Seeing The World in Black and White (Cookies)
[Note: this entry originally appeared, slightly edited, over at my Sun blog. But thanks to a liberal new author cross-license policy, anything that's not Sun-IP related has been released into the wild. So two years after first thinking in public about the joys of black and white cookies, I'm revisiting the topic.] Long before Jerry [...]
Renaissance On Tour (Again)
There are a few groups that I grew up listening to but never had the chance to see live; with reunion tours and better medicine, I’ve been able to catch Yes, Genesis, Rush, and others live. But I have always longed to hear Renaissance, with Annie Haslam, in a small venue, with high-end sound. Today [...]
Yet Another Food Blog?
Years ago I began taking pictures of food – stuff I’d eaten around the world, things that seemed truly wonderful in their size, shape, taste, texture, or creativity. I’ve always loved eating and experimenting – together the necessary ingredients to be obsessed with hot sauces and spicy food, not to mention finding “squid in a [...]
Devils SuperFan Video
Devils SuperFan auditions coverage from News 12. Note to News 12: if you’re going to charge a subscription fee, post video more than once a month, like maybe daily? If someone calls and asks for a copy of an on-air item, try calling them back. And finally, I’m not “that guy”, I handed your reporter [...]
Devils SuperFan Auditions
The Devils held auditions for the role of “SuperFan” last Sunday. Three of us showed up, which captures the problem and issue in a sentence or less. I found out about the event through Devils Fan Club officer Jen Talpins, with whom I used to share season tickets. Didn’t see it on Facebook, or Twitter, [...]
Facebook Reveals The Snowman’s Origins
My intense and borderline unhealthy obsession with snowmen and their numerical equivalents (the number eight) stems from a childhood fascination with Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell. I remember liking Stargell because he was the de facto leader of the Pirates, and my best friends Scott and Glenn cheered for the Bucs so I followed gold-and-black [...]