At the stroke of midnight tonight the ball will drop, the people will cheer, and the calendar date will change to Jan. 1, 2011. My first full decade as a working adult is complete and while there many bad times, there were certainly more good times. As for 2010, it’s been the best adult year [...]
Archive for December, 2010
New Year, New Decade
Posted: December 31, 2010 in PersonalTags: Charleston Gazette, National Legal and Policy Center, St. Marys High School, United States, Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, West Virginia, West Virginia MetroNews, Will Durant
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“You are my secrets on the front page every week”
Posted: December 26, 2010 in PersonalTags: Christmas, Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Holidays, Hunter S. Thompson, Parkersburg West Virginia, The Venture Bros., West Virginia
Well, despite not being with family today I have to say this was one of the best Christmas holidays of my adult life. I finally recaptured the spirit of Christmas and I did it without the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. However, I have learned a few important lessons; things I need to [...]
“Heart of Glass”
Posted: December 25, 2010 in Music, Pop CultureTags: Blondie, CBGB, Debbie Harry, Heart of Glass, Patti Smith, Ramones, YouTube
Like I said yesterday, Rudy & Mel bought me “Punk: The Whole Story.” I’ve been reading it and enjoying it immensely. If journalists here in Charleston were described in musical terms, I’d be the punk rocker. But reading this book I’m somewhat surprised at how much ink Blondie got. Debbie Harry wrote the foreword and [...]
“Try to make sense of the things that you think”
Posted: December 19, 2010 in PersonalTags: Charleston Gazette, Christmas, Holiday, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, West Virginia, West Virginia Legislature
Sorry for no mid-week posts. I spent most of the week cover the West Virginia Legislature‘s interim meetings. I also found out last week that the Reuters news agency wanted to use me as a stringer. They’re expanding their domestic coverage and need stringers to keep them updated on news in the states. I’ll be [...]
“The Luckiest”
Posted: December 12, 2010 in Personal, Photo EssayTags: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olive oil, Red Carpet, Rite-Aid, Stranger Than Fiction
Another fantastic weekend…well, except for getting sick again. Cold, flu, whatever. It’s mostly just stuck in my head, plus it gave me a couple of days of body aches and a couple sleepless nights. Friday night our crew gathered and Thomas & Erin’s for chili night. Now, I don’t eat chili typically. The only beans [...]
Kate Nash, marry me.
Posted: December 7, 2010 in PersonalTags: Arts, Kate Nash, katenash, Music, Music video, My Best Friend Is You, New York City, Peggy Sue, Pumpkin Soup
Cover of Kate Nash I may have a more substantial post later, but for now all I can come up with is I LOVE Kate Nash. I Found her via MTV. Imagine that, I found a new music artist through a music video. Actually MTV was playing her music videos during the credits after various [...]
“I’m so sick of you, so sick of me”
Posted: December 6, 2010 in Personal, Photo EssayTags: Cake, Don Blankenship, Hayes Carll, Massey Energy, Mountain Stage, Red Carpet, Rolling Stone, Star War, United States
Well, it’s time for the typical weekend report. It was an action-packed weekend that I only remember 95 percent of. That’s typical of a Friday night at the Red Carpet, where my crew wreaked havoc. First though I had to celebrate the retirement of Don Blankenship (@donblankenship), the Chairman and CEO of Massey Energy. He [...]
The Christmas Bike
Posted: December 1, 2010 in PersonalTags: Christmas, Cycling, Facebook, Mannheim Steamroller, Mountain bike, Steven Adams, Twitter, West Virginia
Sit back, grab a cocoa, and cuddle with that lovely lady as I tell you a heartwarming tale. It’s a tale of loss and redemption, of drama and laughter, of surrealness and comedy. Yes friends, it’s the tale of the Christmas Bike. Picture it: Charleston, WV, November 2010. I’ve already told the first part of [...]
