Happy Anniversary!!!!!

April 1st, 1985, 26 years and going strong!!!!!!

Opening Day, Beat the Drum and Hold the Phone

Well it's Opening Day for baseball and it's March 31st.  Baseball used to the Reds for opening day and in April.  Snow and rain threaten most of the schedule.

Will the Phillies pitching and hitting stand the test of 162 games.  Will there be a new San Francisco?  The calendar says spring and everyone is 0-0.

What is the most important magic number in April?  It would be 19.  It the Pittsburgh Pirates don't win 82 games it will clinch their 19th straight losing season.  I did see this franchise win a World Series in my lifetime.

All Quiet Under the Teepee????

With the budget proposal of Governor Corbett on the table most school districts in the area have big problems and budget gaps on the horizon.  With the constant in fighting among board member for the last three decades the norm, no one has sounded off about any potential budget issues in the district.

With measure bordering drastic being discussed in Miton, Shikellamy, Mifflinburg, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, and Midd-West, does Shamokin Area have any armour to stand up against Tom Coporate's tax cuts.

Read this little ditty about team Tom-Tom.

When Will This Winter Leave?????

One of the first sounds of the upcoming summer I love to hear is the Grand Carousel at Knoebels Amusement Park.  It is the first thing you here when you open your car door.  Although this sound is still a month away, maybe the Beach Boys could chase this winter away.  Here are my two favorites:

Remembering Elizabeth Taylor 1932 - 2011

I don't comment too much on pop culture but the world lost a shining star early this morning.  While in the near term, Taylor will be remembered for her 8 marriages as much as her two Oscars and many personal demons.  She will always be remembered for her style, beauty and transition from child to adult actor.

You have to look at Taylor's work with the disease AIDS that will last the test of time.  Back in the early to mid-1980's when AIDS was called "gay cancer" by the media, Taylor stood up and stood by the side of former co-star Rock Hudson who was probably the first big name celebrity to die from the disease.  At that point in time and looking back, the act was brave and courageous.  Taylor was way ahead of curve in humanity and we are still trying to catch to catch up.  In this day, will humanity catch back up to her?

While my only ties to Taylor was sharing the same birthday date and her visit to a local amusement park in the 1988, we could look at her charitable work as stepping stone for us all.

In another local tie to the area, Taylor won her first Oscar in the movie BUtterfield 8.  The novel by the same name was written by Pottsville native John O'Hara.