Archives for October 2006
This is a wonderful weekend. This weekend the clock in my car becomes correct again. No more disclaimers for my passengers, and no more embarassing explainations about my clock being an hour ahead. Today I can start saying the time with confidence and turn my embarassment towards more obvious matters. However […]
America is great because Americans are stupid. The majority of Americans have a simple job where they perform a simple task and get paid. They don’t ask questions, they don’t challenge the system, and they generally follow rules without questioning their purpose. This sort of cooperation makes for a very productive and […]
This should be a sad day for the city of Philadelphia. The influence of the Broad St. Bullies has officially and unceremoniously come to a sudden end when the ominous overlord of Flyers hockey, Bobby Clarke, resigned from his General Manager position. The news of today will focus on why he resigned, but […]
We recently had some self-invited visitors at the Wellington Estate. If you can read this, trust me, I’m not talking about you. A small family of black cats took up residence under our shed. At one point there were four cats, one mother and three kids. This begs the question, where […]
Some people just don’t see the big picture. I wouldn’t be concerned if ’some people’ just included your average white consumer with 2.5 kids and a two bedroom house. But thats not the case. I’m talking about the throttle of worldly knowledge; the looking glass between us and the world. I’m […]
Sure, they’re both considered “grocery stores”, but those of you who’ve been to a branch of both establishments know that they are different enough to justify avoiding comparison. Although I’ve been to both stores in the past, parts of the Get-Along Gang had a chance to visit each one on consecutive days.
Trader Joe’s on […]
This country is really in the toilet when it comes to foreign affairs. I’m speaking particularly of the continuing problems with terrorists as well as Kim Jong-il’s recently satisfied missle fetish. Unfortunately our only hope is a rootin-tootin trigger-happy drunk that has no concept of tact. That leaves it up to me […]
It should have been the story of the year for the NFL, as if they needed one. A community that has been ravaged by storms and political inadequacy for a year finally shines a glint of normalcy through the lens of the NFL. Finally the NFL has a story that deserves a media […]