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Musings and Miffs
 Adam Clark |
Word of the Day: RubeWed, July 14, 2010 @ 3:53PM The first time I heard this word was on the title of a Matt King album. I stumbled across Matt King as he was opening up for John Hiatt in Cleveland in 2006. I was recently reminded of King's music from a new country song that is playing on the radio (can't recall the artist or title) which reminds me of King's style of musi.
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This just in...
 Lydia Cottrell |
Late night shake-upThu, January 21, 2010 @ 8:48AM I can't help but voice my opinion about the late night shake-up on NBC. Let me get this straight: Jay Leno leaves the Tonight Show and passes the reins on to Conan O'Brien. Instead of retiring, Leno hosts a subpar primetime show. As ratings slipped, local affiliates became enraged because the lower ratings meant less viewers staying up to watch the local news. NBC's solution? Push back the new vamped Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and give Leno a 30-mintue slot after the news. The plan didn't go over well with O'Brien who felt it was a detriment to the Tonight Show legacy. I agree with O'Brien's notion. Sources now report that O'Brien is settling a buy-out deal with NBC and leaving the show. Putting Leno back at the helm of the Tonight Show. Now, in my opinion, if your ratings suck so bad that the affiliates are complaining, then the show should be CANCELLED. Why is NBC acting like the sun shines out of Leno's...
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Something Fishy
 Brian Ferry |
The Trickle - Orange word substitutionMon, July 19, 2010 @ 6:28PM Odd title, yes I didn't have enough of either orange stuff or spell check madness to get a decent blog, so I decided to combine. Quit complaining, it'll save you time. Instead of reading two short, useless blogs and navigating a little in between, you get to read one slightly longer useless blog. You save one step. Congratulations! A while back I saw an orange button-down work shirt in my closet. I decided I might as well wear the thing. I probably wear it once every three months. It's not my favorite, but it fits. So, I randomly wore it to work. It wasn't like it was The International Day of Orange Work Clothes or something. Just a day when I saw that shirt and decided to wear it. When I got to work, two of my co-workers who were already at the scene and another who arrived several hours later and, to my knowledge, had no contact with anyone in the newsroom prior to coming in all wore orange. It was really strange.
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Gastronomy
 Eric Paddock |
BreadTue, May 19, 2009 @ 6:26PM Yep. I know I haven't written anything in a while. Well, neither has J.D. Salinger, but it hasn't hurt his sales. I'll get right to the point – Bread. By all accounts, it was one of Jesus' favorite things. He fed hundreds of people with just a couple loaves. He gave it to his disciples as a symbol of his body at the last meal he shared with them. Although the Bible doesn't specifically relate it, he probably was adept at making it – I mean the old-fashioned way, not mystically. I like it, too. Actually, I wish I liked it a little less, because it is a major contributor to the enemy that lives in my waistline. I'm not talking about that mushy white stuff that you roll into a ball and throw at carp. I'm talking about all the great — make that GREAT — breads of the world. I know of no culture on earth that doesn't cook up some form of bread. I have been making and ruining bread for years.
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The Teflon Blog
 Bob Patchen |
Still hereWed, February 24, 2010 @ 3:59PM It's been a while, and a wild couple of month. But I'm back, back in the saddle again...I'm back... Sorry about that, Aerosmith took my brain over for just a minute. This is going to be rapid (rabid?) fire, hitting many topics quickly. Spring Training – Pitchers and catchers reported last Friday, which means baseball is right around the corner. I know I completely whiffed on my football playoff picks. But after winning the pick-em through work, I had to lay an egg sooner or later. This is my take it to the bank – the Pittsburgh Pirates will win more than 70 games and will enter the month of September with a chance to end the streak. They're a young team, and they may fall short this year. But if you got off the bandwagon when the bad times started, it is time to get back on. Friday Night Lights – Another season has come and gone, despite my wife's protest, I still say it is the best drama on tv. If you don't have Directv, it will be showing in April on NB.
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