One of the things I enjoy on the Palm Beach Post’s website is the “Booking Blotter” – mugshots of the latest scallywags booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. It’s here where drug dealers, prostitutes, trespassers and wife beaters have their photos published for the world to see. While the purpose is not … Continue reading “Mugshots.” Or, “A Photographers Dream or Nightmare.”
FML. It’s one of those abbreviations like LOL, although this one is a little different. FML, or “f**k my life,” is not just a phrase but a popular website similar to Twitter. Participants post short accounts referred to as “life flop stories.” Examples taken from the website include:
Today, I forgot to … Continue reading FML: Marriage
Luzerne County Taxpayer Constance Hartman Wants Her Seeds and She Wants them NOW! Photo: DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
The Luzerne County Commissioners got an unexpected question from a Hanover Township resident during a recent commissioner’s meeting. After being grilled for Commissioner Maryanne “I-Me-My” Petrilla’s decision to mail property tax bills out without … Continue reading “Luzerne County’s Financial Mess.” Or, “Oh Constance, Oh Constance, Please Bring Me My Seeds.”
When I was just a wee little lad, I remember listening to the Harry West Show every morning on WARM-AM in Scranton, PA. Harry was a quirky little devil who got ratings despite his vaudevillian routine decades after vaudeville was declared dead.
A staple of Harry’s morning show was AccuWeather Meteorologist Elliot Abrams. Based … Continue reading “Snowicane!” Or, “Fear-Monger’s Holiday.”