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Category Archives: Philadelphia
From Red October to Dead October
Editor’s note: Red October was the name used by the Philadelphia Phillies’ corporate advertising machine to herald what was supposed to be the team’s victory march through the National League playoffs and the World Series. Here’s a transcript of my … Continue reading
Trump’s dog day debate performance
In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs — the people that came in — they’re eating the cats. They’re eating — they’re eating — the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s … Continue reading
The solution is fewer cars, but who wants to hear that?
The Philadelphia Parking Authority will more than double the price of a yearly residential parking permit to $75 and cap at three the number of permits each household can buy in an effort to better manage curbside congestion, officials said. … Continue reading
‘Bibi’ remains bad news for Mideast peace seekers
From an op-ed in Washington Post, a few days after Hamas fighters massacred more than 1,300 people in a surprise attack on Israel by land, sea and air: For many years, Israel has been governed by a populist strongman, Benjamin Netanyahu, … Continue reading
Posted in history, mainstream media, Philadelphia, terrorism
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi Netanyahu, Cheltenham High School, Donald Trump, Fintan O'Toole, Gaza, Hamas
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A wake-up call, or just an excuse to zone out?
I forgot to turn off the radio before I left my shack to go to work. My cats, Thoughts and Prayers, were locked in and had to listen all day to scary weather reports on NPR. No wonder they seemed … Continue reading
3.5 trillion dollars short and six months late
A Washington Post columnist declared Thursday that Joe Biden and the Democrats have had an epiphany and from now on will counter Republican nihilism by taking action that “leads to more progress in the future.” Swamp Rabbit was puzzled. “What … Continue reading
Food and gratitude, in that order
I wished Swamp Rabbit a Happy Thanksgiving, knowing this would set him off. “What’s so happy about it?” he said. “This supply chain problem is making me crazy as a chinch bug.The Dollar Store is charging the same price as … Continue reading
Posted in food, history, humor, mainstream media, Philadelphia
Tagged Aristotle, Charles Dickens, covid-19, gratitude, Nicomachean Ethics, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving
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Strange days have found us
It was a spooky weekend here in the Tinicum swamp, but not because of Halloween tricks or seasonal changes. “So why was it spooky?” Swamp Rabbit said. I told him I’d watched a movie called Strait-Jacket, with Joan Crawford as … Continue reading
Posted in history, humor, mainstream media, movies, Philadelphia
Tagged Amazon, black-and-white flag, JFK Jr., Joan Crawford, QAnon, Strait-Jacket
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Goodbye, Columbus? Not in South Philly.
This is a follow-up to a column Odd Man Out wrote last summer. A bizarre psychodrama was unfolding in South Philadelphia while Swamp Rabbit and I worked a dull sales event in the suburbs. Hundreds of people had gathered to … Continue reading
Posted in history, humor, immigration, mainstream media, Philadelphia
Tagged Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day, Marconi Plaza, Rocky Balboa
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We pay million$ each year for cop misconduct
A typical September da in Philly. Oppressive humidity. Swarming flies. Cicadas making eerie outer-space sounds. In the media, another story about bad cops: The city of Philadelphia will pay $2,000,000 to a Black woman who was pulled from a car, … Continue reading
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