2018

Ladies and gentlemen, s*** the president said during the previous week: “Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven, it’s marginal, right?” 12/24/2018 phone call with 7-year old Collman Lloyd. I mean, WTF? This poor kid called NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), whose radar is used to track Santa’s location every New […]

The Idiotville 2018 Year in Review

What a year it’s been in Erie. We’ve had meth, plenty of heroin, broke the murder record, almost broke the snowfall record just to have it yanked way back by some professional buzzkillers, and we’ve had plenty of local political news as well. We’ve had at least as much good news as bad, though it […]

Something good happened in Erie, 12/26/2018 – Santa is real, and her name is Tara Stonestreet

Just like Santa, but without all the breaking and entering. | Photo by Christopher Millette, Erie Times-News Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: http://www.goerie.com/news/20181217/be-good-erie-face-painter-donates-10008-toys-to-toys-for-tots?template=ampart Quick personal story to start this week. I’ve been blessed with a beautiful family and I love them all more than anything. My wife and I have […]

S*** the President Says – 12/24/2018

Ladies and gentlemen, s*** the president said during the past week: “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.” 12/19/2018 Trump tweet. You know, my spidey-sense is telling me to be skeptical here, but, let’s just roll with it. Mission Accomplished! Yes! No more ISIS! “Russia, Iran, […]

President’s confusion leads to government shutdown

As of midnight last night, the “shutdown” is officially upon us: funding for the federal government’s non-essential functions has run out. This means government employees in “non-essential positions” – hundreds of thousands of people – will be forced to work without pay for as long as this shitshow continues, then receive full back pay afterwards. […]