By Dan on Apr 29, 2008 in Blog, Local | 10 Comments
Last week while driving to work, I witnessed a scene that was both comic and heart-warming, but ultimately troubling.
A woman was running for a bus that was parked along Durkin Drive. Then she tripped and fell in slapstick fashion, spilling her belongings on the ground. That was the comic part. You would have thought so [...]
By Dan on Apr 25, 2008 in Music | 26 Comments
I haven’t done a music blog recently, so here goes.
Although I love hearing bands live, I’m not particularly fond of live albums. The production quality varies greatly and the energy of a live show isn’t usually properly conveyed in an audio recording. That said, there is one live album that I hold dear: the Kinks’ [...]
By Dan on Apr 21, 2008 in Blog, Sports | 21 Comments
This morning on his radio program, Jim Leach entered into the sports-talk arena by bringing up the classic argument of what is and isn’t a sport. He suggested that to be a sport, two easily recognizable factors must be at play: a ball and a defense. Therefore, volleyball=sport, track and field≠sport.
White Goodman, a true sportsman [...]
By Dan on Apr 17, 2008 in Blog | 2 Comments
Another anonymous blogger’s identity is revealed. He appears to have communist ties.
By Dan on Apr 15, 2008 in Family | 2 Comments
Happy Birthday, my cuddly little tax credit.
So Mark, what do you want to be when you grow up?
"Well, I’m just gonna be a lion. I’m gonna roar plenty of times."