Monthly Archives: February 2006

Joe Mirasola, who has operated a music and camera store on West Philadelphia Street for more than four decades, is retiring, sort of. More after the jump…

Check it out . The U.S. Men’s Curling team beat England Friday to secure the bronze medal. Curling is truly the sport of kings. Little known fact: There’s a curling tradition called broomstacking. What it is is the competitors, after … Continue reading →

This prof at UCLA believes we are entering a new Middle Ages. Interesting stuff… I guess this means the avian flu is the new plague.

Talk about a fishing story. Check this one out.

TV ads. Gotta love them and what they say about us as humans. Actually, they say some scary things. More after the jump…

By MIKE ARGENTO The Winter Olympics are tough to watch because, let’s face it, we just don’t get a lot of those sports because they’re too Nordic or something. Figure skating? Too much crying. Skiing? Luge? Bobsledding? Be honest, you … Continue reading →

By MIKE ARGENTO We now join the White House press briefing, in progress … . PRESS SECRETARY SCOTT McCLELLAN: and, further, the president wasn’t specifically speaking about monkey-men, but was referring to any chimp-human hybrid. Moving on … . QUESTION: … Continue reading →

By MIKE ARGENTO NEWS ITEM: Violent protests erupted around the world as Muslims reacted violently to the dissemination of a Danish newspaper cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed. The cartoon appeared in the small newspaper last September and was circulated in … Continue reading →

By MIKE ARGENTO Among the lengthy catalog of the great tragedies to arise from Hurricane Katrina is one that pales in comparison to the monumental human suffering left in the wake of the flood waters. In the grand scheme of … Continue reading →

Nope, that not’s a misspelling. The Stealers stole the game, with the help of refs who appear to be suffering from ophthmalogical maladies. Anyway, congrats Steeler fans. Your team didn’t want to lose as bad as the other one — … Continue reading →