Dennis Malloy
Being I guess what you'd call a "casual sports fan", I rarely get too excited for professional sports. This years NHL Winter Classic however was different. New Jersey's hockey fans are a mixed bag. South of "the line" it's Flyers fans and north of "the line" it's a mix of Devils fans and a lot of Rangers fans.
Political discourse these days centers around one of the handful of labels we all use to identify ourselves and our adversaries. Well yesterday on the show we got a random call from a very sweet, very youthful sounding and very vibrant 77-year-old woman who called just to tell us how much she loves our show. (By the way I love that we get 18 and 25 and 35 and 50 year-olds that enjoy what we do)
The mayor of my town of Medford New Jersey resigned Monday amidst a sex scandal and a shaky financial situation that has tarnished the towns image as of late. Well, this past Saturday night the town held its annual "Dickens Festival" complete with carolers and characters in 18th century garb and a live nativity scene off Main St.
I know for a lot of us watching something online is tedious if it's more than 3 or 4 minutes, but you HAVE TO take just less than half an hour and watch this video. It re-enforces what I know and believe about the United States of America, but we all take for granted how special this country really is AND how terribly close we are to losing it, perhaps forever.