tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62867692012-01-25T20:59:18.053-05:00Flaming Shark TorchTony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-45960663227137460732012-01-25T20:59:00.001-05:002012-01-25T20:59:18.133-05:00When you live with a gaggle of women chocolate runs are a way of life. Taken at Boulevard Beer And WineTony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-31755771706244953022012-01-20T17:14:00.001-05:002012-01-20T17:14:22.965-05:00My friends at @burleyoak need bourbon casks. I'm emptying them as fast as I can. Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-103353623166509282012-01-19T20:56:00.001-05:002012-01-19T20:56:41.444-05:00Yes! Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-48096102369827447712012-01-19T12:47:00.001-05:002012-01-19T12:47:29.148-05:00Ally on a regular basis Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-42328965478041464652011-10-01T11:13:00.001-04:002011-10-01T11:13:53.648-04:00De Ferry! De Ferry! One of the best parts about the Todcast is it gives me a chance to expand a little more colorfully and with others on some of the stories that appear in the current edition, which means if you take the opportunity to check it out this week you will get an interesting re-imagining about what Assateague Island would look like if they put Burley Oak owner Bryan Brushmiller and photographer and Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-39151231686739039142010-01-06T06:34:00.001-05:002010-01-06T06:34:46.853-05:00How I love yaGood taste is where racism and irony part ways, except in my fictional living room where I propose to have the largest, most offensive statue collection available. More... Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-60011954152060050162009-11-23T22:23:00.004-05:002009-11-23T22:24:55.700-05:00Dad's Diner Good food served with a mild undercurrent of potential abuse. At Dad's Diner you get it our way and we'd better not hear any complaining. Frankly, some restaurant ideas require more time, money and interest than I have. This is one of them. More... Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-91944073643303261652009-11-18T07:20:00.001-05:002009-11-18T07:28:56.456-05:00I don't wanna cause no fuss... You know you're getting old when minor trespassing gives you a thrill. True, it wasn't a significant blood-pressure increase but it was enough to begin to shake the weekend ennui out of my head. It was also enough to get me to rethink my resistance to being a Delmartian. More... Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-7720051790978815942009-10-28T21:58:00.004-04:002009-10-28T22:06:12.344-04:00Car Insurance Fraud ProtectionIn response to the overwhelming demand to kill the fear by buying stuff buy we at FST have decided it would be a good idea for someone to invent a machine to insulate honest, hardworking citizens against the literally billions of scam artists who spend all their free time thinking of ways to take your money. More... Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-50999499495257259252009-10-22T11:39:00.000-04:002009-10-22T11:39:10.133-04:00She's in Love with the BoyThe bitter-sweet romantic comedy based on Trisha Yearwood’s hit "She’s in Love with the Boy" is an exploration of the hopes and dreams of recent high school graduates with no foreseeable future. If you were disappointed that "Pretty Woman" and "Something to Talk About" didn’t fully explore their titular depth, this movie is for you. More... Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-81635831206043219822009-10-09T12:37:00.002-04:002009-10-09T12:40:53.636-04:00Interview with a Zombie*What if you were still conscious after you became a zombie? Imagine the horror and dramatic implications of knowing the “real” person is still alive behind the zombie’s eyes, watching as their own body tears into living flesh; unable to even scream. More...Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-41413114603160205072009-10-08T15:46:00.007-04:002009-10-09T12:44:38.098-04:00Senior MomentA Maryland State Police bloodhound team will help find lost seniors as part of the "Silver Alert" program in Maryland. Missing is not enough, though. Seniors also have to be cognitively impaired. More...Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-50924639685689987982009-10-03T12:46:00.001-04:002009-10-03T12:48:13.413-04:00New siteThanks for swinging by. The nonsense continues at ossurynot.comTony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-44711095870482516342008-12-12T07:15:00.004-05:002009-11-18T07:31:51.347-05:00The name game I interviewed a lady named Penny Nicholson recently. Yeah. She wasn’t a porn actress or stripper but rather a teacher and a nice enough person. There were two reasons I didn’t being up her name or make any odd change jokes. The first was, she may not have wanted me to. Although many people can get away with not shortening their name, people named Penelope or Candice cannot. This seems Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-22471673551309224332008-12-10T11:29:00.004-05:002008-12-10T11:48:17.550-05:00EntrenchedSo I was at my daughter’s choir’s Christmas concert last night and it was just as you’d expect a small-town high school concert to be. My only complaint was that the choir director gave 15 minute introductions to five-minute songs. But with state and federal budget cuts looming I chalked it up (mostly) to art teachers constantly reinforcing the importance of their marginalized