There’s nothing I abhor more than not answering a question when one is asked of you. I’ve seen a lot of debates, on television and in person, and it pisses me off to high heaven (as my mom would say) when a candidate, any candidate, doesn’t answer the question. Now I understand talking points and [...]

Apology – I must apologize for not upholding the blogging commitment I made to the Word of John. Excuse #1 – Some of you might know that I now call Brooklyn home. The month leading up to my departure from Sag Harbor was so emotionally fraught, this blog fell by the wayside. Excuse #2 – [...]

Broken Social Scene, an indie-rock band from Toronto, played the Siren Music Festival at Coney Island on Saturday and at the end of their set, lead singer Kevin Drew told the captive audience to go out and vote for Obama. The fact that an indie-rock band was stumping for the Democratic nominee is not remarkable. [...]

As gas prices soar, sales of SUVs have reportedly declined over the last months, but you wouldn’t know it from driving around here. True, the Prius seems to be the trendiest car on Main Street these days, but the SUV still rules when it comes to weekend warriors. Yesterday driving home from the city I [...]

Let me preface this post by stating that my television only goes up to channel 23, or else I probably would not wake up each morning to Joe Scarbrough. Having said that, he is a good ‘ol southern boy like myself and I do find myself identifying with him from time to time. So on [...]