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Two of my favorite movies of all time take place during the days leading up to New Year’s Eve. In fact, it’s the same New Year’s Eve–1960–though in Ocean’s 11 the year is never actually specified, we just assume it … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2014
My old hometown of Binghamton, New York, and its surrounding area took a pretty good one-two punch the last couple of weeks, further devastating that already quite devastated area known to many as “upstate.” The best part? One of them … Continue reading
It was news several weeks ago when President Obama announced that December 26th would be a holiday for federal government employees. Oh, what a generous ol’ St. Nick, cooed the mainstream media. It wasn’t the act itself (which was hardly … Continue reading
Ah, Christmas Eve, the only day we celebrate the fact that another holiday is almost here. (I consider Thanksgiving Eve a separate holiday from Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve the real holiday as New Year’s Day is hardly anything at … Continue reading
Before last week nobody had ever heard of the movie The Interview. Now terrorist groups, world leaders, and every single person on Earth can’t stop talking about it. If this was all a publicity stunt… kudos. Of course it’s disappointing to … Continue reading
In his “Two for the Road” closing segment of yesterday’s program, radio host Colin Cowherd cited a recent survey suggesting that young people (“Millenials”) are no longer interested in government work. Because fewer young’uns are working in government these days, … Continue reading
Forget the night before Christmas. That is so 19th century. This is 2014, and in our supersized world we need a full seven days of nights before Christmas to get it done. The week before Christmas is the week everyone … Continue reading
Well, at least I got to see my favorite Redskins quarterback in action yesterday. Though the circumstances and result of RG3’s return weren’t exactly as I would have hoped, I suppose it could be worse… we could have Johnny Manziel. … Continue reading
A certain hero of mine turns 99 today, and although Frank Sinatra hasn’t sung a note in nearly two decades, his voice remains as constant in the rhythm of American life as it did for his 60 years in … Continue reading
Every December I make it a point to watch all of the “classic” Christmas specials, either live on TV, on one of my DVDs, or, most likely, an old VHS tape I made copied for myself in 1997. This year … Continue reading