tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53487752011-12-01T14:53:26.362-05:00Silence DogoodA blog for reporting, comment, and criticism of things Philadelphia.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.comBlogger531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1087388218319796072004-06-16T08:14:00.000-04:002004-06-16T08:16:58.320-04:00Philly Budget Crisis
Tom Ferric, in Wednesday's Inquirer, speculates on the Street created budget crisis.
This much I do know. If the city goes without a budget for a long, long time, voter anger is likely to focus more on the mayor. Why? Because he's supposed to be the leader of the city. They expect him to solve problems, not create them. Read the whole thing.
Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086809821312042562004-06-09T15:36:00.000-04:002004-06-09T20:28:12.110-04:00Godspeed President Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the first President I voted for. He is also an important reason why I enlisted in the Navy. He caused me to believe that service to my country was a noble act. He also sparked my interest in politics and someday, after lawschool, I hope to continue to serve my country and fellow Americans with President Reagan as my role model.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086783119496752242004-06-09T08:00:00.001-04:002004-06-09T08:11:59.496-04:00Don't be Fooled by the Rocks She Got . . . in her Head
I read in Wednesday's Metro that Jennifer Lopez is a devout Catholic.
Umm yeah. If this is so, how then could she be married three times with the third time coming less than a week after her husband was divorced. Even with all the money those two may have available, it takes longer than a week to get an annulment. Oh wait, she was married Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086783116209973982004-06-09T08:00:00.000-04:002004-06-09T08:11:56.210-04:00Don't be Fooled by the Rocks She Got . . . in her Head
I read in Wednesday's Metro that Jennifer Lopez is a devout Catholic.
Umm yeah. If this is so, how then could she be married three times with the third time coming less than a week after her husband was divorced. Even with all the money those two may have available, it takes longer than a week to get an annulment. Oh wait, she was married Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086782195920998442004-06-09T07:56:00.000-04:002004-06-09T07:56:35.920-04:00Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/09/2004 | Romance on Net leads pair to jail
There are some stories that just make me shake my head because they seem to prove that my long-held belief that, on a good day, 98% of the world's population are idiots is a grossly over optimistic assessment. This is one of those stories.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086532473202759802004-06-06T09:59:00.000-04:002004-06-06T13:09:49.216-04:00A Smarty Blessing
There is no Philly curse!
I am always amused at the depths to which this city sinks to after a sporting event loss. Saturday, Smarty Jones lost by one length over the mile-and-a-half oval that is the Belmont Stakes. I watched the race at a local pub and after the race was over, the muttering began.
"It's the Philly curse," my waitress said.
"Why can't we ever catch a break,"Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086208767074894242004-06-02T16:39:00.000-04:002004-06-02T16:40:57.076-04:00Ladies Nights Prohibited in New Jersey
KYW reports that Ladies Nights are no longer legal in New Jersey.
I wonder if the guy who so lacked a life that he pursued this cause of action will next be upset when the men in the bar don't offer to buy him a drink.
Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086184901407458562004-06-02T09:53:00.000-04:002004-06-02T10:01:41.406-04:00Philly Spurns Love(ly) Idea
Philadelphia's administration, led by Mayor Street, once again demonstrated their ineptitude and lack of vision.
"The city really has run out of valid reasons for the LOVE Park ban. It's hard to shake the suspicion that the opposition stems from a perverse dislike of anything that's new or youthful."Read the whole thing here.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086184129531796902004-06-02T09:42:00.000-04:002004-06-02T09:48:49.530-04:00Philadelphia finally a Champion
Living in Philadelphia makes you three times more likely to be murdered than in New York City. Way to go neighbors.
Read the story here.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1086100102918914552004-06-01T10:23:00.000-04:002004-06-01T10:28:22.916-04:00Derisory Darby Dispute
Can you do anything else but laugh every time you hear about Darby Mayor Paula Brown's standoff with the borough council?Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085777665408676902004-05-28T16:52:00.000-04:002004-05-28T16:54:25.406-04:00Happy Memorial Day
No matter what you do this Memorial Day, be it going to the shore or grilling in your own backyard, take a moment and think about the reason for the holiday.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085746219633876322004-05-28T07:56:00.000-04:002004-05-28T08:10:19.633-04:00Kerry anoints self President
Have you seen Senator Kerry's plane and website? Timoth Perry has a picture of Kerry's plane here.
