-Think you’re going to enjoy my latest piece in the Philly Post. Yesterday I went to the library to find some old Christmas ads, and boy did I find some doozies. Dwarf parrots, giant kangaroos, and the prospect of a booze free Christmas were among my finds. You’re going to enjoy this piece.

-In England, the problem of iphones has driven one quizmaster so batty he’s decided to make a Google Proof quiz.

“Now people are using their phones all the time. It’s a shame because it defeats the whole purpose of the quiz, which is to test your own general knowledge.”…Downloadable software, such as Shazam, can be used to help easily recognise the artist and track of pop songs. But Mr Bray has confounded would-be spoilsports by digitally masking his chosen soundtracks before he plays them to the crowd.

It’s nice to know that quizmasters all over the world are all dealing with the same issue. I used to call people out for using their phones. Now I don’t even bother. I simply insure that they don’t win. In fact a team last week should have won at one of the quizzes, but one of them was on their phone for much of the final round, so I just deducted 25 points from their score to make sure they lost. Were they cheating? Don’t know, don’t care. If the phone is out, you’re losing 25 points. Boom.

-A couple of recent Phillies pieces I did you might enjoy. First of all, the tragic tale of former Phils pitcher Bo Belinsky. He had bombshell girlfriends, plenty of money, and his life was a nonstop party. But when his career was over, he had no direction, and spent the rest of his life trying to find one. The next story is one of those great “What ifs” that make being a sports fan so much fun (and htis Eagles season so frustrating). What if the Phillies had never traded away Ferguson Jenkins?

 

Looks like the holiday rush is in effect. Set a new record for attendance at North Star last night. We get the ball rolling tonight at O’Neals at 8 p.m. Been off the charts the last few weeks. Hope to keep it going tonight. $3.50 margaritas and Mexican beers. On to the City Tap House, where the youngsters will appreciate tonight’s picture round. Action starts at 10:15 p.m. $10 gets you a pizza and a Sly Fox. Hope to see ya tonight.

If you like arcade games, you should probably be at North Star tonight. Per Erin M’s request, we will be doing an arcade round. Action starts at 7 p.m. 1/2 hummus and mussels, and $3 Kenzingers. And remember, free parking in the back. Hope to see ya tonight!

I was in a thrift store a couple of weeks ago, and as usual I drifted over to the books. I opened a random book ( I think it was about Nixon) and this note fell out. I thought it was kind of cool, not only for the interesting and somewhat inspirational message, but I love the fact that the person took the time to pen this knowing that it might be years before someone read it. It’s part crazy, part serendipitous, somewhat religious but mostly just kind of cool. Here is the text of the note…

“I want” in purusit of material things- Satan said I want my own kingdom…in pursuit of good “I want to” help old people, orphans, etc. Satan uses that too. If you truly want to, you will you won’t be saying I want to. “I’m going to” is yet another tool for Satan to keep you from action. Don’t say it, don’t think about it, Do it!