Author Archives: James Rising

Well the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Avoca, Pittston, International airport has gone and done it again. Another perfectly good airline signed on to fly out of our slowly growing airport and then went belly up. Actually I wanted to say another word … Continue reading →

The blog post is, as is our custom here at Rising Rant’s, the article you can find in the WEEKENDER, just before the ads for “Chicks with dicks.” Tom Petty wrote: “The waiting is the hardest part Every day you … Continue reading →

Did you hear about recent Rock and Roll (2006) Hall of Fame induction? For the 21 years now the hall of fame has been honoring the crème de la crème of Rock and Roll Royalty at a big party in … Continue reading →

Tuesday Review

You’ve seen the TV show the Office right? It’s supposedly about a fictional firm in Scranton and they use all sorts of references to the area so it’s fun to watch for that reason alone. The story revolves around the … Continue reading →

I put up the preceding to illustrate my point here. The rush of modern technology is amazing. Bewildering in fact. Here’s a closeup of that same shot. What we are looking at is a press conference with two Washington VIP’s. … Continue reading →

Sometimes it seems like the war on drugs is being fought by people on drugs. Now there are plenty of people who advocate the legalization of some drugs. But I don’t think any sane person will recommend that you make … Continue reading →

Sunday Wrap Monday 5/2/11 Only one post on this day. Reason will become clear upon checking out some of the hardest words I have ever written. Blog Post Tuesday 5/3/11 Rant D’Jour Blog Post Wednesday 5/4/11 Rant D’Jour Blog Post … Continue reading →

You read about it all the time. The baby left to die in a restroom or shoved in a garbage can. The story breaks your heart. A little better but not much is the baby left abandoned on the steps … Continue reading →

Aggregate Saturday We are car shopping. The long-suffering wife’s ten year old blew a head gasket. It has more than 105,000 miles on it. It’s done. Stick a fork in it. The blew a head gasket line just can’t go … Continue reading →