What hasn’t changed is Philadelphians’ penchant for writing in votes on election day and — despite no longer being a journalist — my desire to see those votes and share them publicly.
Philly Primary Write-In Votes: Special 2020 Pandemic Edition
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TFW You Get Texts That Your Tweet Is Being Discussed On The Fox29 Morning Show
Well this sure wasn’t what I’d expected on yet another pandemic Tuesday: texts from friends (thanks for the video, Daryl) and tweets alerting me that a recent tweet was the focus of discussion on Fox29’s Good Day Philly. It’s nice…
Amid The Quarantine, A Glorious Soccer Photo
Been some rough days for the lad apart from his FC Delco Dortmund crew, without trainings or matches. This quarantine shall pass. But in the meantime, the club has been having a daily challenge, which is awesome to keep the…
UPDATED: Rules, Logistics, Etc. For Hickey’s Virtual Quizzo Nights
UPDATE: The April 28 Quizzo is going to be so very special that we’ll have three ways for you to access it: — My FacebookLive feed — Live streaming via my YouTube channel — Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloonery’s Instagram page…
Here’s A Gif Of A Slick Goal By Louden
What I liked most about this goal — early February 2020 — was the left-footed nutmeg and the slick finish in his third of seven matches on the day. (H/T Matt Mullen for the gif work)
Milton Street Talks About His Stage-Four Cancer Diagnosis And His Time Left On Earth
Writer’s note: This post has nothing to do with my current job, but an old friend who reached out from my journalism days to get word out about the difficult medical times he’s facing. “I have not up to this…
In No Particular Order, Here Are The Best 69 Tweets Of 2019
Always one to over-prepare, I started setting aside noteworthy tweets on January 1, 2019 figuring I’d do my annual Tweets Of The Year post for the media outlet where I worked. Well, I don’t work at a media outlet anymore!…
Write-In Votes From Delco And Bucks Counties, Nov. 2019 Elections
Many of you have asked whether I’d be doing my regular recap of write-in votes across the Delaware Valley, what with me no longer writing for my former place of employment. The answer, of course, is yes! This is a…
American Messi Is Going To Barcelona
When Louden was three going on four, I wrote an essay in advance of the 2014 World Cup for WHYY about soccer’s important place in the world. It was headlined “This is not an essay about indoctrinating your child into…
The Jessica Veronica Cornell Saga
Back in March, I wrote a puff piece which was ostensibly about a woman from the Philadelphia suburbs who wanted to get more women into powerlifting. You can read that story here. It was a matter of hours before the…