Did I somehow fall asleep for six months and am now waking up to a Kerry administration? If he is now President, shouldn't someone tell him that he's violating the Constitution by holding postions in both the executive and legislative branches. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085660445199800522004-05-27T08:12:00.000-04:002004-05-27T08:21:38.886-04:00Internet Telephone: It's much better than you think
Comcast announced yesterday that it was going to begin testing of Voice Over Internet Protocol. I fired Verizon as my phone provider last month and subscribed to an originator of the service, Vonage.
What ever you think or have been told about internet telephones in the past is wrong. Among the misconceptions I've encountered is that you have Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085574504363832822004-05-26T08:05:00.000-04:002004-05-26T08:28:24.363-04:00Al-Qaeda needs a good whack
The Associated Press is reporting that US officials have obtained intelligence deemed highly credible indicating that al-Qaeda or other terrorists are in the United States and preparing to launch a major attack this summer.
Stand by for the whiners who will no doubt begin crying that we deserve to be attacked. (I wonder if the whiners ever stop and listen to Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085572780818557242004-05-26T07:56:00.000-04:002004-05-26T07:59:40.816-04:00Siafa Lewis wins Best Summer Gig contest
As predicted here last week, Siafa Lewis was selected to become NBC 10's weekend shore traffic reporter Tuesday night.
Congratulations Siafa and good luck.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085505799604165902004-05-25T13:23:00.000-04:002004-05-25T13:23:19.603-04:00City announces zero tolerance for traffic-law violators
KYW NewsRadio 1060 - News is reporting about the city's plan to deal with gridlock during rush hour.
While cracking down on idiot drivers who think they'll speed their trip by sneaking into an intersection against a light is a good start. Encouraging other forms of transportation would solve the disease, not treat the symptom.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085493360525430172004-05-25T09:17:00.000-04:002004-05-25T09:56:00.526-04:00Who cares where Smarty Jones is from?
The Inquirer's John Grogan writes Tuesday about a "feud" developing between the city of Philadelphia and Bucks County over claims to Smarty Jones.
What does it matter who can claim Smarty Jones as theirs? Is the region so desperate for a winner that we'll quibble over where a winner is from when one emerges?
Everyone needs to remember that Smarty Jones Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085423978684292212004-05-24T14:16:00.000-04:002004-05-24T14:39:38.683-04:00Annoying Rittenhouse Square Anti-Bush Activists
I braved the heat Monday afternoon to go for a walk through Rittenhouse Square. While there, I was accosted by several political activists asking me if I wanted to help beat Bush.
Their question reveals vast amounts about the ideological mindset of these activists. Rather than question the policies of the current administration and offer Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085404574718954042004-05-24T09:01:00.000-04:002004-05-24T09:16:14.716-04:00Oops, Park Service forgets people need to pee
On Monday, KYW reported on the lack of restrooms in the Independence Hall-Liberty Bell zone.
Are you kidding me!
Nothing speaks more to level of the National Park Service's competence like not planning for their guests' comfort.
I can hear it now. Mr. and Mrs. Tourist, visiting from Iowa, go home to tell all of their friends about their trip to Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085399923193208092004-05-24T07:54:00.000-04:002004-05-24T07:58:43.206-04:00Another Philly team comes up short
As mentioned here Friday, I watched the Flyers game while at a wedding Saturday night. Mercifully, the drinks were cold and free.
Oh well, at least the Phillies are playing well and in less than two weeks, Philly will be home to a triple crown winner.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085145949801784742004-05-21T09:16:00.000-04:002004-05-21T09:25:49.803-04:00Siafa Lewis should be NBC 10's weekend traffic reporter
The initial Survivor's Gervase Peterson wrapped up a week of audtions for NBC 10's summer weekend traffic reporter Friday. While his charisma was readily apparent, I still think Siafa Lewis was the best of the five finalists.
Whether the rest of the Philly area agrees with me will be revealed Tuesday May 25th during NBC 10's 11:00 PM Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085145038905870892004-05-21T09:04:00.000-04:002004-05-21T09:15:21.656-04:00Smarty Jones focusing attention on slot machines
Yesterday, I commented that Smarty Jones was focusing attention on the legalization of slot machines at Pennsylvania racetracks. It appears that Governor Rendell agrees with me.
