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September 28, 2015
America needs a pope of its own
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The tour de force Pope Francis visit was such a wild success it has me wondering why we in America don’t have a pope of our very own.
I’m thinking David Letterman.
Didn’t you feel better about humanity this week knowing it could still produce at least one prominent man or woman capable of speaking simple truths in simple sentences?
The reaction to his congressional address
The tour de force Pope Francis visit was such a wild success it has me wondering why we in America don’t have a pope of our very own.
I’m thinking David Letterman.
Didn’t you feel better about humanity this week knowing it could still produce at least one prominent man or woman capable of speaking simple truths in simple sentences?
The reaction to his congressional address
September 27, 2015
Re-run Sunday: The i's of my Apples
I'm looking forward to the new Steve Jobs movie and eager to see confirmed he was as big a jerk as I’ve always suspected. But today let’s talk about all the i’s in our Apples. What does the i in iPad mean? Or iPhone? I liked this one from April ’12. I hope you enjoy it today.
Tomorrow I’ll be writing about what a tour de force the Pope’s visit was and wondering why America can’t have a
Tomorrow I’ll be writing about what a tour de force the Pope’s visit was and wondering why America can’t have a
September 25, 2015
This is, gulp, my 1,500th blog post
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When I click the “publish” button above this draft, this will become my milestone 1,500th blog post in seven years.
Of course, that may never happen.
I still have about 90 minutes to decide whether or not to climb out on the fire escape and throw myself from the roof of the 3-story Tin Lizzy, Youngstown’s tallest structure and for the past two months home of my on-going blog
When I click the “publish” button above this draft, this will become my milestone 1,500th blog post in seven years.
Of course, that may never happen.
I still have about 90 minutes to decide whether or not to climb out on the fire escape and throw myself from the roof of the 3-story Tin Lizzy, Youngstown’s tallest structure and for the past two months home of my on-going blog
September 24, 2015
Bucs win! What'll happen to Kang's interpreter?
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Many loyal fans felt sentimental thoughts about a South Korean gentleman when our Pittsburgh Pirate clinched their third straight playoff appearance yesterday.
Me, I thought about two of them.
Of course, it was sad to realize our star infielder Jung-ho Kang wasn’t in the lineup for the victory and subsequent champagne celebration.
A superstar in the Korean Baseball
Many loyal fans felt sentimental thoughts about a South Korean gentleman when our Pittsburgh Pirate clinched their third straight playoff appearance yesterday.
Me, I thought about two of them.
Of course, it was sad to realize our star infielder Jung-ho Kang wasn’t in the lineup for the victory and subsequent champagne celebration.
A superstar in the Korean Baseball
September 23, 2015
Martin Shkreli patents the sun
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I can see people’s postures improve when I start to tell them why my book is free. I tell the story anytime I’m asked to give one of my presentations.
It’s right there on the first page of every book under the headline: “This Book is Free.”
The paragraphs invite anyone who is struggling to e-mail me and I’ll send them a copy of the book for free.
“Rodell doesn’t believe
I can see people’s postures improve when I start to tell them why my book is free. I tell the story anytime I’m asked to give one of my presentations.
It’s right there on the first page of every book under the headline: “This Book is Free.”
The paragraphs invite anyone who is struggling to e-mail me and I’ll send them a copy of the book for free.
“Rodell doesn’t believe
September 22, 2015
Our toilet paper is getting smaller -- still costs same
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A friend of mine back in January linked me a story about how toilet paper is getting smaller. I think he did this in the hopes I’d write a story about it.
I did not.
I hadn’t noticed. It wasn’t a national crisis and I’m sure I was writing near daily about Deflategate, certain the issue would shed its essential timeliness prior to kickoff for Super Bowl XLIX.
And, I thought,
A friend of mine back in January linked me a story about how toilet paper is getting smaller. I think he did this in the hopes I’d write a story about it.
I did not.
I hadn’t noticed. It wasn’t a national crisis and I’m sure I was writing near daily about Deflategate, certain the issue would shed its essential timeliness prior to kickoff for Super Bowl XLIX.
And, I thought,
September 18, 2015
Timely solutions for a too-busy Fall
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I don’t want to come off as sour on romance, but I hope next Fall some lovely young couple invites us to their wedding, has a big senseless fight at the rehearsal dinner and acrimoniously calls the whole thing off.
I swear I’ll send them both presents.
It’d give me a surprise vacancy on a calendar that’s far too crowded.
Fall is maybe my favorite time of the year. I love the
I don’t want to come off as sour on romance, but I hope next Fall some lovely young couple invites us to their wedding, has a big senseless fight at the rehearsal dinner and acrimoniously calls the whole thing off.
I swear I’ll send them both presents.
It’d give me a surprise vacancy on a calendar that’s far too crowded.
Fall is maybe my favorite time of the year. I love the
September 17, 2015
A 30-minute YouTube of my rousing comeback
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The pundits are all filling out their scorecards about the winners and losers from yesterday’s big event.
The GOP presidential debate?
Nope.
I’m talking my Pittsburgh comeback special before the National Association of Consumer Credit Administrators conventioneers at the Sheraton Station Square.
So who won? It was a tie.
Everybody won!
I call it my comeback special
The pundits are all filling out their scorecards about the winners and losers from yesterday’s big event.
The GOP presidential debate?
Nope.
I’m talking my Pittsburgh comeback special before the National Association of Consumer Credit Administrators conventioneers at the Sheraton Station Square.
So who won? It was a tie.
Everybody won!
I call it my comeback special
September 14, 2015
Trump v. Fiorina & who's our ugliest president?
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I knew Donald Trump ran beauty pageants. What I didn’t know was he also judged them and that we were all unwitting contestants.
With each day, I become more and more convinced if a reporter asks him to name the women he most admires in history, he’ll respond, “Miss Norway, Miss Brazil, Miss Maldives . . .”
The guy makes Hugh Hefner appear courtly.
But we have to take him
I knew Donald Trump ran beauty pageants. What I didn’t know was he also judged them and that we were all unwitting contestants.
With each day, I become more and more convinced if a reporter asks him to name the women he most admires in history, he’ll respond, “Miss Norway, Miss Brazil, Miss Maldives . . .”
The guy makes Hugh Hefner appear courtly.
But we have to take him
September 13, 2015
Re-run Sunday: NFL needs armless linemen
Are you ready for some football? Me, neither. Steelers are off today and the Pirates are in the thick of a pennant race. I still maintain the biggest problem with the NFL is over-officiating. They dominate, slow and ruin the game. This ’11 post offers one solution (others linked below): armless linemen! Yes, armless linemen would cut down on holding.
Have a great Sunday, my friends!
Have a great Sunday, my friends!
