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In Praise of Two Guys on Beer
There’s something amiss in the Philly beer blogosphere, if you ask me. Lew’s been crazy busy with more important things, like sending his son to college, not to mention finishing up that book. (Congrats on both, Dad!) Ramblin’ Jack has been a little heavy on the press releases lately in ancitipation of launching a new…
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The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
Had this song stuck in my head on Tuesday morning. Odd, because I learned that the man responsible for writing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” George David Weiss, had died the night before. As I thought about it, I looked up Matt Perpetua’s exhaustive Pop Songs ’07-’08 and found this entry for the song. So maybe…
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Facebook Places or Foursquare?
Facebook Places. Game, set, match. Why? Because even though every last destination I visit hasn’t been loaded into Facebook, it means activating one less wonky app that crashes unexpectedly and then scolds me if I try checking in again. Another plus? People I know actually use Facebook. Foursquare? Not so much. Facebook Places does to Foursquare…
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I Threw a Home Run Ball Back
I arrived a bit late to last night’s game, missing the first inning, but I was there for the following 15. What happened in the top of the 4th is something I’ll probably remember — and maybe regret — for the rest of my life. I talked to Enrico over at The 700 Level about…
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What Philly’s Blogger Tax Really Says About Bloggers
I was one of the first people to write about this — Â you can read my rather impolitic tweet here — and I hope I’m one of the last. I like what Tom had to say today over at P’unk Ave’s blog, but I’d like to take this a step further and talk for just…