Category Archives: Musings

Our Divided Nation

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Alan Corcoran

You don’t need to be a pundit or connoisseur of the blogosphere to know our nation has become more polarized than ever. Nirvana for one is anathema to another. Whether discussing the budget, proposed controls, alleged leaks, environmental issues – … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Pundit Talking Points Targetted For Termination

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Alan Corcoran

If you watch Stewart or Colbert, you are familiar with the phenomenom of a catchphrase being coined and then spreading like a virus to every talking head on the tube (LEDs, plasmas, what-have-you.) It’s bad enough that they’re all bleating … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Gifts I Got From Obama

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Alan Corcoran

Mitt Romney recently unveiled the shocking secret of why I voted for Barack Obama instead of him. It was the gifts of course! You’d think a guy with his kind of dough would have ponied up something, but, it was … Continue reading →

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Fear and (Self) Loathing in Avonlea

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Alan Corcoran

It all started off somewhat innocuously, back in April, with an e-mail from a certain artistic director I know. He’d landed a pretty cool regional gig and was sharing the news. After I congratulated him, I could not resist putting … Continue reading →

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I Flew Three Million Miles on American…

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Alan Corcoran

…and all I got were these luggage tags. Okay, that’s not exactly true. I didn’t actually fly 3 million miles. When you get to a certain mileage level, they juice your stats a bit. Technically speaking, I probably have only … Continue reading →

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