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12 Days of Christmas – part 2
If you’re looking for a list of the most beloved Christmas carols, you’ve come to the wrong blog. Times have changed, after all. The Little Drummer Boy is set to tour with Bruce, and Frosty’s a puddle on my front lawn – a victim of global warming. And if you’re
Roaring Down Thunder Road: Darlin’, You Know Just What I’m Here For
August 25, 2015: I took a road trip with “Born to Run” yesterday. It’s the 40th anniversary of Bruce’s groundbreaking album, and there’s no better way to experience it than by blasting it in your car, with the windows open and the wind blowing back your hair. Cars and tunnels
Preaching to the choir on Facebook: Been there, done that, finished.
Recently on Facebook I shared a researched-based article asserting that bullying is on the rise in Trump Country (“Virginia Study Finds Increased School Bullying In Areas That Voted For Trump,” by Clare Lombardo for NPR). This is a topic I care strongly about, having weathered the teenage ritual of peer-pressure
Dylan’s Christmas Spirit is Blowin’ in the Wind
’Tis the season to see “Jews for Jesus” popping up around Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, the vibrant center of Jewish culture here in the city. Why, just the other day I was strolling to the iconic Little’s Shoe Store, my beloved Bethlehem of Boots, when I saw two spunky dudes
They Had Mohair Rings, But I Had Jo Jo Gunne
“No, Spiardi. I bought myself a ring that’s too big.” This is how Miss S.T. sarcastically answered when I asked if her boyfriend bought her the yarn-wrapped ring she was sporting on her finger. It had never occurred to me that the fuzzy bands worn by the A-list girls began