Tag: writing
member name: Lee Ostaszewski
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October 17, 2006 08:09 PM EDT --
Being tired. That is one memory that stands out for me when thinking back on the Red Sox baseball playoff runs in both 2003 and 2004. The excitement and the stress were magnified by dog tired . . .
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April 23, 2007 04:06 PM EDT --
The thought came to me about mid-way through the third listening of his new CD. But it didn’t come quietly the way a thought does when you’re sitting watching television at night and suddenly . . .
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October 17, 2006 08:02 PM EDT --
Being tired. That is one memory that stands out for me when thinking back on the Red Sox baseball playoff runs in both 2003 and 2004. The excitement and the stress were magnified by dog tired . . .
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March 16, 2006 08:29 AM EST --
BLOODY HELL MADNESS --
The WAAA-RBC continues tonight with Team USA only needing a win over Mexico to advance to the semifinals. They avoided elimination last night when Korea beat Japan. Otherwise, Team . . .
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March 17, 2006 04:44 PM EST --
Every so often, during a quiet moment of introspection, each of us ponders the imponderables of life, such as asking ourselves that age old question which has stumped the greatest minds of all . . .
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March 22, 2006 09:48 AM EST --
Get Outta Here
Wait, we were kidding. Adam Vinatieri signed with the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts! He might as well have joined the Taliban. Of course, just like when Johnny Damon, the long-haired, bearded . . .
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March 27, 2006 04:34 PM EST --
Spring is that traditional time of year when men and women across America start thinking about getting in shape. This is especially true if, like me, you spend several hours every day sitting in . . .
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October 10, 2006 03:59 PM EDT --
Next month we have another of those Democratic Moments. It's an election year. And as Americans have done for 230 years, on Election Day we will once again exercise . . .
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September 11, 2006 10:48 AM EDT --
Despite Terrorist Attacks, Kids Will Still Be Kids
by Lee Ostaszewski
At a time like this it is hard to be funny. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon knocked the funny right . . .
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October 03, 2006 04:07 PM EDT --
Column from week of October 2, 2006
My son Kevin took a giant leap into the 21st century recently when he became the first one in the family to own an iPod. This . . .
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December 04, 2006 02:38 PM EST --
Can you believe Bob Barker is finally retiring? How old is the guy? He has been hosting the game show, “The Price Is Right,” since, like what, the 1800s? The first showcase probably . . .
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January 19, 2007 04:14 PM EST --
In these troubled times, America needs a leader, someone who’s charismatic, with a can-do attitude, who will roll up their sleeves, get down to work, and is not afraid to make mistakes then giggle . . .
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January 26, 2007 03:59 PM EST --
With all the new, high-tech equipment being added to automobiles, I started wondering: Are cars becoming more intelligent than people? Then I realized the simple truth, which is, simply: They always have . . .
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February 07, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
Space Oddity
In writing, you always try to find the one detail that explains more than a thousand words could. When it comes to the story of Lisa Nowak, the astronaut charged with attempted murder, that . . .
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March 05, 2007 12:18 PM EST --
American Pie in the Face
I can't believe it has been 25 years. To remember how good John Belushi was, see the Animal House clip linked below. On a personal note, I heard the news of his death while . . .
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April 02, 2007 11:41 AM EDT --
Opening Day!
My column today just happened to be about opening day (see the link at the end of PfB). Every baseball fan can dream the same dream today: This could be the year. But whatever the outcome . . .
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April 25, 2007 01:26 PM EDT --
Out of this World
What would you bet that Starbucks is already planning to open a new location here? Odds makers have reacted quickly also. Laugh now, but when the space aliens invade Earth, you will wish . . .
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May 02, 2007 11:41 AM EDT --
It's Good to be Back Online
I honesty don't remember what life used to be like before the Internet. I was limited to sporadic dial up service for four days and it felt as if I was on an episode . . .
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March 21, 2006 08:56 AM EST --
RIP Humphrey
Sad news out of Great Britain: Humphrey the cat has died....But good news to anyone who lives in a home and has small children. According to the latest medical research you don't need . . .
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March 15, 2006 09:44 AM EST --
A TRUE POP IDOL INDEED --
Did the people who bid for this item realize it was, you know, snow? The kind that melts, eventually....Maybe this couple's argument started when one of them bought snow . . .
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