Archive for September 12th, 2009

Tread lightly, folks. It’s only the first week of the NFL season. Those of us who enjoy a wager or three have been waiting seven months for some action on a real game. Just be patient. Judging teams based on last season, or worse, meaningless preseason games, is a recipe... »

I am originally from southwest philly, and i have been trying to find a faithful soft pretzel receipe on the internet. so i search and I have found one, and I haven't been getting consistent results from it. When i try to roll out the dough and form it into the classic philly style... »

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed the Foreign Ministry to take decision on the matter of filing the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqi before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) within one month. The court also observed that the fair trial is the right of every... read more »

How many times have you heard this from a member or your congregation, “When I was in youth group, we did ( fill in the blank ).  You should try to do that.”?  When that person said that to you, did you slap them in the face and say, “Wake up!”?  I’m just kidding... »

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), issuing notices to former interior and foreign affairs secretaries, and legal adviser to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, directed them to submit their affidavits within two weeks. The court took this action on an application by Dr Aafia... read more »

Rodney King has reportedly won his first celebrity boxing match and I couldn’t be happier. The former cop he was set to fight had an obvious chip on his shoulder and acted like a real asshole in my opinion. Below is the official Press Release regarding King’s win. ... »

An interesting admission by James A. Williams, president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in Philadelphia, can be seen in an interview he did with the Philly Inquirer. It is an admission that conforms one of the things that anti-union folks have been saying for years, but ... »

Six members of various anti-war groups, including World Can't Wait and Military Families Speak Out, and an OpedNews journalist, were arrested today at approximately 3:00pm (ET) at a protest organized to shut down The Army Experience Center, located in Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia. »

By Tom Lea And so it begins. The wonderful season of blocking, punting, groaning, bitching, whining, winning, beer drinking, hilarity, and Chad Ocho Cinco. It’s been a long summer. The Brewers suck, my golf game sucks, not being a college student anymore sucks and having a job that pays just... »

The Mets continue to lose games I go to. We’re now up to 9 in a row, for a season record of 2-10. If you do the math, you can figure out that means I actually had a winning record of 2-1 at one point this season. It has been downhill... »