Archive for August, 2011
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Friday, August 26th, 2011This is a genuine Philadelphia cheesesteak – from Geno’s, of course. It’s a very special sandwich that most of us here will protect with our very lives. It’s common for a patron stand up, grip the roll and say, “This is my cheesesteak! There are many like it, but this one is mine!” So, it’s [...]
A Test
Friday, August 26th, 2011Don’t worry if you didn’t study. Jim here, Semi-Official Blog Guru for SYLG. I’m writing this post to test a new plugin I installed for Wyatt – WP to Twitter. If it works as advertised, creating this post should create a tweet from Wyatt’s new Twitter account @WyattSYLG. If you’re following Wyatt and see this [...]
Anne Hathaway: A Study In Contrasts
Friday, August 26th, 2011Anne Hathaway is more comfortable with nude scenes than she is with her lame-ass British accent. Strangely enough, I’m very comfortable with her nude scenes, too. “I was more nervous about the accent than nudity,” The Sun reports Hathaway confessing about playing Emma Morely in the film adaptation of the bestselling novel, “One Day.” “I [...]
I’m All Atwitter
Friday, August 26th, 2011Well, I finally joined the 21st century and signed up for Twitter. Code Monkey has been suggesting it for a while, but I poo-pooed it – mostly because I assumed it was Facebook lite. And we all know how I feel about Facebook. The good thing about Twitter is that you only have 140 characters [...]
Yet Another Really Late Movie Review
Thursday, August 25th, 2011The good thing about having four kids is that they keep you busy. Chasing them around keeps you relatively less fat. The bad thing about four kids is that you rarely have time to watch movies in peace. And when you’re a movie maniac like I am, that affects your movie IQ. Last night I [...]
Another Casualty Of This Terrible Economy
Thursday, August 25th, 2011This one really angries up the blood. As the Battleship New Jersey tries to keep its head above water financially, officials at the floating museum are asking Governor Christie to restore funding. [T]he most decorated battleship in US naval history took one across the bow in the most recent state budget. “We got $32,500 from [...]
Michael Bloomberg Is An Idiot
Thursday, August 25th, 2011The jackass mayor of New York City has urged his fellow citizens to “get to higher ground.” Dude, are you kidding me? It’s New York City. Do you want residents to flee to the rolling hills of the Bronx? There is no real “higher ground” inside the city, unless he is thinking of having everyone [...]
Too Much Time On My Blog
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Wow, a Styx reference! How’s that for obscurity? For as long as I can remember, I have been riddled with obsessive compulsive disorder. The OCD trickles down to the blog, and as a result, I always publish blog posts at pretty much the same times every day: 7am, 1pm, and 7pm. It kept me – [...]
The Beauty Of Late-Night TV
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011Mot people don’t know this about me, but I’m a night owl. When working the evening shift or on nights off, I’ll stay up until at least 2am. Always. Anyway, the problem with staying up late is that late-night TV sucks worse than a Morgan Spurlock film. (Yeah, no one cares if you eat fast [...]
Humpday History Highlight
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011August 24, 1814 – British Troops Set Fire To White House On this day in 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1812. When [...]
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