A Real Pennsylvanian Maverick

Senator Arlen Specter’s switch from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party has been hailed as a victory for the Democrats. I’m inclined to agree but with a caveat.

Senator Specter has always been categorized as a moderate Republican though my Republican friends called him a RINO – Republican-In-Name-Only. He was brought in to the [...]

Maher + Oreo = HAPPY!!

It’s His Birthday and He’ll Fart if He Wants to!

I adopted my 6/7-year old beagle Oreo (shelter name Ike) last July after a failed stint with a 1-year old Lab mix. Oreo was a stray so no one knows his exact birthday. Well, a puppy needs a birthday so I’ve decided to take my [...]

Taylor Swift + Coldplay

My friend Sajeeb posted this video to his tumblr and I thought it was simply spectacular. It’s seems a bit incongruous to combine Taylor Swift with Coldplay but have a listen and see if you don’t agree.

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Gun-toting Liberals

It seems the height of irony that my trip to a shooting range would be with a liberal South Asian friend in uber-liberal San Francisco. I’ve always wanted to go to a shooting range but I’m not sure why I hadn’t back in Pittsburgh. Allegheny County has the highest per capita gun ownership rate in [...]

I Love Keri Hilson

Some things just ain’t right.

Rocketman

I never get tired of take-off. In 5 years of steady and sometimes mind-numbing travel at Cerner, I got tired many things about the vagabond lifestyle. I got tired waking up at 4:00 AM on Mondays, getting home too late on Thursday, living out a suitcase, surprised friends when I turned up at the local [...]

Dance Alloy – Exposed

I went to see a performance by Dance Alloy Theatre last Friday called Exposed. It was three independent performances designed around the concept of being ‘exposed’. Lord only knows what that meant.

I’m not going to describe each of the performances or how I analyzed them because the truth is that I didn’t. Modern dance [...]