Obviously birthdays mean more when you’re a kid, but I’ve spent the last decade and a half trying to reverse that trend. A birthday’s a birthday, and should be celebrated. And as singer-songwriter Regina Spektor says, 32’s just a god … Continue reading
It has surprised many of my students over the years, whether they were old enough to be my parents or young enough to be my kids, that American military action the first year and a half of its involvement in … Continue reading
This past weekend my hometown of Binghamton, New York, lost a legend. Vincent Holmes was only 37, but had touched an incredible number of lives in his time, including mine. Vinny was a few years older than I was, one … Continue reading
Heat vs. Spurs. Rangers vs. Kings. Awesome. Now what the bejesus am I supposed to do until Wednesday? … Continue reading
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a secret to me no more, having now seen the 2013 remake starring Ben Stiller. Eh. The highpoint for me was seeing Sean Penn’s character (coincidentally named Sean), the high-living, world-traveling badass photographer. … Continue reading
With last night’s victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto’s Mark Buehrle improved his record to 9-1 on the season. I started looking more closely at Buehrle’s career stats and have concluded he may indeed be the pitcher of the … Continue reading
As goes my usual custom, I’m spending this Memorial Day in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, with real Americans celebrating a real American holiday. Small towns, real people, and respect. That’s Memorial Day.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/22/technology/innovation/fast-food-robot/index.html?iid=HP_LN An article from CNN’s Money section today reveals plans for robots to one day replace human workers in restaurants, bars, and the service sector in general. Argh! Now they’re even stealing the bad jobs! … Continue reading
Mainstream media’s been lookin’ to write this one for years. And every so often they do, warranted or not. Gotta love how these guys suddenly become fans of establishment Republicans when it becomes convenient for them to do so. More … Continue reading
The music of Frank Sinatra finally made it to Mad Men last night. Of course true Sinatraphiles hate the song “My Way” and true Mad Men aficionados hate this season… but nobody’s perfect.