Author Archives: James Rising

Sunday Wrap: the week of 12/5/11-12/10/11 A look back at the past weeks postings. Many times I forget that people need a little road map to the things that get put up on my blog so this is the best … Continue reading →

Saturday Morning Aggregate: 12/10/11 Christmas shopping with Long-Suffering Wife is the plan today. It’s an ordeal under the best of circumstances, and today will be in the lower 30’s,( It’s 27 now) possibly with snow flurries. Could this be any … Continue reading →

The “public files,” a little-known but rich trove of teeth-gnashing, hand-wringing and sometimes heartfelt correspondence that all television and radio outlets must maintain and make available for viewing, under federal law. Besides letters, the public file includes nuts-and-bolts information about … Continue reading →

Radio Daze: WAQY and the IHOP This is somewhat ‘inside’ but funny nonetheless. FM radio has the ability to broadcast more than one stream of programming at a time. (Now with HD radio it’s several more but I digress.) This … Continue reading →

WEEKENDER – Column for 12/7/11 Some say that heroes are hard to find. Certainly lately here in NEPA there has been a shortage of heroic behavior going by the newspaper headlines. Heroes that had apparently been hewn out of solid … Continue reading →

So I don’t put the heat on in my studio unless I plan on working. It’s complicated and expensive, a gas fireplace and several space heaters. But today I had a client coming in so I did the duty and … Continue reading →

R.I.P. “Squeal Like A Pig For Me” Bill McKinney, a character actor whose most recognizable performance was as a menacing hillbilly in the 1972 film “Deliverance,” died on Thursday at a hospital near his home in Van Nuys, Calif. He … Continue reading →

Tuesday Review – Hell On Wheels. I was a BIG fan of Deadwood. Boy was I pissed off when they just up and killed that show. Having said that, Deadwood, with it’s pervasive profanity and occasional porn like moments, was … Continue reading →

I am not a fan of bugs in my house. I have written before about stinkbugs (Halyomorpha halys) invading our residence. They are useless and smell even worse than a politician. I was not and am not a fan of … Continue reading →

A look back at the past weeks postings. Many times I forget that people need a little road map to the things that get put up on my blog so this is the best way I know how to catch … Continue reading →