Posts Tagged ‘commentary’
Ron & Jen’s Great Escape – 9-7-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary OLD FART A lot of people struggle with this whole aging thing and really I haven’t figured out why yet! I know it’s not pretty at times, and being young is wasted on young people, but each decade has its hardships. First there’s “teen angst”, then there’s trying to…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape: 8-24-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary PUPPY SITTING IS THERAPY This past weekend my brother asked me to watch his 6-month old puppies while he went to Tanglewood for a concert. After weeks and weeks of anticipation, the day had arrived! Once my brother left and waved goodbye it was on – Puppy Madness!…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 8-17-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary Elvis was a drug addict, too It’s pretty insane…when you stop and think about all the talent that’s been taken because of drug and alcohol dependency. Countless actors, actresses, musicians, writers, etc., etc… Today I was reading about Elvis. Unreal. That guy was 42 when he died…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 8-10-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers YOU GOTTA FAIL IT TO NAIL IT We all have failed in our lives at some point. Some people have blown relationships, some have blown money, others, careers, many… marriages, a good deal of people blew opportunities… etc, etc. Failing is a natural occurrence and really the progression…
Read MoreDodge the I-195 Fooddoggle – David Brussat
by David Brussat – Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Yesterday’s Sunday Journal describes the growing dispute between Providence restaurants and the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission, which wants to use state money to finance a food pavilion in the park at the west end of the Van Leesten Memorial Pedestrian Bridge. Restaurateurs oppose using public…
Read MoreRon and Jen’s Great Escape – 7-20-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary CHRISTMAS IN JULY I’m not really sure why this is a thing, but “Christmas in July” is definitely here! From HSN to QVC, our local Wright’s Dairy Farm offering EGGNOG, to the selections last week on my satellite radio “old time radio” channel offering only CHRISTMAS SHOWS…
Read MorePrimary voters: Bland campaigns leave you with special obligation – Jack Partridge
by John J “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary Primary Voters: You have a special obligation this year – with the candidates running bland campaigns with little discussion or specificity or focus on important issues facing the state and thereby engendering little public interest and enthusiasm. You, as a Primary Voter, are likely to be a knowledgeable and…
Read MoreRon and Jen’s Great Escape, 7-13-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary Nuke attack PSA warning in NYC? Did you guys catch the story that showed up on the “Dailymail.com” website the other day? I don’t know, seemed pretty important, yet no one has run with it. The International newspaper said, “NYC releases PSA about nuclear attack after Russian…
Read MoreRon and Jen’s Great Escape, 7-6-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary If you hate America so much, you can leave Well, another 4th of July in the books… and, another year of people being insanely misguided, spoiled and claiming this country is just the worst. I’m not surprised people were discouraged this year, or even a smidge cynical,…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 6-15-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary Sleight of Hand DNC member tells CNN Biden shouldn’t run in 2024, says voters are looking for “change candidate”. That RIGHT THERE is a headline from a major media outlet as I write this. Wow. Just WOW! It’s pretty shocking that people in the President’s family (as well as…
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