One of my favorite animated films from the 1970’s was the breathtaking adaptation of the classic Richard Adams novel Watership Down.Β I never saw the film in theaters, but HBO used to run the movie every other week and I watched it over and over again.Β I learned to ignore the non-Disney-like animation in exchange…
Read MoreAt some point in this blog post, the AP Style Manual will explode.
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a calm Friday night playing billiards at a local bar.Β It was a good spirited game of 8-ball, and neither me nor the person I played against would have caused Steve Mizerak or Jeanette Lee any worries in competition.Β But my opponent kept noting that for some reason,…
Read MorePaying it forward, Google+ style
For the past couple of weeks, I tried like crazy to get on the new Google+ social networking site, but couldn’t break through.Β The site was more exclusive than the Skull and Bones Society at Yale, and all my efforts to actually get into the service through Google itself were met with a “we’ve reached…
Read MoreThe Results of the Summer Bowl 2 Trivia Tournament
I take a cloth and dust off the Silver Shaker award.Β If we don’t win the trophy back, at least the next recipient of the trophy will have one bereft of fingerprints and dust.Β I read the base of the trophy one more time.Β It still gives me a nice sense of pride. SUMMER BOWL…
Read MoreShould we use penalty kicks to finish World Cup soccer championships?
First things first.Β Congratulations to the Women’s World Cup soccer team from Japan.Β One of the most amazing and emotional victories for a country that has been pummeled by a tsunami and dealing with the tragedy of the nuclear power plant meltdown.Β The World Cup team won that championship, and they deserved it.Β γγγ§γ¨γγγγͺγγ―γγ£γ³γγͺγ³γ§γγ Just…
Read MoreAt Brimfield, one must be fluent in “haggle”
“Haggle” is a difficult communication skill to master.Β You want the item. You don’t want to pay the price on the sticker.Β You ask if the dealer can do better than the sticker. Sometimes the dealer will help you out.Β Other times the price is firm.Β But if you can negotiate with the seller –…
Read MoreIf I have to go without NFL football because of the lockout…
There’s been serious rumblings about whether the current NFL lockout would impact the upcoming 2011-12 NFL season.Β Personally, I don’t want the season to be interrupted in any way – not when my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, the eight-time (and currently defending) AFC champion and six-time Super Bowl champion Steelers, have a chance to become the…
Read MoreThe final days of the Trinity Church
It’s Wednesday morning, July 13.Β 8 in the morning.Β Normally I’m still at home, as I don’t need to arrive in downtown Albany for at least another hour – not unless there’s an important reason to do so. Today counts as an “important reason to do so.” A few days earlier, the Trinity Episcopal Church…
Read MoreAnd the winner for “Worst Facial Tattoo” goes to…
According to the Redding, Calif. Record-Searchlight, Patrick Brooks walked into a check-cashing store in Redding and handed the teller a check, made payable to Mr. Brooks, from the Cottonwood Bible Baptist Church. The cashier immediately noticed that the check – which had the Cottonwood Bible Baptist Church address on it – was altered so that…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Worst Cover Versions of the Greatest Songs Ever
Okay, break out the ibuprofen.Β This is gonna hurt. There are songs that are sacrosanct.Β They are the perfect melodies and the perfect memories.Β You can’t imagine anyone else but Elvis Presley recording “Jailhouse Rock.”Β You can’t imagine anyone but Kurt Cobain singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”Β Right?Β Right. That, however, has not stopped some…
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