Nobody asked me, but . . .

The Chief

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:05:37 -0700

Last night I took my wife and my mother-in-law to see The Chief. The Chief is a one man show performed by Tom Atkins, and it takes place in Art Rooney's office at Three Rivers Stadium following the 1976 season. Fear not theater buffs, the show ...

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Turning over a new leaf

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:17:19 -0700

As Fall approaches, I thought it was only natural to turn over a new leaf of my own and return to trying to regularly post on this blog. Frankly, I was surprised to hear that a few folks actually read my posts, and still others often enjoyed the...

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A Bachelor Superfecta

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:11:37 -0700

I know that I have previously posted anti-reality TV rants in this space, but I feel compelled to share some amazing personal statistics with you. I've successfully selected the last 4 "winners" of The Bachelor within the first three episodes. I ...

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Long time, no blog

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:15:56 -0700

I've been out of the loop for a while for a multitude of reasons. Between a lot of work, the start of Little League, the Easter holiday, the kids' spring break, a sick 100 year old grandfather, a sick 65 year old father, a small house fire, and ...

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Road Trip Ramblings

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:09:49 -0700

Spent a few days in Chicago for a firm meeting and then Newark for business. Travel, and especially delayed travel, always leads to plenty random thoughts: 1. Went to Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament at the United Center. Having been to the Round 1...

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Save Made, And A Beauty

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:02:55 -0700

Well the big news in town yesterday was the announcement that the Commonwealth and the Penguins will build a new arena in Pittsburgh, thus ensuring that our beloved flightless birds will remain here for at least another 30 years. This is great ne...

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We'll Always Have Hartford

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:57:18 -0700

For the last 19 years, mid-March has always been a very special time me. It's fair to say that I look forward to the NCAA Tournament the way some people look forward to Christmas. In fact for me, college basketball is pretty much a one month spo...

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Slow News Day = Life Lessons

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:03:18 -0800

I was raised and still live in a suburb of Pittsburgh. People like to refer to my town as Camelot, a community of "cake eaters" or any one of a number of similar labels that people often heap upon a well-to-do, upper middle class American suburb ...

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Where have you gone Kathy Ireland . . .

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:09:41 -0800

I used to be able to tell you when the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue was going to hit my mailbox. It was on my calendar, much like St. Patrick's Day, Memorial Day, you name it. It was always something to look forward to. This annual issue was...

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Random Thoughts

nobody@vox.com(Franky Speaking) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:33:20 -0800

Well, March is here and for me that officially marks the end of Winter. It puts me in a much better frame of mind when I know that more daylight, pitchers and catchers, the NFL Draft, the Masters and the NCAA Tourney are all on the horizon. I'm...

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