Curious to see how Fox News is spinning the news about Osama bin Laden’s death – and by extension, a feather in President Obama’s cap – I wandered over to their website (it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it) and found this to be thei… Read full post »

Which famous politician made the following statements?

“The rights that we have under the Constitution covers anything we want to do, as long as it’s not harmful. I can't see any way in the world that being a gay can cause d… Read full post »

There’s this young woman up in Milwaukee named Robin. I’m sure she’s a nice young woman.  She really, really loves Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder Ryan Braun. Loves him so much that she brought a banner to the ballpark the other night proposing marri… Read full post »

“Well, that should settle it,” said Rep. Michele Bachmann after George Stephanopoulos waved President Obama’s certificate of live birth in her face/… Read full post »

            I don’t remember who sent me this video, but yikes!  It’s a first-hand filming of a crazy downhill bicycle race in Valparaiso, Chile, called the Cerro Abajo (Down Hill), and it makes an Olympic lug/… Read full post »

Since it’s a day ending in –y, there’s got to be some male lunkheads in the news.  (Please do not utter the name Donald Trump.)

First off, glad to see Chris Brown got so much out of his anger-management classes.

Also,… Read full post »

On the day Elizabeth Taylor died, Carmela Meola of Mamaroneck, NY passed away at age 94. Carmela, who was born in Sicily, did not have eight husbands like Miss Taylor, but rather only one, Charles Meola, with whom she raised two kids.  She may not have earned millions of/… Read full post »

History rides a bumpy, winding road.  History books smooth out the bumps, fill in the potholes and realign the pavement.  In the effort to get a clear, linear narrative, some important storie/… Read full post »

I discovered this wonderful new website called MySpace. You can post music and pictures there and interact with your friends.  I just joined and though there doesn’t seem to be that many people there right now, I’m sure that will change in the near future.&n… Read full post »

         There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to make the inevitable concessions to age.  A few years ago, for example, I finally realized that my digestive system could no longer handle spicy chicken win/… Read full post »

In a coincidence that again proves that things do indeed happen in threes, a trio of actresses who came to fame for sexually provocative roles all passed away last week.  The stories of Lena Nyman, Tura Satana and Maria Schneider demonstrate that being a sex symbol may not… Read full post »

Taking my monitor lizard for a walk … 

Suing a mall because I fell into the fountain while texting and walking …   

Trying to dunk ….

&… Read full post »

Since we could all use a good laugh after the somber mood of the last several days, I give you … Sal Esposito.

        &nbs… Read full post »

                Here is a sampling of comments on the first page of Fox News' reporting on the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).  To be fair, the majority of comments were respectful and there were a few liberal… Read full post »

(The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  Photo from the Hall's website.)

Like many things in modern America, election to the Baseball Hall of Fame has become a watered-down accomplishment.  No longer content to enshrine the game’s immortals, its voters now seem… Read full post »

My first post, starting small: 

Over the weekend, I read that some pop star (it turned out to be Ke$ha) was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” or whatever it’s called.  When asked what her resolution/… Read full post »