About this blog
Mike Argento, a York native and graduate of York Suburban Area High School and Penn State, first came to the York Daily Record in 1983. He even had gray hair back then. After stints covering everything from cops to city hall to state government to the environment, he began writing a column for the paper, three times a week, in 1989. His column can be about anything and so is his blog, which encompasses life in York County and beyond. And, for the record, as he told his wife the other night, he wishes people would stop asking him, 'What's wrong with you?' He really doesn't know.
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Krugman on “A Christmas Carol”
Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist, takes on Scrooge. “Hey, has anyone noticed that ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a dangerous leftist tract? “I mean, consider the scene, early in the book, where Ebenezer Scrooge rightly refuses … Continue reading
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Christmas traditions around the world…
The world, it almost goes without saying, is a strange place. In Austria, kids are warned if they aren’t good, they get a visit from this guy, Santa’s evil twin. There are other weird traditions, including something I can’t describe … Continue reading
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Charlie Brown Christmas, sort of…
It’s not technically a Christmas thing, but it’s fun and happy. Merry Christmas.
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Sarah Palin Offs Rudolph, Two Takes
First, Jimmy Kimmel… And the, Conan… Merry Christmas.
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RIP: Don Van Vliet
You might know him better as Captain Beefheart, a strange man who made strange music. He was just shy of 70 and did some weird stuff. Could be called queasy listening music, in a good way. We should have a … Continue reading
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Stupid Eagles!
So, the Giants score to make it 31-10. About eight minutes to go. Games over, right? At least I thought so. I turned the game off and went to make dinner. Later, I see the crawl during the late game. … Continue reading
Story of the year, make that decade, no, century, all time
Tom and I discuss the greatest story, ever. Sure, it’s a tragic tale, but well, you’ll see. That and jokes about Jesus going missing in Red Lion and Kim Jong-il’s taste in music.
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T&A, kind of.
This has to be one of the greatest stories of all time. The headline: Butts Arrested in Boob Murder Case. Here is the complete text, courtesy of WeAreCentralPA.com: POTTER TOWNSHIP, CENTRE COUNTY – Police have arrested a third person in … Continue reading
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Jesus goes missing
The story in the paper today about baby Jesus being stolen from a nativity scene in Red Lion raises a few questions. And they aren’t what you think. The main question arises from a quote from the police. “Why would … Continue reading
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Big baseball move!
The Phillies reattained Cliff Lee. Huge news in the world of baseball. The Phils seemingly came out of nowhere and swiped Lee from the Yankees and the Rangers. It was reported that Lee accepted less money to sign with the … Continue reading
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