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So it looks as if the President of the United States has found his new target.  Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has now become the de facto “Lock Her Up” dogwhistle. The problem is, most of the things you hear today about Ilhan Omar are slurs and vulgarities created by Trump and his band of…

As I’ve said before … I am fiercely loyal to those who have treated me with respect.  I have always stood by my friends in times of need, I have donated without question to organizations that benefit the greater good, and I will be a loyal fanboy to my favorite teams and athletic endeavors. By…

Let’s first remember the great website All Over Albany, the independent site that featured the best and most interesting and noteworthy happenings in the 518.  Such a great site.  I still miss it today. And with that, I have news.  There’s a new Albany-based cultural website that just went live earlier this week. It’s called…

Oh look, my Google News page suggested I might like this article on a nationally known website / news source. Okay, I’ll give it a glance. And a quick click and … I can see the article, but two seconds later, the screen goes black. And in that blackness, there’s a new screen on my…

Let’s get this on the table right away. Ann Coulter is a demagogue.  She’s a fearmongerer.  She’s a baiter who fancies herself as a polemicist.  She’s a shit-stirrer who wants to use your silverware for stirring the shit. Every so often, she ventures out from under the bridge and tries to charge a toll.  She…

Currently, the House of Representatives has some amazing new members who have, for lack of a better term, shaken up the old guard.  Of course you know many of them – Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar – and, of course, these brilliant members of Congress have been lightning rods for the…

My friend Jad Crnogorac is a fitness instructor and model.  She was also one of the chief operators of the Halifax Rainmen basketball team when that franchise was in the Premier Basketball League years ago.  She’s a good person and she cares about health and fitness and well-being. And her post yesterday on her Facebook…

My blogging buddy Heather recently opened her Girl Gone Smart blogging platform.  It features book reviews, travel reviews, and life reviews, among other things.  It’s a great site and you should read and visit it often. That being said, apparently she received some shade from a reader who said something to the effect of how…

One of my greatest achievements was the time I spent with Goldmine magazine, a music collector’s biweekly publication.  From 1995 to 2007, with a one-time return in 2012, I interviewed and talked with various musicians, singers, artists and legends.   My time with Goldmine also allowed me to write two record collecting guides, Warman’s American Records…