hurricane Sandy | hurricane Sandy
Nov.04.2012
Last week blew in some mighty powerful winds here at the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Hurricane Sandy has tousled branches, blew trashcans off porches and whisked shingles off roofs. These are only minor things compared to the devastation it has caused in the Northeast. In my lifetime I have never...
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Nov.03.2012
Photo on front page of NY Times today: Long Island residents gathering to guard against looters wanting to profit from the tragedy of Sandy.
Classic looters situation. Disaster ties the hands of the law, with other, more critical matters to deal with. Time to get that free TV or computer. Sort of...
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Nov.03.2012
On the first day of NaNoWriMo my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree...
Well, they didn't. Wouldn't it be nice if they did? I love pears, and I have no idea what I would do with a partridge in a pear tree, but heck, it's the thought that counts!
I got up, threw on clothes, then I...
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Nov.02.2012
I ran from New Jersey for New York City at breakneck speed in my childhood dreams, driving through the Soho art scene on sleepy Sunday mornings on our way to visit my cousins in the outer boroughs. I looked at the thin people and the black outfits with my nose almost pressed to the glass of our...
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Nov.01.2012
President Barack Obama greets NJ Gov. Christieto survey damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. (AFP photo by Jewel Samad)
Was it a matter of political irony or plain old-fashioned racism that prompted the lack of definitive media headlines proclaiming President Barack Obama––currently...
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Nov.01.2012
As many of you know, I host a pre-recorded daily show named The Phil Naessens Show. Wednesday night I was joined for the full hour by a great guy from Minnesota named John Kurkosky. During the show, that will air on Friday afternoon at 5pm EDT, Mr. Kurkosky issued the following...
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Nov.01.2012
The Sports Goons Jameyan Smith joins Phil for the full hour to discuss Hurricane Sandy, the World Series, Fantasy Football, ESPN reporter Stephen A. Smiths use of a racial slur "nigga please" on air and his denial of such, the 2012-2013 NBA season, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and...
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Oct.31.2012
Atlantic City was Disneyland before there even was a Disneyland. It specialized not in the Peter Pan illusion of endless youth, but it the American promise of making it, of easy money. That was the fantasy for sale in the Boardwalk Empire days of Nucky Johnson, at the Miss America Pageant (...
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Oct.31.2012
On Wednesdays Phil Naessens Show Phil comments on Hurricane Sandy, congratulates the 2012 American and National League Gold Glove winners, comments on the Detroit Tigers decision to bring back Manager Jim Leyland for the 2013 season, asks whether its time to bench Jets QB Mark...
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Oct.30.2012
Yes, I survived Hurricane Sandy. It was a nerve-wracking experience. I had stocked up on pet food, food for myself, bought the requisite new flashlight and batteries as I do for every storm that comes through New England. There was nothing outside to be picked up by the wind. There was nothing to...
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