Apple App Store Protects Lawyers From Murder!

Recently I was surprised and somewhat touched to learn that Apple vigilantly protects even the most reviled individuals and groups from virtual attack. Although the Apple App store is loaded with seemingly every type of violent and potential offensive game one could dream up, it turns out that they have standards. And perhaps a soft…

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Unsafe At Any Height

This post combines topics from 2 of my previous posts, BBQ and air travel.  I was inspired to share on this blog my own harrowing story after reading another man’s tale of long distance love and loss (click here to read).  The gentleman in this story made small national news and big local news (in Kansas City)…

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The Right to Defend Knees (which Amendment is that?)

By now you’ve probably all heard the tale of the brave man who valiantly defended all of America’s knees while defending his own. On a flight from Newark to Denver, one lone hero said “F you” (I think literally) to the PC army that wants everyone to “act civilized” and to “coexist” with some minimal…

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Days of Future Past- Empty Nest Edition

My wonderful wife, Laura, seems to be holding up better than expected as stand just hours away from Empty Nest-hood. Last weekend we dropped off our younger daughter to be a College Freshman in her crowded new (really super-old) dorm and tomorrow we will deliver our older daughter to her school for her junior year.…

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Satan (and Hobby Lobby) Told Me To Get This Abortion!

I don’t know if it’s the law of unintended (but totally predictable) consequences, or just a theoretical vindication of what some conservative Christians have believed all along, but a group called the Satanic Temple (not to be confused with the Church of Satan or the Church of Azazel [the guy from the Exorcist]) is claiming that the…

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Almost Too Old to Rock and Roll…

As Rock and Roll approaches 60 (“Rock Around the Clock” was released in 1956) and its legendary performers approach 80 (Paul McCartney is 72 and Mick Jagger is about to be 71 on July 26; teen idol Rick Springfield is going to be 65 on August 23!), many a live-fast-die-young star has outlived his own…

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Being Larry Fine

I might as well address the 500-pound exploding gorilla in the room (see Dizzy Detectives, made in 1943); I am not the first guy to be named Larry Fine.  I’ll be thrilled if someday I’m as famous and beloved as South Philadelphia’s own Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg).  In order to avoid confusion I considered…

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As Patriotic As Slow-Cooked Pork Ribs…

For me, America’s birthday is mostly about the grilled and smoked meat.  I love liberty and all, but mainly I love the liberty to grill and smoke lots of meat on my deck. This year I enjoyed several cuts of many different animals at a neighbor’s house on the 4th, then took my turn as…

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Better than Real Life: 3D Blu-Rays Are Well Worth It!

I’m not usually an early adopter, but in the case of 3D blu-rays I am currently among the only adopters (sales of 3D blu-rays have been hampered by slow sales of 3D TVs).  I love them.  And the 3D looks so great.  One of my eyes is much better than the other, so I barely…

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