Quote of the day: The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.—Robert Bloch On May 14, 1994, Philadelphia residents discovered that they were living in the Most Hostile City in America according to Duke University researcher Redford Williams. New York City came in second. Yeah, right. Clearly, … Continue reading Most Hostile
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Going Greek
Quote of the day: You never get a second chance to make a first impression.—Will Rogers I’ve been eating about a half cup of plain, whole milk yogurt at breakfast for years. As it’s the first thing I eat in the morning, after a couple cups of black coffee, it tastes pretty good, and I … Continue reading Going Greek
Bike Ride
Quote of the day: If there is a more hideous language on the face of the earth than the American form of English, I should like to know what it is! —Baron Somers, in the House of Lords (1979) When I went grocery shopping yesterday morning, there was a bike ride in progress. I had … Continue reading Bike Ride
Have I Missed Ninth Street?
Quote of the day: What have future generations ever done for us?—Groucho Marx About a year and a half ago I wrote about the TV miniseries called Task that was being filmed in my neighborhood. Or more accurately the show was spending a day filming on a section of Ninth Street, although the entire series … Continue reading Have I Missed Ninth Street?
Halloween, Peanuts, and Stephens
Quote of the day: I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.—Ronald Reagan I’m not much of a fan of Halloween, but to walk around this neighborhood you’d think it’s the biggest holiday event of the year. For some reason that I cannot fathom, Philadelphians … Continue reading Halloween, Peanuts, and Stephens
Judge Not
Quote of the day: There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.—Friedrich Nietzsche You may recall that that I’ve had some harsh words from time to time for the Philadelphia Police Department, but they aren’t the … Continue reading Judge Not
Feel the Bliss
Quote of the day: The objection to Puritans is not that they try to make us think as they do, but that they try to make us do as they think.—H.L. Mencken I saw a fellow going from house to house putting a flyer at each door. Later on I found one at my door. … Continue reading Feel the Bliss
Put Up a Parking Lot
Quote of the day: All people are born alike—except Republicans and Democrats.—Groucho Marx When I moved to Philadelphia in August of 1980, I had to give up my car (my sister ended up with the blue VW Rabbit) because the cost of living in Philly was so much higher than it had been in Harrisburg, … Continue reading Put Up a Parking Lot
The Philly 10K 2025
When I went for my early morning walk on Sunday morning there were a lot of cop cars in the streets, some of which were blocked off. Hmm, I thought to myself, they must be setting up for the Naked Bike Ride. Yes, that’s a thing. As it turned out, that had been the day … Continue reading The Philly 10K 2025
Jon Graves
Quote of the day: I have written on religion and science and have never made any secret of the fact that I am an atheist. My feeling is, quite simply, that if there is a God, he has done such a bad job that he isn’t worth discussing.—Isaac Asimov Third year at Penn State and … Continue reading Jon Graves