This morning SEPTA went on strike due to a labor union dispute. It means that I have to walk from 2nd and Spring Garden to 11th and Market. This isn’t too bad. The SEPTA Regional Rail service is still operating and will take me to Ft. Washington. Once there, however, I’m on my own to […]

A few interesting things happening in the last few days. I was interviewed by Dru Sefton, a correspondent for Newhouse News Service. The Topic? My Favorite Pillow, a blog entry I made a couple of years ago about my nineteen year old pillow and how I was finally giving it up. It’s a little bizarre […]

Depeche Mode is baaaack. I’m really impressed by their new album. So impressed, in fact, that I’m going to post the lyrics for a cover they’re doing of John the Revelator. I’ve heard the blues song John The Revelator covered many times before, although this appears to be a new work based on the same […]

I was dared to post this photo on the internet. Seeking to avoid the dreaded Double Dog Dare, I put it up right away. If you’d like to see a microfiche spool copied newspaper article associated with this photograph then click here. If you think I look weird here, you should know that the photographer […]

The following blog entry was written early last week only to be posted now. No need to adjust your watch. As I sit down to write this blog entry, the words "Office Center and Virginia Drives!" shriek thanks to a pre-recorded female voice. I’m starting this entry on the bus on my first leg of […]

(front row left to right) Hortensia (Tensia) ?, Kevin Miller or Keeble?, ?, Michael King, Lisa Newton, Chris Carter, ?. (second row) Mark Arcos, Sharon Crowe, Perry Paleramo, Mark Shields (me!), Irene ?, ?, Colleen Russo. (third row) Jonelle ?, Alexis ?, Laura ?, Charlene Fouke, Carol Fariss, Colleen Harrell, Andrew Mushler. (back row) Benjamin […]

In honor of the Astros doing so well in the playoffs today, I thought I’d revisit another Houston sports team that did well in the past. The Houston Rockets used to practice at my college and since I was chief photographer there I was able to take pictures at will. Here’s a photo I took […]

I’m terribly behind on posting my lastest update from my 2003 Prague trip as I’ve been very busy as of late. A couple of highlights were that one of my childhood friends wrote me last night thanks to the power of Google. So cool! Also, tonight I saw singer Jonathon Richmond perform here in Philadelphia. […]

Market East Reopens After Rush Hour Scare Police have cleared the scene and SEPTA said regional rail service is again rolling through Market East station in Philadelphia. The station was evacuated and service temporarily suspended Friday morning for an investigation into a suspicious package. "A transit canine dog was called in, made a hit on […]

I’m working on a new look and feel for the site here. I also intend to include easier links to my XML feeds as well as make some room for a possible for micro-advertising space akin to what MillionDollarHomePage did, but on a more feasible level for a normal site. I plan to write that […]