Occupy Steubenville
By now I imagine everyone has heard about the girl who was allegedly raped by football players in Steubenville, Ohio this Summer. If you haven’t here is an article from the New York Times that will tell you everything you need to know. You can read it and come back. I’ll wait here. OK. Good. […]
Best Music of 2012
2012 has been a very good year for music. It’s the first year in a long time when I have discovered several new albums that really excite me. I mean actual new music by new bands, not reissues of some obscure LP from 1966 or even a new release by some old, established artist. I […]
Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanza! Festival Festivus! Good Hannukah!
I can’t think of anything else to write today. Happy Holidays, everybody!
I Gave Away My Hat
“No good deed goes un-posted,” said one of my Facebook friends when I posted that I had bought this nifty fake fur hat a couple mornings ago and then gave it away to a homeless man mere hours later. Unfortunately, I’m not one of those kind, warmhearted people who feel great when they do something […]
Thoughts on the Tragedy in Connecticut
I got the following question by email yesterday: I know people live and then people die. I know. But this guy walked in and murdered 20 little kids. It was very real and it hurts, I don’t want to grieve and mourn like my Catholic family, I don’t want to hate this man and I […]
