Three years ago, Mike Poole was one of the top scorers and rebounders in the National Basketball League of Canada. He played several seasons for the Halifax Hurricanes, and was as dominant in the paint as any hoops fan could imagine. And then, in September 2020, he was at a party in New Jersey, and…
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David Eastman to abused children: Drop Dead!
I’ve heard this speech several times, and each time it makes me want to puke. David Eastman, a member of the Alaska State Legislature, in the middle of a conference, belched out this statement regarding abused children. “In the case where child abuse is fatal, obviously it’s not good for the child, but it’s actually…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The name’s the same … sorta …
Here’s the thing. You’re searching through the used record pile at the local vinyl record show, and you’re thinking … I’ll find a rare record mixed in with these penny pressings of Barry Manilow and Sheena Easton, I know I will. And then you see it. You recognize the group name – but you don’t…
Read MoreDo a kindness today.
We need to exist. We need to have this one stretch of our lives where whatever we did has its importance. That our very being upon this earth made a difference. Did you help someone today? Did you do a random act of kindness – anything from holding a door open for the person behind…
Read More100 years ago, an animated dinosaur became a sensation.
Winsor McCay was an incredible comic strip artist. His detailed creations and wide-scoping stories are still studied and adored to this day. If he did nothing else in his career, his creation of the sleeping imagination of Little Nemo in Slumberland would cement his legacy. Well, the thing is … Winsor McCay was also a…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 18 2023
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Hope you’re comfortable and enjoying your Saturday. And as this is Saturday, let’s go through the blogroll recap and see what my fellow bloggers and photographers and thinkers are up to today, shall we? Have a great weekend, everybody!
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for February 17, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show is way cool – all the songs this week contain alternate time signatures, where the 4/4 measure isn’t the predominant…
Read MoreThe Tubi commercial that showed a red flag.
It was a simple 15-second commercial for Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service. That’s all it was. And it was actually a pretty sneaky commercial – for about a second, until you realize, oh wait, it’s just a commercial, ha ha, got me good, April Fool’s in February. Here’s the commercial. Now to put the…
Read MoreMatt McKee is a transphobe and a bigot. Film at 11:00.
Matt McKee is an Arkansas state senator. And that’s probably the nicest thing I can say about him. See, a few days ago, McKee was part of a state senate hearing regarding a state bill that involved gender-affirming care for minors, and whether doctors can be sued for providing gender-affirming medications to children. Among the…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: the simplest way to make mashed potatoes from scratch
Last Sunday, while running errands, I stopped at the Honest Weight Co-Op for some supplies. While my car charged in their free car-charging station (yay for Lightning’s Girl!), I purchased some fruits, some vegetables, a nice New York strip steak filet, and some various potatoes – Yukon Golds, common reds, and Adirondack blues. And last…
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