Looking forward to the New Year
As I sat on my couch Thursday, staring at my Christmas tree, I had one thought in mind: “That thing’s got to come down.” As much as I love C...
Working with others has its ups and downs
I’ve always considered myself a good team player. By myself, I can be a mess. But in a group, I truly excel. I think it’s because I want to ...
The Olympics, Mandela and freedom, oh my
Watching last Friday's episode of Grimm the other day, I was really happy. Yeah, sure the episode itself was good. I've always like ...
Personally glad that the holidays are here
Santa Claus officially kicked off the holiday season yesterday when, at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, he smiled his smile a...
Leave your politics out of my parade
The countdown to Thanksgiving is on. And while you may not yet have picked up your bird and all the trimmings yet, the fine folks from the M...
Something new and different
So apparently I have just too much time on my hands. See, myself and two friends — +George Root and +Craig Bacon — decided we should s...
Some things just don’t add up
Math isn’t my thing. I’m more of a words guy. But I’m pretty good at simple arithmetic. I can add 2 and 2 just as well as the next guy. But ...
Taking issue with elections issues
Everyone should have voted Tuesday. But few of us did. I was one of those who took the time to get out there and cast my ballot. It was kind...
It's the holidays -- get over it
With October come and gone, it is, as far as I’m concerned, the holiday season. Or “the holidays.” There are lots of holidays coming up. Vet...
Mobility needed for upward mobility
Let’s go to Delaware Park for the day, shall we? I wonder what the best way is to get there. Let me cruise over to map.google.com and make m...
Budget deal nothing to get excited about
As much as I want to herald the dawn of a new spirit of cooperation in the budget/debt limit deal that Congress approved Wednesday night, I ...
It's time to ask the right question about healthcare
Lost in all the political bickering over universal healthcare the past 20 years — from Hillarycare to Romneycare to Obamacare — is the most ...
The whole country’s gone crazy
Former New York Yankees player and manager Yogi Berra was a magician with words. Some of his quotes are downright legendary. “Baseball is n...
GOP denial of science is frightening
About 5,000 years ago there was a great Egyptian empire. They created some really cool things. They used pulleys and levers to create massiv...
Looney GOP keeps playing same Tunes
Shouldn’t there have been a point at which Wyle E. Coyote — super genius — realized that maybe he wasn’t actually that bright and was never ...
Some things should just be avoided
I have no idea what’s going on in Syria. I’m not sure what’s going to end up happening. But I know that the whole ordeal bugs me. I know tha...
I should have avoided Facebook
The only thing worse than the sunny-day patriotism on my Facebook and Twitter feeds is the open use of a national tragedy to score politic...
Obama’s politics opened up can of worms
President Barack Obama pulled a bit of political genius out of his magic hat when he sought Congressional approval to use military action in...
Blowing the dust off the forum ...
Back in the day ... when I was but a wee lad ... this website had a pretty active forum ... complete with posts, replies, arguments and dr...
Can’t get away from the news
I’ve been on vacation since last Friday. As part of that vacation, I intended on unplugging from work completely. Since work is the news, I ...
Another encampment in the trenches
Thursday I went to the University at Buffalo to cover President Barack Obama’s speech about the rising cost of college education and his pla...
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