2019

Ladies and gentlemen, behold, some s*** the president said during the previous week: “When I took over our military, we did not have ammunition. I was told by a top general, maybe the top of them all, ‘Sir, I’m sorry sir, we don’t have ammunition.’ I said, I will never let that happen to another […]

Erie, Saegertown and Our Fear of Change

I was recently back in Saegertown. My home town. I’m never down there anymore. Ever since my parents moved to Meadville a few years ago, I’ve had absolutely no reason to return. Like many small-town kids, I grew up wishing for the day that I would be able to leave that town forever. I saw […]

Lonely Erie Courthouse bedbug dies alone – Something good happened in Erie, 10/11/2019

One lonely bedbug, looking for a friend. | Photo via halloweencostumes.com. Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: https://www.goerie.com/news/20191010/erie-courthouse-officials-only-1-bedbug-reported Have you heard about the Erie County Courthouse bed bug infestation? If you’ve been awake in Erie at any point since Wednesday, chances are you have. Here’s a sampling of the headlines: Erie […]

S*** the President Says – 10/7/2019

Ladies and gentlemen, behold, some s*** the president said during the previous week: “China should start an investigation into the Bidens because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine.” 10/3/2019 at the White House. No one knows what the Bidens are accused of having done, specifically. Joe Biden’s […]

Minerva Returns – Something good happened in Erie, 10/4/2019

Minerva, from her current perch on the 2nd floor of Erie’s Blasco Library. | Photo credit: me. I had to see this for myself. Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: https://www.goerie.com/news/20191003/minerva-statue-returns-to-erie-after-long-disappearance Well, most of Minerva returned. You’ll need to buckle up for this one, because for my money this is the […]