The year is coming to an end. I know this because all the fun “Year End” lists are starting to pop up all over the place, including the list I look forward to the most every year, the AV Club’s “Year In Band Names”! The AV Club is The Onion‘s pop culture section, both in […]

….Oh My.

It’s been a while since I’ve really gotten away from it all. It was time. My friend Jason and I spent Saturday hiking a little piece of the Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah National Park in Western Virginia. As you can see above, it was an excellent day for a hike in the mountains, even if […]

Seems a bunch of Rhode Island “Christians” got upset when Governor Chaffee referred to the big evergreen displayed in the state house as a “holiday tree.” Their chosen method of protest? Interrupting a children’s choir performance at the tree-lighting with a renegade singing of “O Christmas Tree.” “Oh Christmas Tree.” A largely secular little ditty […]

I’ve written a lot over the last year or two about coming to terms with getting older. It’s one of those things we all have to come to terms with. Of course, the world is remarkably good at coming up with all kinds of reminders of one’s (relatively) advanced age: little aches and pains, graying […]

Comics blogger Chris Sims, as part of his gig with Comics Alliance, drew the short straw and ended up being the CA staff writer tasked with reviewing Breaking Dawn, part 1, the latest entry in the Twilight film series. The movie? unsurprisingly terrible. The review? Comedy Gold: Once he has turned into a wolf and […]

With this entry, I’ll have reviewed one hundred records since starting this little project back in May. Whether anyone else is enjoying the project or not, I’ve been having a good time revisiting old music and fond memories through the exercise. If nothing else, it gives me something original to write about beyond commentary on […]

Only a week late on this piece from the WaPo, but I only just found it this morning: These Games may seem barbaric to some, but they’re a modern tradition. They get the Shoppers in from all districts of the nation, train and groom them, and then release them on the fateful morning towards the […]

Great Caesar’s Ghost, it’s December already! This mildly panicked reaction brought to you by the fact that after today, I only have eight more days at work left in 2011.