Category Archives: gang gang dance

Stevieslaw: Dear Abby, Dear Abby

Here at Stevieslaw, breakfast with the morning paper is still a mainstay of our existence. Our local paper, the CDT is not much. And since we are not an optimistic bunch in Central PA, it is not surprising that all … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Headlines-Millionaires to stay warm this winter

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, woke this Thanksgiving morning to find the lead article in the Centre Daily Times headlined “Heating Aid Funds Cut.” The article went on to describe how a 50% cut in the federal Low Income Home … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles

Stevieslaw: That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter and office optimist, had an epiphany this week. “Everything,” she said, “Is going to crap.” “I dare you,” she hissed, “To find one critical issue in which things … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: White House Loses All Touch with Reality

The nation section of our local, the Centre Daily Times, picked up an article out of Washington today declaring that the White House has no evidence that extraterrestrials exist. Apparently, the White House has a feature on its website that … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Republicans to Cut Wealth Gap

Hope Yen, writing for AP, reported today that the “wealth” gap between the old and the young is increasing. Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, was startled—and trust me when I say that the one thing you don’t want to do … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: My Voices of PA Nov. Article

Don’t Ask: Career Recommendations for the Next Millennium My friend Joel Levine wanted to be a doctor, Arnie Slansky a lawyer and Crazy Eddie an Indian Chief. I wanted to be a mailman—still do. Down the block we had our … Continue reading

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Reworking “My Cousin Vinny.**”

Stevieslaw: Reworking “My Cousin Vinnie.**” At Stevieslaw, we are shopping an idea for a “Cousin Vinny” remake—be sure to tell your many Hollywood director/producer friends. In our rewrite, a Joe Pesci look alike and a Ralph Macchio look alike have … Continue reading

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Cousin Myron Pipes In

Myron Pipes In Myron, my fire-eating red-headed cousin, does not often find his name and the word compromise in the same sentence. He is particularly hard on the filthy rich, waiters and idiots. It is not all that unusual for … Continue reading

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Wall Street Wheat

Wall Street Wheat When I was a graduate student, way back before the beginning of recorded time, board games were still the rage. A group of us would meet at someone’s place, late at night, and play Monopoly or the … Continue reading

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Wall Street and the Vets

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, and I love when our local newspaper, The Centre Daily Times, asks and answers its own question in the same issue. Today, they ran the article by Adam Geller of AP headlined: Protest’s Mission Remains … Continue reading

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