positions. Of Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-81241694493099254872008-12-05T06:52:00.003-05:002008-12-05T07:02:20.162-05:00Mean girlsEvery now and again Yahoo! (a company that is likely overstocked with exclamation points) runs a celebrity fashion column it calls omg! where it bashes clothing choices famous people make. They didn’t invent the genre and are probably not even the worst offenders, but some of the comments are a little, well, catty.I’ve never gotten the whole bashing-the-celebrity-outfit story though it’s been a Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-70591764808637101662008-12-02T06:41:00.006-05:002008-12-04T09:12:47.716-05:00Drop the gunPete Seger doesn’t remember all the words to his songs, but he remembers all the meanings. When he came out to Carnegie Hall the other night it was truly awe-inspiring. (I know. I hate the phrase too, but don’t blame the phrase blame that hacks who use it without warrant.)Here is why Pete Seger is awe-inspiring:He’ll be 90 years old in a couple of months - his grandson sang and played with him toTony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-30117582580859669022008-11-24T07:17:00.005-05:002008-12-04T08:56:05.919-05:00Lennon continues to rest in peaceSo, in case you missed the big news, the Vatican recently forgave John Lennon for claiming that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Lennon made the claim during an interview in the mid-60s, likely because “more popular than fuck” hadn’t been coined yet. Here you have a bunch of 20-somethings who had almost redefined “craze,” were stoned much of the time and were on the verge of becoming Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-26517571026921183122008-11-21T07:54:00.003-05:002008-11-21T08:06:46.358-05:00Taking HostagesUnlike the banking crisis, where most of us only kind of believe that it’s necessary to pay gamblers to keep gambling, the thought of the American auto industry grinding to a halt comes with a little trepidation and a whole ton of Schadenfreude. On some level it’s nice to see that after nearly 100 years of total and utter worker, environmental, and intellectual (via ads) exploitation, the Big Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-6632479602726781662008-11-20T08:13:00.007-05:002008-12-04T09:01:25.883-05:00Ignorance, racism, and the insularMy cousin relates a story thus:When I was in school, we had this kid from Brooklyn who, like me, had come from a pretty much all white background. He was asking about a fellow student and couldn’t remember his name. So he says, in full Brooklyn guinea, “What’s that guy’s name, the kid who sits behind you? You know, the guy with the glasses? He wears his hair real short?”Finally when he realizes Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-65200856955934902612008-11-18T06:36:00.009-05:002008-11-20T08:58:06.625-05:00The grand conspiracyYahoo changed their mail function not too long ago so that subscribers (participants?) could get instant messages without opening their instant messenger function. The list of why this is a problem is longer than I have the time or interest for, but the shortest and most important version is that unless you change your defaults, you are constantly spammed.“Spammed” spell checks, how cool is that?Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-30820590059898500052008-11-17T09:31:00.007-05:002008-12-04T09:10:42.197-05:00Ridin’ DirtyMy 7-year-old is not going to a birthday party this weekend and I’m not certain how to feel about it. One of her long-time friend’s father was recently arraigned on drug charges. He’s out on more than $12,000 bail for manufacture with intent to distribute.Ouch.The problem is, with the demonization of marijuana and the propensity of the authorities to jack up the charges so they get higher Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-2723207944603607172008-11-13T08:55:00.009-05:002008-12-04T09:14:59.924-05:00Train WreckI’m not a television snob. OK, I kind of am. The problem, aside from the pat story lines, the questionable acting, and the mile-wide-inch-deep messages, is really the ads. I have no patience for commercials. My girlfriend Kelly chided me for watching the awful Brit-coms on PBS without complaint. My response was simple: No commercials, plus the possibility of seeing 
“Fawlty Towers,” equals Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-5778706975491526262008-07-28T10:37:00.010-04:002008-12-04T09:17:19.045-05:00Biscuits, Gravy and Rock ’n’ RollI got promoted; kind of.My boss answered the phone and after yesing and noing a couple of times placed the caller on hold.“You’re the entertainment reporter,” he said.So now a strange woman keeps sending me CDs to review and I have half a mind to do it. The only thing that held me back at first was the fact that I’m not a music critic. I’m also really not an expert on the brand of music she’s Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286769.post-29555598924926307672008-07-24T09:41:00.010-04:002008-11-20T09:00:46.284-05:00Objectively speaking, people are stupidNo doubt you’re aware of the media bias ruining our democracy. Likely you’ve heard about it from media reports on the politicians, those who benefit the most from news outlets’ loss of the public trust. I think it was Reagan’s idea, God Bless Him.Of course it’s not true; not completely true anyway. In fact, the constant striving for objectivity is the real problem with most news. If you want to Tony Russohttps://profiles.google.com/117888066892650700012noreply@blogger.com0