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We just got through sitting in our parked car eating dumplings, a queer little Saturday night date in the midst of this insanity of rock shows and serious theatre and made up awards.
Based on two visits, I love nearly everything from Vanessa’s Dumpling House on Eldridge Street, but my shrimp [...]
The truly astounding Darlene Love on Letterman. If you haven’t yet seen her magnificent annual performance, you have to check it out:
[...]The sets and choreography for Mariah Carey’s Disney World performance are so over the top, I just love it:
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I’m super busy again, ergo another picture of me with rigoddamndiculous facial hair… and a hat
Happy in Paraguay – thanks Sage xkcd : Natural Parenting Awesomest Kids Bed Ever? I’m Yours – gotta love this kid 3000 Toothpicks in My Hair Sickest [...]
Love this quote about preachers who create cults around themselves:
"Jesus didn't say you have to cook for me or pay for my vacations."
The anecdotes are depressingly familiar.
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I am just a bit in love with the Schuylkill Banks. I know how everyone likes to joke about how icky the river is, but really, I find it to be quite beautiful. I may [...]
I have been on an open mic tour this fall, in an effort to get my music out of our living room and into the ears of people other than Elise.
It’s not that I don’t like performing. I love performing. It makes me realize why I torture myself with all [...]
I love this.
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Geston’s Cigar Store Figurines brings you the third installment of Where’s My Butthole, a Detective Richard Spoolding Mystery. Featuring your favorite gumshoe, Dick Spalding as Detective Richard Spoolding. Costarring Jim DeLancey as Spoolding’s right-hand-man, James DoLuncey, and the lovely MJ Flanigan as Spoolding’s secretary and main squeeze, Mary Jane [...]
“Priorities: A One Act Play”
Dramatis Personae
The Would-Be Groom: the Democratic Party
The Blushing Bride: the American People
The Friend Who Wants to Kill His Neighbor: the Pentagon
Act 1.
Would-Be Groom: Oh my darling, I love you. If you marry me, I will buy you a big diamond ring
Blushing Bride: Well… I [...]
Photo courtesy the NCC
Lovers of all things royal will be delighted to learn that the Princess Diana exhibition, which the National Constitution Center has been hosting since October, is going to be staying in Philadelphia through January 3, 2010, a few days longer than [...]
Messengers congregated at Love Park yesterday evening to call attention to the recently inflamed road rage against bicyclists that resulted in a hit and run against messenger Rachel Fletcher on Thanksgiving morning, and to declare their opposition to City Council's bills. Jorge Brito, the Philadelphia Bicycle Messenger' [...] 
I haven't been there since it started service, but Salt Lake city has been pretty aggressive about developing its local rail service, though it usually isn't talked about much by transit nerds focused on denverandportland.
New Year's Eve Fireworks, statues at the Comcast Holiday Spectacular and the Thanksgiving Day Parade (photos by G. Widman, M. McClellan and courtesy WPVI)
The Philadelphia region just loves the holiday season. From parades, to spectacular shows to fireworks displays (two this [...]
How I stopped worrying and learned to 
