By Dan on Dec 22, 2008 in Blog, Family, Local, Music, SJ-R | 5 Comments
I get paid for this?
Here’s a feature story I wrote on bad gifts. It turned out okay and there’s a great picture accompanying it. French author and father of science fiction, Jules Verne, even left a comment, from whatever dimension he’s currently residing.
And I’ve effectively killed any chance I had of winning best columnist with [...]
By Dan on Nov 24, 2008 in Beer, Blog, Local, Movies, Music, SJ-R | 5 Comments
My Sunday column is barely worth mentioning, as demonstrated by the number of comments (0) it received. I hope to do better some day. I did receive an email from a former telegraph operator who seemed to enjoy it. So thanks, Ernie. “73”
Arresting Development
The Bluths will return in motion picture. Apparently the entire cast of [...]
By Dan on Oct 13, 2008 in Blog, Family, Local, Movies, Music, SJ-R | 12 Comments
Technical difficulties prevented this from being posted yesterday.
Self Promotion
My column this month is on my undying need not to be on public display. It was inspired by a Heartland story, that ran last Friday, on two people who thrive in the spotlight.
Please Get Out of My Head!
Another columnist wrote recently on one of the [...]
By Dan on Oct 5, 2008 in Family, Music, Politics, SJ-R, Sports | 13 Comments
No Joy in Cubville
Although a Cardinal fan by nature, I took no joy in the Cubs’ spectacular flame-out. If I were a gambler, I would have bet good money that this was the year Cub fans have been waiting for.
What I look forward to now is hearing from all of those baseball pundits who picked [...]
By Dan on Sep 28, 2008 in Blog, Family, Local, Movies, SJ-R, Sports | 9 Comments
Has anyone ever told you that you look like…
Even if you don’t care for my Sunday columns that appear in the SJ-R, surely you must look forward to the investigative stories that I uncover. This week, I expose some local residents who – get this – look like celebrities. I confronted them and made them [...]