Barry Manilow ruined Christmas for me again.

I get it. There are people in the world who appreciate the music of Barry Manilow. I am not one of them. Personally, I think the guy’s so square, he’s divisible by four. He has all the emotional color of beige paint. And this is coming from a guy who was once married to a…

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If this doesn’t convince you to get the COVID-19 vaccine, what will?

This came up in my Twitter feed last night. First, I’m going to say this. If you have received the COVID-19 vaccine, fantastic. I’m proud of you. If you’ve gotten your booster shot, I’m clapping with both hands. But if you need some … well … coaxing to get the Fauci Ouchie… This might give…

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The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train 2021 “At Home” concert, watch it here.

There’s still part of me that wishes I could have seen the train as it made its journey through New York. But this will have to be the next best thing. Last Saturday, Canadian Pacific gave us its 2021 Holiday Train “At Home” concert, where the performers gave us a 90-minute show, entertaining us in…

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Sometimes we all need a “good guy” moment. I just received one.

Saturday started out wonderful. And it ended up as one of the worst days of my life. I shall explain that story by telling you another story. Mike Lent was a classmate of mine at Hamilton College, he was an ’86, a year behind me. He was a fun guy, great for conversation, the kind…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 18 2021

Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. This is the last weekend before Christmas, so if you’re looking for something to do inbetween wrapping your presents and backing your cookies, then definitely check out the blogs and podcasts and photos from the wonderful people that populate my blogroll. BLOGS FOR TASTE Bill Dowd’s “Notes on Napkins,”…

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I see your SOL and raise you a Chuckycoin.

Oh, this is hilarious. Melania Trump, the cross-eyed, raccoon-mascaraed succubus of the former President, is now offering the ultimate in a vanity project. She’s going to sell digital watercolor non-fungible tokens of images of her eyes to willing suckers. Oh, I kid you not. No, seriously. Melania Trump is offering NFT’s of digital watercolor prints…

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