Pied Piper of the Potomac
The Pied Piper of the Potomac blows a patriotic tune Got to forgive presidential and congressional staffers for covering their ears and singing “la la la” at the … Read more
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Lost Journal: 1984 Sophomore Looks Ahead
Journal entry: September 6, 1984 (age 15) – Sophomore I’m now officially sophomoric. Today was the first day of 10th grade at Seton Catholic Central High School. The … Read more
The Least Laboring of Days
It’s Labor Day, everybody! Hey, it’s Labor Day, everybody. Woo-hoo. Okay, we’re partying now. Throw your arms in the air and wave them like you just don’t care. … Read more
Where Labor Day Came from, and Where It’s Going
The creation of Labor Day was a 12-year struggle Webster’s dictionary tells us that Labor Day was “set aside for special recognition of working people.” That’s nice, but … Read more
This Train is Bound for Paoli: A Multiple Choice Essay
See how you do in today’s multiple choice essay quiz! Train 664 leaves Thirtieth Street Station bound for New York City at 10:55. Concurrently, Train 663 leaves the … Read more
New Uses of Use-By and Warning Labels (Use this article by 12/31/2013; Refrigerate After Opening)
How about some warning labels we can really use? Contact in football may result in Concussion/Brain Injury… Symptoms include loss of consciousness or memory, dizziness, headache, nausea or … Read more
Walmart’s Waltons: Getting Ahead on the Backs of Others
Walmart’s CFO is puzzled by reluctance of customers to spend on discretionary items Having been raised in a small-business family and now running my own small outfit, I … Read more
Lost Journal: Sweating the Details Can Be Good for Your Health
Journal entry: September 23, 2008 (age 39) Once in a great while, a marketing campaign can actually make you stop using a product that you’ve used for years. … Read more
Party Purity Pricks Pragmatism: Presidential Campaign Kicks in Way Too Early
It’s never too early to goose your TV ratings by speculating on the next presidential campaign, apparently And now, this week’s freshly updated, highly speculative, oddly prescient, extremely … Read more
Militarizing America’s Police Forces
Police turning into militarized standing armies? Attention citizens: I have received inside information revealing that global terrorists are targeting us again. Their target is not Washington, New York … Read more
