The Snooze Button Generation

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Zen and the Art of Browns watching

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I have become Zen when it comes to life — and especially when it comes to the Cleveland Browns. Growing up in Northeast Ohio, the Browns...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Mouse will be missed

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What the 'F' is going on here? Death is all around me this summer. Life is all around me this summer. I might as well tweak th...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Taking it out and chopping it up

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My "Summer of Cleveland" officially will end tomorrow when I fly back to Los Angeles with my daughters and the World's Most ...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Praise THE RAM. Hallelujah!

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The Ram has healing powers. I am not into voodoo, witchcraft, scientology or Catholicism, but I am into the mystical support The Ram giv...
Friday, July 11, 2014

The GREATEST day in Cleveland sports history?

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As a self-appointed spokesman for the city of Cleveland, I must tell LeBron James this: In my life, there's been heartache and pain....
Saturday, July 5, 2014

Cleveland: More beautiful than Spain

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I am leaving heaven today, but I'll be back in a few weeks. Now, some friends I have from California may not believe that my own per...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

A 'perfect' Father's Day

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"It's a perfect day. The Indians won." My dad used to say that whenever anyone asked him how he was, and when it happened ...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Why I'm a teacher

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Teachers are the easiest people in the world to make fun of, mmkay. I personally have had some doozies for teachers, despite going to a pr...
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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Sterling's repugnant behavior: No surprise to me

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After covering the Clippers for seven seasons, 2001-2008, for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, I have some insights on the train wreck of ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Sterling scandal destined — without Safety net

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Today is the brightest day in Los Angeles Clippers’ history. For the entire 30-year history of the L.A. Clippers, Donald T. Sterling has ...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The death of answering machine art

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Hello? Hello? Hello? (angry) You're going to have to talk louder! (long pause) I'm not here right now, so if you'd like ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Abracadabra! Sophie turns 9

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Due to the death of the American neighborhood, I look forward to my daughter's birthday parties like Cleveland sports fans look forwar...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

'We are all shattered'

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It is official. Every Feb. 16, the Snooze Button Generation and all of its subsidiaries will reflect on the world's absence of Fred ...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Four kids rock Christmas

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If you ever need any type of cheering up, I suggest spending Christmas with four kids, ages 4 to 8. Two weeks ago, my girls and I travel...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Silver balls: It's Christmas time in the city

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"The dead are coming!" "Mr. Frodo is not going anywhere without me." "Get a hold of yourself!" These p...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Subway: It tastes like air

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The XMan would have turned 66 today, but he is gone. This is the third birthday he has missed because of his unexpected and ridiculous dea...
Saturday, November 9, 2013

'The Sopranos' named best TV show of all-time

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The Snooze Button Generation released its list of the top 10 TV shows of all-time today with "The Sopranos" edging out "Tax...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tapatio man celebrates Halloween

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One thing I must praise Tova about is her uncanny ability to create Halloween costumes. Growing up, I had a moderate interest in Hallowe...
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