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Normally I don’t get all political on your ass, but I think that Good Grief! readers have a right to know the truth.
The ice cream wars are heating up in Philadelphia. Early last night, a non-Mr. Softee ice cream truck started cruising around the neighborhood. And I use the phrase ice cream truck […]

Boss-across-the hall is out of the office this week, and it’s difficult to mock him when he’s not around. So let’s take this opportunity to review recent activy from the hated pager:

One (1) kareoke invitation sent to team
Three (3) kareoke responses received
Two (2) e-mails sent to friends’ Yahoo! accounts
One (1) business-related (!) page […]

Lunchtime errands at the soulless office park go something like this:

Get in the car (walking is an invitation for grumpy motorists to mow your ass down).
Cruise down a clogged highway, wondering what kind of sadistic fool designed an entire state that does not allow left-hand turns.
Drive to Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Mart, one of the […]

Even if you’re not a joiner, here are two organizations worthy of your consideration:

World RPS Society: The World RPS Society is dedicated to the promotion of Rock Paper Scissors as a fun and safe way to resolve disputes. We feel that conserving the roots of RPS is essential for the growth and development of […]

Breaking news: according to an article by Macworld’s Linotype Univers Condensed Semibold Italic Haslam, Arial is the top font to use as a child’s name:
Asked “Which font would you name a child after,” the top choices were Arial (24 per cent), Geneva (18%), and Zapf Dingbats (12%). More disturbing was the choice of Linotype […]

The first unedited edition of the Market Report is here—a day before the Art Museum Area Home News makes its way to a stoop near you!
Executive Summary:

Strawberries – bruised
Asparagus – victim of freak storms!
Corn – Florida supply is excellent
Lettuce and tomatoes – prices falling.

Read on for the whole thing!

The Market Report, by Ken Klein
Kleins Supermarket, […]

I’ve been thinking about a catchphrase for this weblog. You know, one of those snooty descriptions that follows the title: Good Grief! Displaying my expertise and brilliant insights into technology, art, politics, metalsmithing, literature, sports, travel, handbags, internet men, and anything else that strikes my fancy. And then, of course, I’d have […]

Sure signs of summer’s imminent arrival:

At least four nightly Mr. Softee drive-bys, some after 10 PM. I have theories, though I’m scared to confirm them, about what exactly the lascivious ice cream man* is selling at that hour.
The sight of the guy on the next block cleaning up after his first party of the […]

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A quiz:

Where did baseball’s first stolen base happen?
Which city had the first openly salaried baseball player?
Which city boasted the first concrete and steel baseball stadium?
Which city greeted Herbert Hoover with chants of “we want beer” at the 1931 World Series?

That’s right–Philadelphia. Why am I suddenly a font of Philadelphia baseball trivia? Because instead […]