I really do put more effort into this blog than it might appear. I have written countless posts that never made it out of draft stage and i...

Not too well, actually. Not my best time, but not my worst either. Still I was shooting for better: It was cool and very windy yesterday, ...

Tomorrow is the Papa John's Ten Miler ! For the third year in a row, I'll be engaging in this madness and pushing my body to get te...

Okay. That's probably the lamest Eddie-pun I've made since I started this blog. I'm both proud of myself and appalled. Here...

And I can't talk about it in detail. Here's the Reader's Digest version: I've been really unhappy and unfulfilled at work f...

You know what I mean: one of the ones who just grabs random stuff from YouTube and calls it a post. But, I got to thinking about it this m...

My favorite Patty Griffin song: I've always had a thing for songs especially those of a folk-ish bent that feature biblical characters o...

Have some musical treats! Dublin City Working Man's Band: Dr opkick Murphys: The late great Tommy Makem and friends: And as a bonus her...

A little Dolly and Ladysmith for a rainy Friday morning!

What more does one need? M. Ward, Chinese Translation :

Sometimes, you find a real honest-to-god treasure on YouTube. Case in point: That's Maybelle and Sara Carter of the original Carter Fam...

But save a few for Lefty too... And toss one in for me as well!

She always does...

But who should it be..... Batman? Or anime magical girls? Hmmmm....

In fact, most days are like this any more. I need a new job.

And get ready to go to work! Where's the back-flipping, one-armed chick with the swinging towel when I need her? Arrgh!

Despite all appearances to the contrary: I'm NOT DEAD! (yet...)