All Woy, all the time.
Word came down yesterday that Jerry Reed passed away from emphysema earlier this week. More so that being a noted country singer, Jerry is known for his famous role as Fred’s sidekick and Bert Reynolds’ partner in the first two Smokey and the Bandit movies. And no… to me the third one didn’t [...]
Rest in Peace, Jim McKay.
“The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner; now *I* am the master!”
When I was in my high school World Cultures class, the unparalleled Mr. Kessler taught us all about the different world’s religions. He provided an unbiased and insightful grand tour of each faith’s tenets and let the class debate their merits. Sometimes the discussions got heated, especially when a particular person’s religious faith was under [...]
Slate Magazine has a really interesting article on why turkeys are now the go-to bird for the holidays. The answer, in short, is that it comes down to size and economics. Turkeys are cheap, big birds that could feed lots of people. Dickens’ immortal classic A Christmas Carol helped cement its place in the pantheon [...]
The North Hills of Pittsburgh, where I live, is a relatively peaceful community. No real problems to speak of in terms of water main breaks or home invasions.
The time of relative peace is at an end. God has seen fit to smite this hamlet of suburban Pittsburgh.
First, the Next Great Plague has struck [...]
Thanks Amy. I no longer need to think of how to verbally represent what a hangover feels like.
I came across something that my good friend Anthony over at T&A should appreciate. If memory serves, he had undertaken a similar project many moons ago and it has since disappeared.
The Bathroom Diaries is an effort, unparalleled since the Human Genome Project, to catalog all of the world’s public bathrooms. The website’s Mission Statement [...]
