Columns 2012

The only Christmas concert you’ll ever need

It’s not something I ever thought I’d be suggesting. But I am. If you want to experience the true spirit of Christmas, and the true extent to which the human spirit can rebound from any depth, then go to the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center this Saturday and listen to the Women’s Prison Orchestra.

This will be the first year in many that I will miss the concert because I won’t be in town. Between missing the Nutcracker and this, I’m not sure how I’ll ever generate any Christmas spirit this holiday season. Because all the lights and canned music and

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I think I won

I think I won at the penny slots last night if you consider $15 per free Tequila Sunrise winning. I’m sure Charlie Sheen would.

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Here’s what I’d like to say

When I get one of those spams that asks the question, “Can I trust you?” followed by some spectacular offer of money if I just help the spammer out, I want to send a one word reply to the question. “No.” But alas, I am not that brave and don’t want to get into an ongoing conversation with a spammer. As a group I find them on the level of child molesters and want to avoid both as much as possible.

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Screw the overalls… learn English

From a Justin Bieber tweet that I had the misfortune to accidentally read about his appearance in overalls with the Prime Minister of Canada – “a loan” when he meant “alone”. I find his ignorance more offensive than his overalls.

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Columns 2012

After Sandy

Across from my sister’s house sit two white trucks. Emblazoned on their sides is the sign, “Boos – Cleaning, Hauling and Demolition”. Welcome to New Jersey post Sandy.

It’s morning and the sun is shinning so brightly I’ve had to lower the blinds to see the computer screen. The weather is just about perfect. Sixty degrees. Cool breeze blowing off the bay. Birds from the preserve across the bay flying overhead. If it weren’t for the constant sound of hammering, trucks and men at work, even on a Sunday, you’d be hard pressed to believe that Sandy roared through this

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This seems about right

Saw a posting on Facebook where someone placed a sign that read, “This year, I’m grateful I’ll never have to say the words, President Romney”.

That says it well for me.

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