Vacation time, not at Shore
“Vacation time, not at Shore” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (May 14, 2004). It’s 3 p.m. on Friday, and all throughout the region computers are being shut down, ATMs are being tapped, and gas tanks filled. Radio dials are frantically scanned for John Brown or John Butterworth’s critical traffic report. You pull into traffic, and there [...]
I must be part dog
“It’s a dog’s life in the suburbs” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (April 5, 2004). I always thought my father was part dog. His hearing was so good that he had a special knack for hearing the howling, whimpering, woofing, yapping, yelping and barking of every neighborhood dog. As 10 minutes turned into 20, and 20 [...]
Tree Jousting and Other Winter Games
‘Winter memories” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (February 6, 2004). As the region finds itself in the midst of winter, I am gently reminded that the greatest playground of all sits right outside the foggy windowpane my eyes look through in the February dusk after snow has fallen and play is to be had. The bulk [...]
Snowy with a Chance of Winter
“TV and snow, a silly mix” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (December 22, 2003). Welcome, winter. You gave us a glimpse of your snowy self in weeks past, but now you’re back, officially, till March. Sadly, to many, your arrival means the wintry pains of icy roads, sneezing coworkers and closed schools. Too few people today [...]
Caroling 24/7
“Too many ‘Jingle Bells’ can jangle” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (November 21, 2003). A trip to my dentist’s office usually is painful enough; but now that the holiday season – which seems to have begun shortly after midnight on Halloween – has rolled around, I dread the cleaning, chloride, and cavity-filling all the more. The [...]
Farewell to Veterans Stadium
“Vet memories get him back to the old ball game” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (September 4, 2003). After the 1994 strike, I pretty much stopped watching baseball for almost a decade. I was turned off by the constant power struggles between owners and players, the quips and sound bites from Barry Bonds and the like [...]
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