AP Photo by Jim Mone Francisco Liriano was almost as disappointing as Nelson Liriano. There has been a disquieting wave of injuries—to Michael Cuddyer, Kevin Slowey, Adam Everett, Scott Baker, Nick Punto, and, most depressingly, to Pat Neshek. The offense has been erratic; the power and team on base percentage alarming. Up and down the … Read more
When the glitz and the flash and the devilish showboating are stripped away, Ace Frehley shines as the true powerhouse behind KISS. In his legendary band, the "spaceman" often got swallowed by Gene Simmons’s fire-spewing antics and Paul Stanley’s notorious onstage preening. But it was Frehley’s axe-wielding that gave musical credibility to the band’s campy … Read more
Employing a tactic I’m pretty sure I’ve picked up from the current presidential administration, I’ve decided to take a new approach to truth. Namely, I’m going to make it up. And make it up in such a way that justifies every decision I decide(r), and in such a way that makes me feel better about … Read more
Thin are the night-skirts left behindBy daybreak hours that onward creep,And thin, alas! the shred of sleepThat wavers with the spirit’s wind:But in half-dreams that shift and rollAnd still remember and forget,My soul this hour has drawn your soulA little nearer yet. Our lives, most dear, are never near,Our thoughts are never far apart,Though all … Read more
photo from Pander Watch (read aloud) Obama! Obama, mama! Obama mama, blackjack! Obama mama blackjack, jackpot! Smoke a lot? Brain rot? Minnesota pep rally, rock show! Let’s go! Cash flow! Are we here? Do we know? Where to go? Say so! Minnesota slam dunk. In the trunk. No junk. Put it in the mix, … Read more
Everyone ponders the future. Whether it’s five minutes from now or five million years from now, it is bound to creep up in some form or another. Stanley Kubrick reinvented what it means to be a filmmaker in 1968 with the design of a fictional world in the year 2001 that questions the mysteries of … Read more
Celtics-Cavs Update: Squared series after 88-77 Cavs win last night. It is always so easy to blame the coach, but I don’t see how Rivers avoids castigation here. He has decided that veterans new to the team are more reliable than the guys who got him 66 wins. Last night PJ Brown had a … Read more
I used to think that when I was up at night and my hubby was snoozing, rubbing his back was a nice thing to do. Guess it’s not only not nice, but it’s annoying. All this time I thought I was being little miss affectionate, but instead… I have been waking up my partner when … Read more
(pictured: the AMG R-class Mercedes. 502HP, 0-60, 4.7 seconds. Meet the Mom who owns one–lives in Excelsior.) Mother’s Day manipulative? Not for Road Rakes. I have always found, for example, that Mimosas pair nicely with a late model Mercedes and/or Maserati. For this reason, you ought consider taking your mom car shopping. Women buy more … Read more
I think we’re all in agreement (aren’t we?) that Mother’s Day as it is currently practiced is by far the most commercial, needlessly costly, guilt-induding holiday of all time. For years, I’ve insisted it was begun by a consortium of greedy florists and greeting card manufacturers, and I’ve told my children. . . .please. . … Read more