A Sincere Thank You And A Follow Up Comment …
I had planned to write a longer post today, but, alas, it was not to be. After a fairly hectic work day, the wife and kids and I went to the local school district’s...
Read MoreTwenty-Two Years And Counting …
Twenty-two years isn’t a long span in geological terms, but it’s a sizable chunk of a person’s life. At 50, it’s a little less than half of mine. So far. April...
Read MoreGroovy Times, Margaret Thatcher, And The Universe’s Perverse Sense Of Humor
For what it’s worth, I agree with my friend Danielle from the UK (@DCPlod on Twitter), who penned this piece earlier today on the passing of former British Prime...
Read More“Someday We’ll Go All The Way …”
[Note: The Chicago Cubs open the 2013 season on the road in Pittsburgh today. Last year, when they opened at home as they do in alternate years, and I penned this...
Read MoreAn Easter Benediction
There’s a funny exchange in Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man in which Stephen Dedalus explains that he’s lost his faith. When one of Stephen’s friends asks if...
Read MoreIt’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Now that the holiest of seasons is upon us, some reflection is in order. No, I don’t mean Easter. Or Passover. I mean, of course the men’s and women’s NCAA...
Read MoreWhere E’er We Go We Celebrate The Land That Makes Us Refugees …
There’s an old joke I remember hearing back in the 1980s, and it goes something like this. An American tourist is vacationing in Dublin. One day, he decides to take a...
Read MoreTales From The Shallow End Of The Internet Gene Pool
One of the Immutable Laws Of The Internet is that the worst human beings on the planet are the ones who post comments on newspaper websites. Commenters on blogs can be...
Read More“Hey, Cardinal!” And Other Pithy Observations On The Selection Of A New Pope
So, I hereby apply for the position of Catholic-In-Residence at Angry Black Lady Chronicles. Ex-Catholic-In-Residence might be more accurate, but once the Church of Rome...
Read MoreSo, This Happened …
I’m a big fan of New York City singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys, who’s been making records on and off since the 1970s. He first became popular in the early ’70s...
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