Buzz Words Episode 1: In the Beginning There Was Chaos

We're back with an all-new podcast. We present to you...Buzz Words...a podcast that talks about books and reading while we sip on some of our favorite libations. It's our first episode and we are all over the place as we try to find our voices for this new endeavor. We talk about how and what we read in today's modern world. The three of us all have quite different approaches to reading. We have some cool ideas for the future, including having authors on the show.

The Guns of Lockport

This article originally appeared in the Buffalo News  2012/13 when I was writing a monthly historical column for the newspaper.

Standing guard over at least a generation of children’s games in the City of Lockport are two artillery pieces. A large, black sprawling gun sitting in Altro Park on Willow Street and a shorter, stubby gun in Ida Fritz Park on West Avenue, captured the imagination of many a youngster who dreamed of being the heroes of the movies.  To the children, the actual provenance of the guns never really mattered, but a certain mystique surrounded the history of these silent sentinels. Where did they come from?  How long have they been there?  Have they actually been fired in battle?

A Novel Idea: The Briefing

The Briefing - Sean Spicer
Regnery Publishing
256 Pages

I have a guilty pleasure. I love politics. I hate politics, but I love politics. Election night is one of my favorite nights of the year. The prognostication, as awful as it always seems to be, is intriguing. While I know I could never be a politician, I love watching the inner workings of the night. So when a book comes out, I typically try to read it. Sure, this one has been out for a few years, but it’s still interesting. To be clear, I am not endorsing anything that Sean Spicer endorses in his book, The Briefing, but rather comparing his experiences with that of another press secretary from the other side of the aisle for a fuller picture.