As it gets later for sunrise here in Broward County, the first thing that pops into my head in mornings (well, besides you know) is how the dark mornings were foreign to me when I was a kid in New York. Back in Brooklyn, I always walked or took the bus to school after dawn. [...]Going to School Before Dawn + Eating Lunch at School is a copyrighted article fr […]

Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg starring Ben Stiller is technically a movie about nothing, but not in a slapstick Jerry Sienfeld sort of way. It is best labeled a “drama comedy” [dramedy]. It feels like an indy movie. The humor is subtle, dark, and wry. Instead of Ben Stiller’s usual hard-luck lovable loser (Enneagram Personality Type 6), [...]Ben Stiller Greenber […]

A USA Today poll in May 2010 revealed that a whopping 92% of Americans believe in God. This poll, like many others of its ilk, is very misleading. First of all, what does the word “believe” mean? to have a firm religious faith to accept as true, genuine, or real to have a firm conviction [...]Do Americans Believe in God Poll 2010 is a copyrighted article fro […]

J-Bird and I have been friends for a long time. One of our shared interests is NFL football. This year, I’ve decided to pick the games for the teams we’re rooting for. I grew up a NY Giants fan, and also root for the Miami Dolphins ever since I’ve lived in South Florida. J-Bird was [...]Select NFL picks week 1 is a post from: Updates Copyright 2010 Tony Vahl […]

I recently contacted my friend J-Bird and asked if he wanted to do an NFL Suicide Pool.  Basically, you try to pick one winner from each week of the season.  When you lose one, you’re out of the pool.  He agreed. It’s not really a pool, per se.  There’s no money.  It’s just for fun.  [...]Vahl and J-Bird’s NFL 2010 Predictions and Suicide Pool is a post from […]

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