"Smarty's performance has refocused everyone on the industry in Pennsylvania and horse racing in America," Rendell said in an interview.
Read the whole story
Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085144436537501612004-05-21T08:58:00.000-04:002004-05-21T09:00:36.536-04:00Game 7 tomorrow night
I'm attending a wedding tomorrow night. The bride is a huge Flyers fan. I suspect she and I will not be the only ones crowded around the hotel bar's TV.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085057677507339542004-05-20T08:34:00.000-04:002004-05-20T08:54:37.506-04:00Who votes for these people
NBC 10 is holding auditions this week for the five finalist in its Best Summer Gig Contest. So far, after seeing four of the five, I have to wonder how a couple of these people made it to the finals. I have theories:
Janine Furillo of Delaware County, Pa - With the screaming of her catch phrase, "Janine on the traffic scene," she temporarily blew out viewers' speakersKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085056183244114502004-05-20T08:23:00.000-04:002004-05-20T08:29:43.243-04:00Finally, a use for my jar of quarters
The Philadelphia Daily News is reporting that a basic agreement legalizing slot machines in Pennsylvania was reached Wednesday.
No where in the story is Smarty Jones mentioned but given the recent attention he has drawn to Phiadelphia Park, can anyone deny he is the elephant, er, horse in the room that finally got everyone on the same page.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1085054987656317902004-05-20T08:02:00.000-04:002004-05-20T08:09:47.656-04:00What are they teaching in J-Schools?
Yesterday, I was watching a report from Campbell Brown in Baghdad regarding the court martial that took place there. Towards the end of her report, she mentioned the court martials [sic] yet to occur.
I remember my first day in News Writing 101, we went over those peculiar plurals like attorneys-general and courts-martial. I guess Campbell slept in after herKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1081438069573032182004-04-08T11:27:00.000-04:002004-04-08T11:31:57.560-04:00The Movement is Gaining Strength
Frequent readers will know that I've frequently derided the National Park Service for its policies towards Independence National Historic Park. Ronnie Polaneczky is the latest to echo my sentiments in today's Daily News:
This city is taking a beating from the effects of bone-headed security measures throughout Independence Historic National Park.
Tourists are Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1080679650825938632004-03-30T15:47:00.000-05:002004-03-30T15:51:04.106-05:00Independence Lost
The National Park Service, in all of its infinite wisdom, is at it again. They are trying to make one of the premier symbols of freedom damn near impossible to see in the name of security. This week, the park service decided to create one screening point for both the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. In the process, they have essentially closed down the east side of Sixth Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1080307188144720252004-03-26T08:19:00.000-05:002004-03-26T08:22:35.140-05:00St. Joe's three wins from championship
Ugh, stayed up late last night watching St. Joe's defeat Wake Forest.
Because my pick to win the championship (Stanford) choked in the second round, I, like the rest of the Philly region, have become a St. Joe's fan. (Also, two members of my extended family as well as one of my good friends from law school are alums). Anyway, three more wins and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1080239782463178012004-03-25T13:36:00.000-05:002004-03-25T13:43:57.996-05:00Mayor not telling the whole story
Mayor Street claims PGW's plan to charge responsible customers more to compensate for the deadbeats that don't pay is typical. Citing grocery stores as an example, the mayor said, "There is a certain part of the cost that everybody pays for goods and services that's added as a result of the fact that some other people don't pay."
However, Mayor Street fails to Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1080134614923609582004-03-24T08:23:00.000-05:002004-03-24T08:26:04.750-05:00Assistant DA owes public defenders an apology
Yesterday, Andrea Konow, a public defender was jailed because she refused to take over for her co-counsel, Fred Goodman, when their client, Abdul Malik El-Shabazz, on trial for the 2002 rape and suffocation slaying of 6-year-old Destiny Wright in Kensington, sucker punched Goodman after a brief sidebar at the close of the prosecution's case.
Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1080066011982215992004-03-23T13:20:00.000-05:002004-03-23T13:23:29.686-05:00Life on Mars?
