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 and waved his wave. I was wide-eyed…
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 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day…
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 start a writing troupe,…
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.…
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. Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah,…
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 myself a…
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 can’t help but feel…