I am all in the spirit of helping my fellow man in downtrodden times. It is more of an obligation than charity in my eyes. With that said it can still make your blood boil to see that your tax dollars are buying some lazy idiot a lapdance.
The upcoming J.J. Abrams film, Super 8 (Shot almost entirely in Weirton, WV) has a new has a new poster for it’s Japanese release.
If only the US release poster featured my old neighborhood half as much as this one did, I would be very happy. At the current moment, there is not too much that is instantly recognizable as Weirton in the US Poster.
The landmark first birthday holds a lot of new things and changes for every child. One of the most monumental is the first haircut. We took Preston for his first yesterday and he took it like a champ. Momma misses the curls, but he really does look like a little boy now.
Apparently, the region that I live in now how the distinction of being the worst death/birth rate in the country.
Over two years to be exact, since the the last time that I made a post in this blog. A lot has changed since then (jobs, baby, etc) and I finally feel the need to write again. So … Let is consider this a proclamation that I promise to post more here in the coming days, weeks, months and years.
Ever wonder where all those pre-printed shirts go when a team loses the big game? Well wonder no more as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offers a wonderful article that illustrates where all those Baltimore Raven AFC Champions shirts end up.

It is playoff season again, and you know what that means. More Steelers jingles. Download some new, and of course, some of the old favorites right here:
Hey everyone, as everybody has already told you a million times today … make sure you get out and vote. Not only can you try to fool yourself that you are living in a two-party system, but there is all kinds of free stuff to be had.
Recently, in what can only be described as “giving the finger” to YouTube, MTV created a new site showcasing nearly all the music videos in their library. While you may not be able to see videos on MTV any more, you can always point your browser to www.mtvmusic.com and check them out there.
While testing out the site, I found some nice nuggets like:
Dead Milkmen – Punk Rock Girl
Run DMC – Mary Mary
Dinosaur Jr. – Feel The Pain
Wax – California














