Tag: day
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Star Wars Day: May The Fourth Be With You
I’m a Trek guy myself, but I just found out about the “Star Wars Day” thing and I think it’s a real hoot. Star Wars has always been a problem for me–from plot points and set pieces clearly calculated to sell merchandise, to the whiniest hero in the history of movies, I liked the stories…
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National Poetry Month: Delmore Schwartz
Short of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I have a hard time thinking of another prominent English-language poet for whom I’d seem to have less interest than Delmore Schwartz. You’ll note I said “seem.” Something about this guy consistently strikes at my nerves. Since April is National Poetry Month, here’s a Poem set in April. Bonus points…
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Exhausting, But Damn Fine Weekend Part 2: Concert
We had yet another trip to Pittsburgh in store for us Saturday–my fourth in a row, as I’d been in the suburbs Wednesday to help my mom pick out and negotiate for a new car–a long but unexpectedly pleasant experience with Day Chevrolet in Murrysville, PA. We got her an almost new Chevy Cruze–a perfect…
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Valentine’s Update–
It’s Valentine’s Day. Give someone a kiss. We got hit with about 5 inches of snow yesterday, after meteorologists promised 1-3, the bastards–I’ve got a rant coming about them! Early dismissals for Mrs. Junk and the Junkettes, and the postponement of their final varsity swim meet of the season from last night to tonight–which also…
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Valentine’s Day Gifts
Beginning with full disclosure: historically speaking, I’ve always failed at this one–at least, that’s the attitude I take into it. Some guys are angling for surprise, acrobatic sexual compensation for their Valentine’s triumphs, but I’m just holding my breath and hoping for an indifferent shrug, or anything that is not patently disappointed. How many Valentines…
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Only One Shopping Week Until Valentine’s Day
I never do a great job with this one, I suppose the right gift idea falls somewhere between a house plant and some ridiculous lingerie. Any ideas?
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My Favorite Christmas Recordings # 21 Elvis Presley: If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Bitter, cynical, and borderline misanthropic for most of the year, I reform for the holiday season and from mid-November to the last minute of Epiphany I’m all about the season. Readers of Old Road Apples will find themselves under a constant barrage of holiday fare this season–from themed essays to book reviews to a countdown…
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