November 28, 2019 To Thanksgiving, and the best TV episode ever dedicated to it This year, I reposted a Facebook memory from all the way back in 2018. It contrasts my good feelings about the holiday growing up…
October 29, 2019 Florida is for other people, who may not know… Most of you know how I feel about Florida. Knowing I moved out says much of it, but there are a lot of reasons…
July 20, 2019 Nothing against my friends at CBS, but… AT&T — which owns DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse — released a statement saying it “offered to pay CBS an unprecedented rate increase and…
July 20, 2019 Larger Than Life Personality: Remembering Mitch Petrus — Austin Kellerman I’ve never reblogged before. Only heard of it. But heat stroke is deadly, and a serious threat this weekend. A few days ago, it…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
November 21, 2018 The end of an era, and beginning of this one (Part A of this one) It was 20 years ago tonight. Not exactly. It was actually four days off, on Nov. 25, but what really matters is it was…
November 4, 2018 Difficult week, from anger to sadness, as election approaches I don’t remember a seven-day period like the time since last Saturday. That’s when I woke up, turned on the TV, and saw what…
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…
October 2, 2018 News starting out good but going downhill fast It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.” The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were…
September 26, 2018 Stupid, stupid, stupid! Sometimes I see or hear something so stupid, I lose control and have to call it out right away. That’s especially true when it…
June 29, 2018 Certification expiring, definitely done teaching The first thing I have to say is this blog was planned for today. It doesn’t have anything to do with Wednesday’s Supreme Court…
May 17, 2018 Forget Laurel and Yanny. Did Cecily call Adam a moron? I don’t know about you but yesterday, I couldn’t stop “hearing” about what the people who listened to a certain audio file heard. Most…
May 8, 2018 Paying for news, one candidate’s free airtime and asking for your comments I hope you’ve had a terrific Tuesday! I have a few thoughts (just a few) I figured I’d get out today. This morning, Axios…
April 25, 2018 Who says everything I write is negative (but correct)? This is my 90th blog post and like most journalists, I identify mistakes all over and somehow — often through publicity — try to…
April 19, 2018 Sanctuary cities judges show they know justice, not politics I’m not writing to take an opinion on the issues of sanctuary cities or illegal immigration, but have to say I’m pleased a gang of Republican-appointed federal judges were willing to rule against a president from their own party.
April 3, 2018 Villanova Victory, Volume III They did it again! Villanova University’s men’s basketball team is celebrating its second national championship in three years. According to the school’s president, Rev….
March 29, 2018 Who Trump hates more, Facebook or Amazon? Oh, and Stormy Daniels’ motion to make him speak! OK. Let’s get this right. Lawmakers and many Americans are angry about Facebook and how it handled 50 million users’ people’s data, but President Trump really hates Amazon.
March 23, 2018 The Weather Channel’s new owner, a real controversial person There are two big changes in weather: The snow has stopped and The Weather Channel is being sold. Also, you can say the owner is…
March 20, 2018 Be nicer to Mike Jerrick, and other thoughts on what’s making news People who know me can never, ever say I’m not loyal to people I like and respect. You’ll see that in a moment, along…
March 1, 2018 WSVN without Fox? It’s possible if…. Surprisingly, I haven’t seen this reported at all by South Florida media. Yes, they’re still consumed and reeling from the massacre at Marjory Stoneman…
February 22, 2018 Got cable, satellite? You’ll foot the bill for Fox’s Thursday Night Football How many of you watched the Super Bowl this year? Of course, in Philadelphia, that’s a loaded question with the underdog Eagles in the…
February 18, 2018 Famous man, 80, suing famous man, 77, for age discrimination What’s famous to you obviously relies on where you’ve been and what you’ve noticed, but these people have had national exposure for at least…
February 12, 2018 Football, even the Super Bowl, may be hazardous to your health The Super Bowl is over, the Eagles won and in a moment, I’ll show you why the old phrase in the title — “may…
February 8, 2018 School out, Eagles’ championship parade on! I really didn’t know what to make of school districts cancelling classes for a parade and celebration for Super Bowl LII champions, the Philadelphia…
February 4, 2018 Eagles’ fans give April the Giraffe an ‘F’ Talk about ungrateful and too much attention for a minor story. The only thing major was the size of the animal. About a year…
February 2, 2018 Eagle eye: Most Philadelphia media ignore possibility of local terrorism You would think anytime there’s a possibility of terrorism in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia media would report it. Apparently that wasn’t the case this week….
December 27, 2017 Rules? NFL throws out ratings book for holiday weekend finale There’s always a lot at stake at an NFL football game but this year, the league decided to break its own rules to avoid…
December 20, 2017 Today, Merry Christmas to Comcast! You’re welcome! No waiting until Christmas on Monday. Comcast, you obviously consider yourself too powerful. Today, your hard-earned rate hikes take effect. Santa says you’ve been…
November 27, 2017 Special streets, signs in the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection) Philadelphia street signs are different than in much of the country.For example, there’s no downtown. Locals call that part Center City. If you’re driving,…
February 3, 2017 The media: Certainly imperfect, definitely necessary and trying This is my first blog in several months, and only my second since arriving back in Philadelphia. The first was shortly after my return, so…
January 6, 2016 Getting into the season It took way too long for Mother Nature, the holiday season and me, but it finally started feeling like winter. Monday, Jan. 4, was the…
May 17, 2015 Odds & ends from 3 weeks I haven’t posted anything in about 3 weeks. (I also haven’t heard from you asking for a post. Unbelievable! What’s up with that?) I…