Tag Archives: Events of the Day

I’m a little late to the party on this, but: That’s the note left on the receipt at an Applebee’s restaurant, signed by, of all people, a pastor. Amazing. Now, the server who was the victim of this bit of … Continue reading →

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Sheila O’Malley, a blogger whose insight I aspire to reaching maybe ten percent one day, posted the following to Facebook earlier, and she gave me permission to reproduce it here. I came home from the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert last … Continue reading →

I was nothing the 70th anniversary of Casablanca, but I didn’t even realize until a friend tweeted it that today is also the 90th anniversary of the opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamun of ancient Egypt, by archaeologists Howard Carter … Continue reading →

Well how do you do, young Willy McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while ‘neath the warm summer sun? I’ve been walking all day, and I’m nearly done! I see … Continue reading →

This is a repost, but it always bears repeating! Hey folks, I’ve mentioned this before on some previous Halloween’s, but I think it bears repeating. I write from my experience as a one-time employee of one of our nation’s many … Continue reading →

As I write this, we here in the Buffalo Niagara region are awaiting the increased pounding we’re going to receive as Hurricane Sandy’s course takes her on a path that will give us what is, compared to what the Jersey … Continue reading →