I’ll be speaking Saturday, March 25, 1 pm, at the Ligonier Valley Library. Topic? “Ten years, Six books.” Today’s Theme … “Shapes” • I suggest we…
I’ll be speaking Saturday, March 25, 1 pm, at the Ligonier Valley Library. Topic? Ten years, six books. It was in 2023 that I began to think like an…
Enjoyed a great lunch with my friends at the Braddock Rotary yesterday at Jodi B.’s Restaurant on Aardmore Blvd. They all said I should be a stand-up…
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February 2023

Special thanks to Mike B. and Stan S. for understanding how the Substack model is supposed to work. I write a little, you pay a little. If any of this…
Reader Letter of the Week … “Thank you for your wonderful work in ‘Evan and Elle.’ What an entertaining, witty, smart, funny, and well-written book…
• “Evan & Elle” Review (so far) of the week … “Want to enjoy a light and fun read? My buddy Chris Rodell has come out with a story about a young lady in…
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January 2023

Today’s Theme … “The Arts (some of ‘em)!” • Take an afternoon to enjoy a local art gallery featuring some of the works of the masters like Picasso, van…
To bestow proper balance to the world and this newsletter, I today am focusing on the Rolling Stones. Last week it was Beatles, thus the other dudes…
I spent two days in Columbus over the holiday reveling in a life-changing musical extravaganza, Well, life-changing may be hyperbolic. Let’s call it…
Today’s post, “Me on lesbians” Annual round up post: “Tweets of the Year, ’22""Use All The Crayons!" is a reader-supported publication. To receive new…

December 2022

Throwback Christmas blog post of the week is one of my favorite and best-loved stories. It happened word-for-word just as related and the whole thing…