Monthly Archives: March 2007

Jimmy Breslin says, “rage is the only quality which has kept me, or anybody I have ever studied, writing columns for newspapers.” Amen brother

While I’ve been away, Foothill Cities slaps me upside the head and adds comments. The story from Alison Hewitt that he’s talking about, and is behind our ludicrous paywall, is copied on the jump.

Some reporters at one New York tabloid once told me how during the senate challenge between Giuliani and Hillary Clinton, stories would be killed about Rudy and stories about Clinton rushed into print. The reason given by editors for killing … Continue reading →

“A time to get over our past and get on with our future.” Maybe this should be my mantra, I didnt get in this business to be a hospice nurse.

make sure you have your sound on.

It’s a disease that creeps in slowly. Words that are made up by activists and public relations people. High on my list are:proactive, wellness and undocumented worker. The first two are uncontroversial, active and health are the benign true words. … Continue reading →

“Both Blake and Spector come from scrappy New York-area families — Blake (n Gubitosi) from New Jersey, Spector from Brooklyn. Both men experienced major acts of violence as children. Both are short, are said to wear lifts, and have explosive … Continue reading →

Apparently, according to the Web site, they were (?) “dedicated to investigating paranormal and unexplained phenomenon.” The forums look like they have been attacked by spam, so I’m assuming they are no more. I stumbled over it when I heard … Continue reading →