Joe Bergantino, whose name is familiar to many Bostonians from his time as the local TV news investigative reporter, nearly breaks his arm waving it to get credit for breaking open the Scandal way back in 1992. It must be galling to see those ink... [Continue Reading]
When I first heard that the first undersecretary of homeland security for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was going to be an Arab-American woman, I didn’t think much about it, expect perhaps that maybe her heritage would provide special... [Continue Reading]
The Mudville Gazette blog brings a round-up of first-person accounts of the bombing of the mess hall in Mosul last week. I found the first blog linked, from a chaplain who was at the hospital with the wounded and killed, to be especially moving. It... [Continue Reading]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorializes on the appointment of O’Malley to Boston. While I agree with them in applauding the choice of O’Malley for Boston based on first impressions, I am beginning to be dismayed a little by the... [Continue Reading]
I love buffalo wings. There’s no two ways about it. Yeah, I don’t mind the buffalo tenders and the buffalo chicken salads and sandwiches, but it’s the wings I really love. I’ve tried wings all across the great nation, every where I go, in search of... [Continue Reading]
When I was a kid, I liked to build model airplanes and other vehicles. I didn't make lots and lots of them, but I do remember building an F-16 and some Navy warships from some Revell kits, popping the pieces out of the plastic connectors... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]It has become my custom to spend the last couple of days of each year to write up a review of what happened in the year and then to give a brief glance forward.[/lead] The growth of StarQuest (SQPN) Last year I made the switch to... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]Have you ever had one of those strokes of brilliance that happened entirely by accident? One of the longstanding problems I've had as a homeowner has been the disgusting nature of our outdoor garbage barrels.[/lead] We get trash... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]When Melanie told me months ago that her dad’s family was planning a family reunion in Kentucky this fall, my initial reaction was that we wouldn’t be able to manage such a trip with all our kids. But as we talked about it, the... [Continue Reading]