Memoirs & Fiction by Andrew Nixon
1. Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained. 3. Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. 4. Esplanade, v.. To attempt an explanation while drunk. 5. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent. 6. Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the […]
Take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. Ignoranus : A person who’s both stupid and an asshole. Intaxication : Euphoria […]
Hypocrisy and the Media Evidence of March Madness: Three college basketball coaches have dominated sports and “news” media coverage this week. Let’s take a look at how the media has covered each one: Jerry Tarkanian: Elected to the Hall of Fame after being snubbed for decades. Rob Dauster of NBC Sports pretty well sums up […]
My First Book When I started this blog, back in what seems like the late seventeenth century, I was not sure where it would go. Once I began blogging abut my old hometown and its residents, past and present, the blog just took off. There are more than 1,000 regular visitors to the blog. […]
Ray Prince was a year or two behind me at Clairton High School. His dad, Joe Prince was a mover and shaker in Clairton as well as one outstanding accordion player. I remember when he was in junior high school Ray became interested in printing. He was able to print business cards and we all […]
Clairton High School. My alma mater and the alma mater of some of the most generous people in the world. Just how generous are they? Well, first let’s take a look at the community and the school. In its heyday Clairton’s population pressed toward the 30,000 mark and Clairton High School had so many students […]
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