Some random thought on the Alice Cooper / Iron Maiden show last night. $11 for a Bud Light? Are you freaking kidding me? I drank water. If you are 50ish and overweight with a bad dye job, shorts and a bikini top is not your look. Likewise, if you are a 50ish overweight guy, a […]
Most of you may know that I graduated from high school on a tiny South Pacific island called Kwajalein. The official Army web site has published a very well done 3 part series on the history, mission, and lifestyle associated with the island. Happy reading! Also, I’m suddenly homesick for island living. Part I Part […]
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I’m shamelessly stealing this post format from Rude Cactus, because as should be very evident to anyone still reading, I’m pretty much out of ideas. The week in beer: It was a draft Yuengling kind of week. First at the Purdue Club of DC happy hour, then at the newly re-opened pub 1 mile from […]
Michelle wanted to see Rock Of Ages Saturday night. I suffered so you don’t have to. It was bad, and not in a so-bad-it’s-good sort of way like Xanadu or Footloose. It’s bad in an OMG-we-are-only-30-minutes-in-and-I-want-to-kill-myself sort of way. I got a ukulele for Father’s Day. I’ve never played any musical instrument in my life. […]
I predicted the rise of Twisted Sister long before any of my head banging friends in high school got on the bandwagon. I had You Can’t Stop Rock and Roll and Under the Blade before Stay Hungry hit big and made them famous. So nobody should be surprised that I bought Dee Snider’s autobiograpy Shut […]
Back in the olden days of 2005, companies posted updates to their websites, and interested parties subscribed via RSS were guaranteed to see 100% of the updates. Today, people like the Facebook page of companies and only 18% of those people will see updates. If the company wants more they have to pay up. This […]
Jay Matthews, the education writer for The Washington Post, published his rankings of DC area schools. Fredericksburg area schools are at the bottom of the list. However, the rankings really only measure the number of college level tests given, and the percentage of kids that took at least one college level test while in school. […]
I Was Right On Time is the autobiography of Buck O’Neil, Negro League player, manager, and all around wonderful human being. This is a must read for any baseball fan. Buck traces his path from skipping high school because he wasn’t allowed to attend the local high school, through his years playing and managing in […]
Interesting local controversy. A kid that has enlisted in the USMC wants to wear a non-sanctioned patriotic tassel, even though school rules are very clear that graduation is about official high school achievements only. After the principal said no they took it to the school board and now it’s in the press. 1. The kid […]
