The Observatory
The Truth Shall Set You Laughing
Jeremiah Horrigan
- Location
- New Paltz, New York, USA
- Birthday
- February 04
- Bio
- Former Knight of the Altar, St. Martin's parish in South Buffalo, NY. Old enough to remember ducking-and-covering from the nukes that Sister Jeanne assured us were coming our way, defending Santa Claus until age 10, hating sports, being effectively blind until fourth grade, wanting to fly, escaping to Westchester County for three years, re-escaping to Buffalo for most of high school, escaping to Fordham U to grow a moustache and smoke a lot of oregano-laced pot, escaping school, getting political, getting arrested, getting tried, convicted and released for crimes against the draft. Husband to Patty, father to Grady and Annie. Housepainter, cab driver, idiot, then newspaper reporter in Poughkeepsie, years of freelancing (Sports Illustrated, New York Times, Negligent Mother Magazine) and shameful indulgence, followed finally by 15 more years of reporting, column-writing, some awards, discoveries large and small along the way, including these: Sister Jeanne was full of beans, writing is good for the soul and I'm the luckiest man alive.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Making peace with the Point
May 27, 2012 10:38PM - Some snapshots of a beautiful
woman
May 13, 2012 12:32AM - What a teenager's "prank"
tells us about the man he's
become
May 10, 2012 09:35PM - The football draft? It used to
be a lot simpler (a re-post)
April 26, 2012 10:37PM - Saying good-bye to the
Gentleman from Arkansas
April 19, 2012 02:54PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Maria: Many thanks. It's
gratifying that you recognized
my
aim in writing this
pi…”
10:19AM - “Kent: I've often -- very
often -- had the same
wondering
thought.
Kent:
I've
writt…”
May 27, 2012 01:40PM - “It's pained me ever
since I discovered Randy
Newman's debut
album that so
few peo…”
May 26, 2012 12:03AM - “Emily:
thanks.
Stathi: It's
the truest conclusion I could
draw. I may
have
taken…”
May 23, 2012 12:19AM - “Thank you Bell.”
May 16, 2012 10:15AM
Jeremiah Horrigan's Links
- Editor’s Pick
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A Hard Day's Night in a Hospital Bed
OCTOBER 12, 2009 11:32PM EDT
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- 2848 Views
- 50 Comments
Confronting the killer inside me; a romance recounted
FEBRUARY 16, 2012 11:09PM EST
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- 3375 Views
- 38 Comments
Why I'm going directly to heaven when I die
FEBRUARY 9, 2009 11:36PM EST
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- 1654 Views
- 37 Comments
Saying good-bye to the Gentleman from Arkansas
APRIL 19, 2012 3:34PM EDT
- 1355 Views
- 34 Comments
Open Call: A Reveille for Writers
JULY 13, 2010 11:11AM EDT
- 1296 Views
- 22 Comments
Footloose & Fancy Free in Sin City: Tim Russert Remembered
JUNE 12, 2009 6:14PM EDT
- 1530 Views
- 25 Comments
Staring down Faulkner's Bear in a Hospital Room
JULY 18, 2009 8:16PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1499 Views
- 21 Comments
Obama Answers that Early-Morning Call
OCTOBER 9, 2009 10:04AM EDT
- 1034 Views
- 27 Comments
Waiting for the dough to rise, then and now.
MAY 8, 2010 11:11PM EDT
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- 1384 Views
- 29 Comments
Saved! Or, the Putz Delivered from his Shame
APRIL 14, 2011 10:35PM EDT
- 2310 Views
- 20 Comments
What's worse than politically correct writing?
APRIL 11, 2009 6:47PM EDT
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- 1916 Views
- 44 Comments
Strictly Speaking, Edwin Newman was a Prince Among Men
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 12:51AM EDT
- 895 Views
- 35 Comments
A Heartwarming Story of Staggering Genius
NOVEMBER 19, 2011 12:05AM EST
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- 2749 Views
- 33 Comments
Aftermath: Goin' Home from Woodstock 40 Years Ago
AUGUST 5, 2009 11:06PM EDT
- 980 Views
- 31 Comments
A Cancer Catechism
AUGUST 16, 2010 12:56AM EDT
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- 1212 Views
- 28 Comments
Defender of the Faith
DECEMBER 21, 2010 1:02AM EST
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- 23 Comments
Premature Burial: A Future Remembrance of Newspapers Past
JUNE 6, 2009 2:23PM EDT
- 789 Views
- 31 Comments
The bitter & the sweet: what love tastes like, then and now
JANUARY 12, 2012 7:27PM EST
- 1064 Views
- 14 Comments
AIG to USA: Drop Dead
MARCH 15, 2009 12:52PM EDT
- 868 Views
- 21 Comments
I wrote the news today, oh boy. . . .
MARCH 30, 2009 10:23PM EDT
- 1340 Views
- 15 Comments
When Hate Comes to Town: One Community's Response
MAY 16, 2009 10:25AM EDT
- 1428 Views
- 32 Comments
Is this the greatest pop tune of the '60s?
FEBRUARY 11, 2010 10:37PM EST
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- 1157 Views
- 32 Comments
Teletyping the Anti-War Blues
MAY 5, 2011 7:40AM EDT
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- 1670 Views
- 27 Comments
Getting Bombed: Football's Dream Job was My Nightmare
JULY 27, 2011 8:14AM EDT
- 1117 Views
- 24 Comments
Please Tell Me: What Movie Changed Your Life?
FEBRUARY 7, 2009 9:49PM EST
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