Nasa will announce at 2:00 this afternoon a major discovery by its rover Opportunity.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079728149041027002004-03-19T15:29:00.000-05:002004-03-19T15:31:34.110-05:00Getting Hot at Love Park
Mayor Street announced his fiscal 2004 budget proposal yesterday. Among the proposals is $75,000 to establish a free wireless hotspot in JFK plaza, better known as Love Park.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079617712832549292004-03-18T08:48:00.000-05:002004-03-18T08:51:56.780-05:00NCAA 2004 tournament winner picked
My bracket is complete: Stanford beats Oklahoma State in the championship game.
Fair Disclosure Notice: I've never won an NCAA bracket pool.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079555946440476062004-03-17T15:39:00.000-05:002004-03-17T15:43:20.263-05:00Philadelphia union chases away jobs
MTV's The Real World, which was supposed to start taping here soon, announced that it was pulling out of Philadelphia because of union crying about the production company's plan to use non-union employees. Pat Gillespie, business manager of the Philadelphia Building Trades Council, said in today's Inquirer it's a matter of "preserving the way of life in Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079448599893780312004-03-16T09:49:00.000-05:002004-03-16T09:52:21.403-05:00Terrell Owens likely to wear Eagles green
Yesterday, the center of the NFL was located at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Special Master Stephen Burbank heard arguments yesterday on whether Terrell Owens should be granted free agency.
Eagles fans be careful what you wish for, you just may get it.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079447428775621862004-03-16T09:30:00.000-05:002004-03-16T09:38:49.513-05:00Hugh Hewitt applauds the Lehigh Valley's own Cedric Brown
"Joe Citizen, who was booed down by Kerry loyalists and interrogated by Kerry about his voting record in 2000 in response to a completely appropriate question about an on-the-record statement Kerry made, acted where elite media wouldn't. Joe Citizen's name is Cedric Brown, a signmaker from Pennsylvania, and he's not going to let the Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079376018826927392004-03-15T13:40:00.000-05:002004-03-15T13:42:39.810-05:00Martelli's Hawk Squawk
Despite a 20-point blowout last week to Xavier, St. Joe's was seeded number one in East Ruthford, NJ region. After which, a valid argument was made by CBS analyst Billy Packer that called into question that seeding. Then, while displaying all the class of school on Sunday, St. Joe's coach Phil Martelli called Billy Packer slang for a male donkey and then told Packer to Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1079374210308317882004-03-15T13:10:00.000-05:002004-03-15T13:19:42.000-05:00Kerry's Claims are Not Our Business
Presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry was in Bethlehem this weekend. While here, he was pressed by Cedric Brown to reveal which foreign leaders are supporting his candidacy. Kerry refused to answer saying that it was "none of your business." Hmmm.
I already disliked Kerry's arrogance, wondered about his antics in Viet Nam, questioned his purported policy Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1062171997178233972003-08-29T11:46:00.000-04:002003-08-29T11:46:37.100-04:00Campaign Scare Tactics
Are Mayor Street's supporters reading the writing on the wall?
Aside from the obvious question of whether Hizzoner was involved (I don't think he was) in the attempted intimidation of Republican Sam Katz's campaign workers, is the more relevant question of his choice of the people Street surrounds himself with?
The person of interest in the alleged firebomb incident, Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1061578848792437602003-08-22T15:00:00.000-04:002003-08-22T15:00:48.836-04:00Neighborhood Radio is Coming
On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Michael Powell reversed himself and announed here that he intends to speed the approval of low-power licenses. As Glenn Reynolds points out, this should remove a substantial barrier to the freedom of expression put up by the very Commission charged with ensuring it.
Finally, with the exception of venerable WXPN, some real music choice mayKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1061560536314195322003-08-22T09:55:00.000-04:002003-08-22T09:55:36.423-04:00So Sexy?
Is it just me or does anyone else think the Daily News Sexy People are really not that sexy? I would like to know how they were chosen. After all, give me a half-hour on Market Street and I could come up with people far more sexier than some of these people.
Secondly, a couple of these people are public relations types. Call me a cynic but I have to ask, "Were they their own clients?"Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1056457193844147362003-06-24T08:19:00.000-04:002003-06-24T08:21:07.040-04:00Gephart fails high school civics
Missouri Representative Dick Gephart (D) states here that if he's elected president, he'll use executive orders to correct any wrong judgment of the Supreme Court.
