So, this whole thing about how the Philly PD won’t respond to minor traffic incidents without injuries might look good and logical on paper, but it just opens up a whole lot of “Didn’t think I had to stop” opportunities…
Two songs I recently downloaded (along with one I’m almost too ashamed to name)
That parenthetical? Yeah, Tik Tok. So what? It reminds me of the pool at the Hard Rock in Vegas. And that was a lovely, lovely place, beleedat. Fine, onto the real music: 1) “Dance, Dance, Dance,” Lykke Li. Man, I…
This Week’s Metro Column…
… can be found here. It features a reference to Thunderdome, and this sentence: Each candidate in the May 18 gubernatorial primary has a distinct education-reform position. It’s time to make them the focal issue of an unremarkable campaign.
Hit-and-Run America Vol. LIII
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…
Why the Cubs will win the World Series this year …
The Cubs onesie is here! The Cubs onesie is here! (Thanks Jen!) Along with three or four Phillies outfits that, God willing, Baby Hickey will be able to sport come June. Once he dons it, I’ll hereby post about the…
Hit-and-Run America Vol. LII
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…
Presented without NAMBLA, cartoonish girth comments
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: Gov. Christie took questions Thursday from some of his youngest constituents as part of “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” Christie’s favorite kid movie? Shrek. Favorite teen actor? Zac Efron of High School Musical…
The Syphilitic Magic Number*
With today’s unfortunate events in Boston, the Syphilitic Magic Number remains … * – tracking the Baltimore Whorioles magnificent march toward an 87.5+ loss season, all so I win a twenty-dollar bill, yo.
Hit-and-Run America Vol. LI *Updated with two fatal hit-and-runs in Cherry Hill, NJ
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…