffee in my life. I was at a business meeting in Chicago … Continue reading →

Radio DaZe: The job in North Carolina doesn’t appear on my resume. First off, I don’t recall being there for more than 6 months. I took the job when I learned my then wife was carrying James II, although technology … Continue reading →

It was a strange Sunday morning and it just kept getting weirder. As we walked into the supermarket some guy was backing out of a space and his car was making a horrendous grinding noise. The long-suffering wife and I … Continue reading →

WEEKENDER Column: I had occasion to visit Towanda Pa. the other day. Towanda was this bucolic, sleepy little town, about an hour Northwest of Wilkes-Barre. I say was, on purpose. There is a scene in the “Blues Brothers” movie where … Continue reading →

Lanny Barnes made it to 46 years of age before he succumbed to the demons inside his skull. A lot of folks don’t make it that far. Some do themselves in before they get a chance to do harm to … Continue reading →

Tuesday Review The Fighter 2010 R 115 minutes Boxer “Irish” Micky Ward has a fighting style. It is slow and painful to watch at first then becomes explosive and riveting. The same is true of the movie based on his … Continue reading →

There is a difference between book smart and practical smart. More on that in a moment. A few weeks ago I took a day off at my employers request to renew my first aid certificates. Back in 2003 I first … Continue reading →