Tonight was the fourth annual Zilly Jam, a concert and fundraiser held in memory of Billy Zimmerman. Billy was a sophomore at Villanova University, and during a spring break trip in Mexico in 2013 he was killed in a car accident that also injured four other Villanova students, I did not know Billy, but I … Continue reading Another Great Villanova Tradition – Zilly Jam
Since 1998, Delta Dental has annually conducted the Original Tooth Fairy Poll® as a fun way to gauge how generous the tiny fairy had been in the previous year. Here is the link to the poll if you would like to participate. According to Delta Dental’s 13th annual Tooth Fairy survey, cash payouts have soared … Continue reading Fun Facts about the Tooth Fairy I Bet You Didn’t Know Existed (and a Classic Tooth Fairy Tale)
Note: this is a highly personal post concerning a recent health issue, but I thought it would be helpful to some readers to offer a laymen's perspective on the topic. It started about four weeks ago when I noticed a very small amount of blood in my urine (don't say I didn't warn you about … Continue reading Well That Certainly Raised My Blood Pressure
It's been quite a while since I've seen, and written about, one of my favorite TV personalities - Macey Hensley. I first wrote about Macey in June, 2015, and then I provided a brief update on her in May 2016. Not sure who Macey is? Macey was five-years old when she made her first debut … Continue reading She’s Back!!
Tonight we had the chance to see the theatrical version of the classic movie, The Bodyguard. It was quite an enjoyable play, and the singing, as you might have guessed, was phenomenal. Deborah Cox as Rachel Marron, and Jasmin Richardson as her sister Nicki, were both outstanding. And the post curtain-call "I Wanna Dance with … Continue reading The Bodyguard, The Musical
It's been a while since I shared a TV commercial, but my wife told me about this one, and I was in tears before it was over. There's not much I can add, except to say that it's just about perfect. And if you like the song that's playing in the background, I also included a … Continue reading Wow… What a Powerful Commercial
What an amazing weekend it was weather-wise. Sunday's high of 70 degrees at Philadelphia International Airport set a new record for the date, surpassing the previous mark of 68, set in 1948. And from what I've heard, people took full advantage of the spring-like temperatures. The streets of Philly were filled with people walking, running, … Continue reading And How Did You Spend the Nicest Day of the Year?
This is the ninth (and penultimate!) in a series of blogs in which I go through and “musically annotate” Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, “Born to Run”. This involves going through the book page by page and listing the artists, and when possible, providing a YouTube video of the artists and songs that Bruce mentions as among his … Continue reading A Musical Annotation of Bruce Springsteen’s Autobiography – Born to Run, Part 9
Urban legend has it that the average person's attention span has gotten shorter and shorter over the years, and is currently less than the attention span of a golfdfish, which allegedly nine seconds. However, an article in today's Wall Street Journal calls into question such findings. First, with regards to the goldfish - Kirsten Adam, … Continue reading A One-Minute Test to See If Your Attention Span Is Longer Than a Goldfish’s
Last year I wrote about how Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made the headlines the previous week when he asked a lawyer a couple of questions during oral arguments about a gun ownership case. The reason it was such a big deal is because for the past 10 years Thomas had maintained a strange and often-criticized … Continue reading Doing My Best Clarence Thomas Impression, Again
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