Fleetwood Mac at the band's 1998 induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame This website. Fantasy baseball. Fleetwood Mac. Pizza. Citizen's Bank Park. The Godfather I & II. Both my Toyota Camry and Avalon. The O'Reilly Factor. "The Sopranos" and other cable TV series from HBO and Showtime. Dinner and a movie … Continue reading These are a few of my favorite things
The trouble with Harriet
President George W. Bush has nominated Harriet Miers, the official White House Counsel, to replace the retiring Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The nomination was made on Monday October 3rd, 2005, the same day that John Roberts officially took his seat as Bush’s first SCOTUS appointee, and also … Continue reading The trouble with Harriet
My Catholic lament: Failure of my faith
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office this week released the results of a lengthy, indepth investigation into previously alleged charges of sexual abuse by priests of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The grand jury findings proved to be shocking and abhorant, showing dozens of priests over a multi-decades span sexually molesting and abusing young children. To … Continue reading My Catholic lament: Failure of my faith
Team Eddis as Mike Tyson: FOP or Bust-er
There is a fight brewing within the ranks of Philadelphia’s police officers, one that likely will be battled across the state and around the country. For the first time in over a decade, we have “union” trouble, and as with previous bouts of this type, the likelihood is that the bout will end in a … Continue reading Team Eddis as Mike Tyson: FOP or Bust-er
The train derailed: Nightmare in New Orleans
The Superdome in New Orleans is a refuge for some, part of the Katrina nightmare for others I keep hearing Arlo Guthrie singing in my head: “I’m the train they call the City of New Orleans…” For the second straight day this single line from this old song just keeps on running through my … Continue reading The train derailed: Nightmare in New Orleans
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