Category: Lessons

  • Charlie Brown holiday pageant Originally uploaded by kevdonahue Kelly played the starring role of good ol’ Chuck in the church holiday pageant. He – here with Linus – did a great job. And except for one Dark Afternoon of the Soul, he was an enthusiastic member of the troupe. We’ll post video clips soon enough.…

  • Virginia and I saw the new Coen Brothers movie, No Country For Old Men, which was a) good, b) humorless and c) really violent. Here’s what our friend Dan Neman, a movie reviewer in Richmond, Va., thought of it. This guy to the right is gonna be up for some award. He was a little…

  • I’ve started my new job, at menshealth.com. I’m liking the team, liking the job and working on getting my mind around a very different editorial challenge from Philly.com. Or is it?

  • P1020057.JPG Originally uploaded by kevdonahue Kelly (here with his cousin Ryan) has had a return of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease we first encountered in August. After a visit to CHOP, we’ve upped his meds and the situation has improved. The KId’s got a busy winter – with school choir, rec basketball and … wait for…

  • Amazon has this list, topped by A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini. Virginia got very weary reading this book, and very grateful that she was married to me rather than an Afghani. So I liked this book ;) The best books I read this year were: Jesus For the Non-Religious, John Shelby Spong The…

  • P1020083.JPG Originally uploaded by kevdonahue We visited the Kirks, in Md., for the holiday. Check out our photos to see our football game, the dinner table, turkey and more.

  • Headless snowman Originally uploaded by LifeLikeWeeds Enjoy your holiday. In Philly, it’s the day for a big parade (see photo). We’ll be going to Md. for the day, to see Va’s family. With temps well into the 60s, it should be a great day. And we’re plannign to return home Thursday night. Not sure that’s…

  • I love the Coen Bros. movies and I’m looking forward to No Country for Old Men, their latest. What movies do you want to see? What have you seen lately? Virginia and I saw Michael Clayton. It was a good movie for adults, which are few and far between. The next-best movie we’ve seen this…

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer BuildingOriginally uploaded by XOZ After 13 years, Kevin left the Inquirer Building (right) and Philly.com for a new job at menshealth.com. He’s excited to try something fresh and different. The new job is based in Emmaus, Pa., near Allentown – a very different setting from downtown Philadelphia. The people at menshealth have…

  • Headless snowman Originally uploaded by LifeLikeWeeds Enjoy your holiday. In Philly, it’s the day for a big parade (see photo). We’ll be going to Md. for the day, to see Va’s family. With temps well into the 60s, it should be a great day. And we’re plannign to return home Thursday night. Not sure that’s…

  • I love the Coen Bros. movies and I’m looking forward to No Country for Old Men, their latest. What movies do you want to see? What have you seen lately? Virginia and I saw Michael Clayton. It was a good movie for adults, which are few and far between. The next-best movie we’ve seen this…