Philadelphia is planning on putting the statue of celluloid heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa near the steps to the Museum of Art. Previously, the statue had been at the top of the steps and at the sports complex. It has always been controversial where it resides. Curiously, no word on when a statue of Philly’s REAL heavyweight champion will be commissioned.
Mexican wrestlera are big right now. I don’t know if this is because of Homestar Runner’s Strong Bad. Does he reflect the culture or shapes it? I like to believe it is the latter.
I have never been interested in American Idol. What’s the big deal? Why do newspapers have to devote several column inches every week?
Kickball is incredibly popular in this area with rival leagues vying for spots on The Mall. My company has a kickball league too but I don’t play, because when it comes down to it, I do not want to blow an ACL on kickball. There are just several better ways to do it and I cannot imagine going through months and months of rehab because of kickball. Explaining it to others would be no better, maybe even worse. I skip softball for similar reasons, but that is a much better reason to injure yourself than kickball.
I finally heard the new Metro voice. In fact, I think she is now on all the trains. I don’t like her as much as the original Metro voice and I don’t like the new chimes. It sounds too generic. Another example of fixing something that was not broken.
Am I the only one who thinks it is appropriate that the new Archbishop of Washington is coming from Pittsburgh?
I was a regular NPR listener for quite a while, but I have pretty much stopped. I can only hear so much news about the disaster in Iraq. If Bob Edwards were still there, I would probably still be listening though. Now, I listen to WTOP in the morning. I cannot decide if I like Lisa Baden though.
For the last two years, Dan Victor has been writing about his experience as a Penn State fan for the CDT, first as a columnist for the ill-fated Blue and more recently as a blogger. He graduated this past weekend and will be moving on. His contributions will be missed.
This morning’s USA Today had an article about New Jersey drivers’ backlash against the governor’s proposal to create self-service gas stations. While I thought the article was framed to make Jersey drivers look lazy and snobbish, or even stupid, it reminded me of how much I enjoy getting a fill-up in the Garden State. Full-serve gas is one of the many things I like about Jersey; 127 miles of oceanfront, charming towns built around railroad stations, real diners, and all-turns-from-the-right-lane to name a few more. I also always enjoyed the amazement that some of my Pennsylvania friends had (when they were not whining about the one-way toll on I-80 over the Delaware) that NJ full-service gas was cheaper than PA self-service gas. On the flipside, I also liked watching kids from Jersey try to fill their tank at the gas station near the Old School.
