Steve Young was my 11th grade English teacher. To him, I owe my love of Kurt Vonnegut. The reading list that year was varied- from James Joyce’s “Portrait of the artist as a young man” to William Faulkner’s “The sound and the fury” to Joe Haldeman’s “The forever war” and most importantly Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Read More
The “other professional sports team” finished number one in their division and is going to the playoffs. Unlike the Dragons- The Dayton Bombers play for the Kelly Cup– a real award, that actually means something. The Bombers’ first playoff game is Sunday, April 15th 2007, at 5pm at the Nutter Center– and then they play Read More
I have to blame my friend Frederick Berry, II, for this- but he turned me into a Sopranos fan. Made HBO worth the crazy $70 a month- just to watch a single hour on Sunday nights. I’ve totally ditched cable except the $10 a month basic feed (so I can have public access TV) so Read More
Great post this morning on Dayton MostMetro. I highly recommend taking a look. Dayton MostMetro.com – Dayton Topics So what about jobs? Yes, we are losing many people in this region because of a lack of “good” jobs – the kind that people with college degrees are looking for. But the answer may not be Read More
Yesterday’s post about the Dayton Daily News sparked some comments. It also made the phone ring. No, Editor Kevin Riley didn’t call (though he should have – note, I’d give you a link to a page about him- but I can’t find anything on their lame-o site)- it was Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley (who Read More
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