In & Out

It hardly took Sen. Joe Biden any time at all to virtually blow all his chances at being even a frontrunner in the Democratic primaries for 2008.  I learned as much from Will Bunch’s “Attytood” today, as the Delaware senator shared his thoughts on everything except for what we really might have wanted to know [...]

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Barbaro (the horse); 2003-07

You know, it figures that as soon as I finish makinga comment claiming excessiveness in the coverage of Barbaro’s condition, an update comes in that the mighty steed had been euthanized earlier this morning [1].  My timing is hardly impeccable.  To set the record straight, I do believe his injuries, first seen at the 2006 [...]

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406: The Non-Magic Number

We finished 2006 with 406 homicides within city limits, a simply atrocious number.  The Inquirer provides an interactive map (an absolute pity that someone needs to compile data thusly) where interested individuals can learn more about the distribution of these tragedies as well as information about the victims and crimes.  I sincerely hope our city [...]

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Royalty…Snore…

I’ve never understood the American fascination with English royalty.  Though it’s been since over 200 years ago that we cut the umbilical cord, a lot of people get really excited about what the Royal Family is up to, a feeling I obviously don’t share.  So, no dirt on Prince Willy for me.  No strong inclination to [...]

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“The Next Mayor”

It’s early 2007, which means the candidates for the mayoral race here in Philadelphia are beginning to show up.  For more information on the current candidates and the issues, you can go to http://www.thenextmayor.com/.

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This Week in Review

Philly News Item of the Week:
 - Penn Health to buy Graduate Hospital.  The plan is to convert it into a new rehab and long-term care facility, but it’ll cost about 400 people their jobs in the process.  Does this mean I need a new PCP?
Philly Non-news Item of the Week:
 - Mayor Street profile altered on [...]

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Philly Literacy Tutoring

I’ll try not to be one of those “if-you-cared-at-all-you’d-do-you’re-bit” types as I bring this up, namely because I am a lazy good-for-nothing myself the vast majority of the time.  I also find such people to be somewhat hypocritical and shallow, as no one really has the right to tell others how to spend their free [...]

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Ignored Again

I saw only some of the State of the Union address (and begrudgingly at that; my roommate wanted to watch), and kind of found it to be the same old deal.  Most of what was said has been, just about every year, I’ve heard it before, so whatever.  I just don’t have the patience for the [...]

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Man, I Called This…

When I was fooling around with the sports game on my roommate’s Wii shortly after he got it, I was embarrased to say that I worked up a little sweat.  Well, apparently, someone has taken it a step further.  It’s difficult to think of what this strikes me as, other than just plain funny.  Read [...]

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Trivial Trivia

I have this infatuation with odd trivia questions, so here are five that I think are somewhat clever.  If you can get all five and I know you, well, I’ll buy you a beer.  The rest will receive a flattering comment.  Those are the terms!

What mainstream U.S. film (in my opinion, a pretty awful one [...]

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