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Thursday, January 04, 2024

Let's hear it for eccentrics!

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I grew up in a Worcester neighborhood full of oddballs. There was the Blue Jay - whose name, I think, was Boyajian  - who spent most of the ...
Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Welcome to the Funsch House

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Dan and Sheree Funsch are rich. (Probably, anyway. What with assets vs. liabilities, you never really know.) They're not Forbes 400 rich...
Tuesday, January 02, 2024

If the Commonwealth of Massachusetts thinks it's a good idea...

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is exploring a bill that would "give a tax credit to businesses in the state that join a pilot progra...
Monday, January 01, 2024

Wishlist for 2024

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As someone who has spent the last 50+ years fretting about the possibility of the United States slip-sliding into authoritarian white nation...
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Friday, December 22, 2023

Christmas Tree, 2024

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It's smaller than trees I've had in the past. But it's still a six-footer, and I did ask for a skinny one. And it is, of course,...
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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Lucky me

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When I think about what it must be like to be poor, I often think that one of the more miserable aspects of poverty  - yet often overlooked,...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

These are a few of my favorite things, Christmas music edition.

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I'm not a colossal, over the top gaga fan of Christmas. I like it just fine. I put up a real tree, and love decorating it. (Taking it do...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Toy H.O.F. - 2023 Inductees

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Yesterday, Pink Slip covered evil, bad, harmful toys from the 2023 W.A.T.C.H. warning list. Today, we'll mix it up a bit and go happier ...
Monday, December 18, 2023

'Tis the season to be on the lookout for bad toys

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Each year, World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.) releases its list of the the most hazardous toys on the market.  Anyone who grew up ...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Meatheads!

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Don't get me wrong. I eat beef. But most of the beef I eat is consumed outside of the home.  I'll order the hamburger. And I'll ...
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Political payola: alive and well in the Sunshine State.

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I remember the payola scandal of the late 1950s. I'm pretty sure that, even though I was a plenty smart kid who avidly read and watched ...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Bada Bing

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It's been over 16 years since The Sopranos went off the air, and the series remains one of the greatest shows ever. Talk about Must See...