Serving does the body good
read more…: Serving does the body goodBut why serve? What benefits are there to serving? I have listed some reasons why serving is not only good for the community, but for the individual as well.
Point of View
Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
Homes and Other Black Holes
read more…: Homes and Other Black HolesPulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry penned a book in the 1980s titled Homes and Other Black Holes: The Happy Homeowner’s Guide to Ritual Closing Ceremonies, Newton’s First Law of Furniture Buying, the Lethal Chemicals Man, and Other Perils of the American Dream. The cover depicts a homeowner dumping a wheelbarrow full of money into a demolished foundation. That about covers it.
Don’t let the holiday ‘Karens’ get you down
read more…: Don’t let the holiday ‘Karens’ get you downFor those unfamiliar, Karen is a slang for an irritating, entitled, and demanding woman exhibiting obnoxious behavior in public settings. According to Wikipedia, Karen is used as a slang typically for a middle-class white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. According to a popular meme, Karen sports an asymmetrical bob who is always asking to speak to the manager.
An Existential Pug reflects on his breed’s big win
read more…: An Existential Pug reflects on his breed’s big winFor those of you who were too busy stuffing your gullets Thursday and may have missed the news, Vito the pug pulled off an epic upset at The Kennel Club in Philadelphia and was named “Best in Show,” the first pug to win the award since humans started broadcasting the competition in 2002.
Chris Sale, spite and ‘one hard luck son of a bitch’
read more…: Chris Sale, spite and ‘one hard luck son of a bitch’Speaking of relatives, I’ve long wondered if luck—good or bad—might also be hereditary. To my knowledge, scientists have yet to isolate a “luck” gene, but I’m sure that we can all probably name a few families who seem to have an inordinate amount of luck—horseshoes up the keister—as well as some families who seem downright snakebitten.
Life begins at 70 — really!
read more…: Life begins at 70 — really!I can barely get the word out of my mouth: seven-ty. It sounds so, um, old, and it’s coming up faster than a Disney bullet train.
Soapbox: Tuesday’s Aldermanic decision on Beech Street Elementary School hurts Manchester
read more…: Soapbox: Tuesday’s Aldermanic decision on Beech Street Elementary School hurts ManchesterThe following is a letter to the editor from Ward 8 BOSC Member Jessica Spilllers
It’s time for me to take a political ‘time out’
read more…: It’s time for me to take a political ‘time out’In an attempt to preserve my liver and my mental well-being, I’ve decided to take a “time out” from any media reporting on Trump, or the imminent plans to exact Project 2025, or the apparently inevitable demise of democracy.
Remembering the Ed Sullivan Show, Part 2
read more…: Remembering the Ed Sullivan Show, Part 2Do you remember watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, ogling Elvis as he gyrated his hips, or Mick Jagger as he frowned while singing “Let’s spend some time together”?
Ed Sullivan and actual spinning plates: A metaphor for multi-tasking
read more…: Ed Sullivan and actual spinning plates: A metaphor for multi-taskingWhen I think of The Ed Sullivan Show (1948 – 1971), in addition to the February 9, 1964, Beatles appearance that saw 73 million viewers glued to their television sets, I recall with awe plate spinner Erich Brenn.