I do not trust political polls. I blame this mistrust on the man who taught the European history class I took in 1992 while stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base. The man's name was John Zogby. When not teaching a night class for Utica College, he ran a polling business in Upstate New York, John ...
My Air Force Days
Funko is not the collector’s friend
I've recently had the feeling that Funko, maker of cheap collectibles including the popular line of vinyl statues called Pop figures, did not have its customer's best interest in mind. The feeling was confirmed with the release of the Target exclusive "Red" Batman. Target exclusive "Red" ...
Maryland finally removes signs referring to ‘Negro Mountain’
The Maryland State Highway Administration removed four road signs referring to a mountain as "Negro Mountain." What I don't understand is how they've been up this whole time. Seriously, why weren't these signs removed a long time ago? Sometimes I forget Maryland is considered part of the South I ...
Chris Cuomo: ‘Fredo’ is like the n-word for us
Someone called CNN anchor Chris Cuomo "Fredo." It's a character's name form The Godfather. Cuomo didn't like it. He not only compared it to the n-word (it's not), he threatened the person who said it with physical violence. Here's a video from the incident on ...
Hagerstown was alien planet hot yesterday
Hagerstown was brutally hot yesterday. Sheri and I had a few errands to run and we waited till later in the day, thinking it would be cooler. We were wrong. We left the house after five in the afternoon and it was 101 degrees. ...
‘Axis & Allies & Zombies’, a board game for 2-5 players
Avalon Hill, the old board game maker best known for military war games, created a zombie version of its perennial favorite, Axis & Allies. It's called Axis & Allies & Zombies and has an MSRP of $40. Amazon has it for $33. ...