Whoa there cowboy. As any high school civics student will tell you, the Executive branch can't overturn a Supreme Court Constitutional decision with an executive order.
Constitutional issues aside, Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1056373581812526332003-06-23T09:06:00.000-04:002003-06-23T09:06:21.843-04:00Residency requirement credited with stemming mass city exodus
Mayor Street claims that the city's residency requirement for police and firefighters is meant to create commitment on the part of the city employee. Furthermore, City Controller Jonathan Saidel frets that eliminating the residency requirement would initiate a mass exodus of city workers to the suburbs thus having a negative impact onKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1055940889746777752003-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:002003-06-18T08:58:18.986-04:00City pools go off the deep end
Philadelphia public pools are doing away their deep ends. The city says this is to make the pools safer and less crowded. Huh?
The typical drowning victim is found in water that is only five to seven feet deep. Further, shallow water is not without its own risks. Illegal dives into the shallow end will likely result in more spinal cord and neck injuries.
If the Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1055939320656756952003-06-18T08:28:00.000-04:002003-06-18T08:28:40.606-04:00Street Fight
Mayor Street's brother Milton and his Notlim (Milton spelled backwards ala Oprah's Harpo Production Co.) management company were awarded a $1.2 million no-bid contract to manage the airports baggage handling which Hizzoner subsequently asked his brother to rescind because it gave the appearance of an inside deal. Oh, and by the way, Neither Milton Street nor his business alter ego Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1055937938033559082003-06-18T08:05:00.000-04:002003-06-18T08:05:38.003-04:00Senator Orin Hatch (R) wants to destroy your computer
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that he wants technology developed that would destroy the computers of people who illegally download copyrighted material from the internet.
I think the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee would be more familiar with the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1051910642816170292003-05-02T17:24:00.000-04:002003-05-02T17:24:56.803-04:00Derby Days
Visited the Turf Club today and made my bet for tomorrow's Kentucky Derby. There is perhaps nothing more exciting than rooting for a horse that you bet on in a race. That's why I'll never understand why horse racing in the US isn't as big as it is in Australia. After all, it has all the ingredients that makes a sporting event great: drinking, gambling, and half-ton athletes running atKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1051906649937944612003-05-02T16:17:00.000-04:002003-05-02T16:23:42.693-04:00National Constitution Center Faux Pas
The National Constitution Center's home page displays an American flag backwards in the drawing of the center.
Title 36, Chapter 10, section 175(i) of the United States Code states, "When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1051904405926164642003-05-02T15:40:00.000-04:002003-05-02T15:40:55.253-04:00Toy Box
All of South Street rejoiced that Pennsylvania's legislators aren't like their Alabama brethren (Sen. Santorum excepted). Findlaw.com has the story.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1051901788103479342003-05-02T14:56:00.000-04:002003-05-02T14:56:28.013-04:00Stemming Philly Flight
In a May 1 panel discussion entitled Desperately Seeking New Philadelphians and hosted by the Pennsylvania Economy League and the Daily News, Panelist Carl Dranoff, real-estate developer, promised a sudden surge in investment if the city cut its wage tax to become more competitive with surrounding suburbs. You can read more ideas here.
While I agree the wage tax in the Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1051897211517589632003-05-02T13:40:00.000-04:002003-05-02T16:51:49.123-04:00Pick and Roll
Allen Iverson needs to do some serious re-evaluation of his posse's members. This Philadelphia Inquirer story reveals yet another Iverson incident involving a mystery driver of Iverson's Mercedes involved in a hit-and-run near an off-ramp from the Schuylkill Expressway in Fairmount Park.
I hope, for our sake as well as his, that we're not subjected to another summer of Answer's Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348775.post-1051896085798733282003-05-02T13:21:00.000-04:002003-05-02T13:26:38.500-04:00Who is Silence Dogood?
Silence Dogood was the pen name Ben Franklin, then 16, used to trick his older brother James into publishing Ben's writing in James's Boston newspaper. First appearing in 1722, Silence Dogood was purportedly a middle-aged widow who submitted 14 letters to the New England Courant over the period of one year. These letters poked fun at various aspects of life in colonial Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11156954276800062507noreply@blogger.com0