Today is the 7-year “anniversary” of the accident in which I sustained a traumatic brain injury. Life changed forever that day. Every year on this date, I thank family and friends. I should do so more often, but, inexcusably, […]
-Why in the sam hell has there been stories across news outlets on the demise of the Titanic? The ship went down long ago. How is it still relevant? Who freaking cares? -I am continually bewildered that the spread of […]
On the Flyers…I do not know what changed, but since the win in a shootout against Calgary, Ilya Bryzgalov has been siiiiick. The dude has not given up a goal in his last three starts. In typical Flyer fan fashion, […]
Dudes like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly are murdering the GOP brand. Granted, these two yahoos are difficult to stomach, even when they are not in the headlines for their partisan, vitriolic commentary. However, things are different right now. The […]
Well, the race to see who can be first to post on Facebook about the death of Joe Paterno blew up in everyone’s collective face. The reports of his death are, seemingly, premature. I went to Penn State. Go State. […]
-Yesterday, as I was getting ready to go out, I watched some of the Red Wings v. Bruins game. I had a distinct feeling of missing goaltending. My accident has compromised my balance and coordination. Even if I regained most […]
Last week, 60 Minutes reported that the United States spends more than $300 million per day in Afghanistan. Wait … what? What in the sam freaking hell are we doing there? U.S. troops have been in that hellhole for 10 freaking years. Vietnam thinks […]
The myopia of students, alums, and fans of Penn State is appalling. Joe Paterno’s own complacency dinged his legacy. He must be accountable for his inaction, which, while it may not be legally culpable, is morally reprehensible. Thus, he must […]
Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed; if we permit the last virgin forests to be turned into comic books and plastic cigarette cases; if we drive the […]
America “does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.” John Quincy Adams.