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The Wound Is Far From Healed

The dread is mostly gone, but the cold fury remains, as do the tears - tears of sadness for those lost, tears of joy mixed with sorrow at the tales of heroism and the heroes that died that day. Such a catastrophe brought out the best in New Yorkers - no mean feat, that. September 11th showed that in the most impersonal and cynical city in America, everyday heroes still flourish. Day by day, EMTs, police officers, firemen, and first responders go quietly about their duties, never seeking praise from those of us cowardly enough to forget their everyday sacrifices. We conveniently forget that their sacrifices allow the rest of us the opportunity to even affect cycnicism. Do what you can to change that, won't you?

It’s An Honor Just To Be Nominated

Okay, I’ll cop to it – in a wanton bit of self-promotion, I’d like to point out the fact that my humble abode is up for Philly Future’s Featured Blog Poll. I’m up against three tough competitors: Badminton Stamps Antonella…

Didja Miss Me?

My wife, child and I were away this past week, visiting with my grandparents at a rented house out on the outskirts of the Allegheney National Forest. Through the magic of WordPress, I was able to queue up a few…

A Literal Philadelphia Barrage

Now this is just wickedly cool. I was cruising around the National [Indoor] Lacrosse League’s website in search of some Minnesota Swarm merchandise when I thought to myself “Self, didn’t you see a professional outdoor lacrosse game being played on…