[That’s Ashley & Tanner, our 16-year-old sister and brother house watchers.] I always thought I was a “dog guy” growing up. Now I share caring…
media mixing
“Mainstream” political news coverage, and by that I mean mega-corporate-owned news operations [think WashPo, LA Times, and the venerable CBS News ecosystem (and many others,…
Old Timer, Part-Timer
(should be added to this post’s header:) . . . and, loving it? So… is it okay for me to appreciate that I have found…
Jimmy Jimmy
Let me start by saying I am a fan of Jimmy Kimmel and have been from the very first Kimmel broadcast (it started a few…
Trickle-Down Charade
My idea of progressive politics is based more on collectivism, not socialism or pure capitalism. Collective capitalism only works with a large and stable (and…
Billy G at Notre Dame Cathedral
Billy Gardell is one of Pittsburgh’s proudest sons (and a favorite Yinzer!). The stand-up comedian and TV sitcom star (Mike & Molly and Bob (hearts)…
Government’s role, not government rule
“We the people…” Those are possibly the most important first words of any document written as a governing ideal. And those words are the reason…
Orange Madness
The following remark is from David Brooks, the NY Times columnist. I’m not a Brooks fan, but this January 2025 piece might be the most…
Genes, jeans, puns and ethnicity
I think I might have a different viewpoint than many people on the recent (current?) Sydney Sweeney has Great Jeans Genes ad campaign for Pittsburgh’s…
Interesting factoid I just learned…
“The first Kennedy-Nixon debate: the McKeesport Junto of 1947” by Dale A. Herbeck & Sara A. Mehltretter Drury [ Pages 163-180 | Received 09 May…