Local Commentary

Gee ... I always wanted to write a book. I never thought I would but then again I could be wrong. Here is a collection of some of the past few years rants as broadcast on WDMT 102.3 The Mountain as part of my show Rising at Ten.

Topics include:

*So the biggest news according to a local newspaper is that there will be beer to drink in Kirby Park during the Fourth of July holiday.
*It's a rare motorist in northeast Pennsylvania who hasn't had an encounter with a deer.
*Parking lots shouldn't cause your blood pressure to rise.
*Sometimes you have to wonder about the thought processes that go on in our rulers' minds.
*We knew were in trouble when the two truckloads of huskies passed us.
*Whoever said that a man's home is his castle hasn't been in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania lately.
*Why is it that some guys insist on calling you nicknames?
*With all due apologies to the hundreds of restaurants in the area that serve buffets - I can't stomach it.
*Although my physique doesn't show it I have spent much of my adult life in one gym or another.
*I know more about the guy, sitting across from me at lunch the other day, than I want to.

REVIEW

Jim has a realy unique take on life that makes you wonder if he was taping your thoughts as you screamed at the car in front of you or muttered some rude thing about the couple at the other table. It is great that he is saying all the things we usually just think about! A absolute must read. Keep a copy at work and cheer yourself up the next time some one makes you mad.

Reviewed by: Shalousie

EXCERPT

All I wanted to do was fill the car up with overpriced gas.

Why can't all the gas pumps be consistent when it comes to paying? Some say prepay, and some don't. In this day and age of petrol being as valuable as plutonium I understand that the temptation to pump and jump is greater then ever. So I understand that the service stations who suffer from this kind of theft sometimes want the cash in front. I have dealt with many transactions in my life that were cash in front and I have no big problem with that. The problem was that I did not know that I had to pay cash in front.