Living the Dream

Brian Award 8/31: The NU Student Who...

for allowing me to take his/her spot. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to...

Sep 1st

Brian Award 8/30: Pavan Revankar

for a great tennis match and upholding his side of the bet. Pavan is the fourteenth person to win...

Aug 31st

Brian Award 8/29: Caitlin Adams

for a good summer. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to the person Brian...

Aug 30th

How The Palin Pick Gets People To Vote...

Sarah: she's a woman
Sarah: i'm a woman
Sarah: i must vote for her
Me: true
Me: also, you are white
Sarah: it's very true
Me: DUDE
Me: YOUR NAME IS SARAH
Me: AHHHHH
Sarah: OMG
Sarah: I HAVE TO VOTE FOR MCCAIN/PALIN
Sarah: ITS LIKE DESTINY

Aug 29th

Thank you Elise, for expressing my opinion on McCain’s...

Aug 29th

Watch

Oh geez

Aug 29th

Brian Award 8/28: Barack Obama

for accepting the Democratic nomination for President and delivering a fantastic, hard-hitting...

Aug 29th

Article: Donnelly Likes Property Tax Relief

Aug 29th

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McCain’s big counter-ad to Obama’s speech tonight Honestly, I’m not quite sure...

Aug 28th

Brian Award 8/27: Former President Bill...

for delivering a passionate, convincing speech in favor of Barack Obama. *Editor’s Note: The...

Aug 28th

Page Designer: Have a good night
Me: Are you out?
Page Designer: I'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball

Aug 27th

Congressional Candidate Catfight Over...

Oh politics. This week, the two candidates for U.S. Congressman in Indiana’s 2nd district...

Aug 27th

Breaking News: Jay Mariotti Thinks He's...

Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Jay Mariotti resigned last night. He was one of my least...

Aug 27th

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Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer’s convention speech Might stand as the my favorite speech...

Aug 27th

Brian Award 8/26: Hillary Clinton

for tonight’s rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention. She said everything she...

Aug 27th

Zingers of Day 2 Of The Democratic...

“No way, no how, no McCain.” —NY Sen. Hillary Clinton “John McCain says...

Aug 27th

Editor: So they're the Eel River Tribe, and they're the new Paris Hilton.
Me: What?
Editor: You don't know why they're there, but they are everywhere.

Aug 26th

Brian Award 8/25: Mary Jo Jacko

for today’s good interview about the Cass County Home. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award...

Aug 26th

Link: Article: NU Rises Two Spots In Rankings

Aug 25th

Oh, Man-On-The-Street Interviews

Me: Can I ask you a couple questions for the Pharos-Tribune?
Woman: You just asked one. What's your second one?
Me: Uh, I'm working on an article about how people think we should deal with high gas prices-
Woman: I wouldn't know. I don't read the Pharos-Tribune because it makes too many mistakes. Put that in your article.
(Woman walks away)

Aug 25th

Link Of The Week: The Democratic...

With the exciting events of the Democratic National Convention this week, it’s appropriate to...

Aug 25th

Brian Award 8/24: Ray Moscowitz

for his great influence on Indiana journalism and for a good interview with me last week. I finished...

Aug 25th

Scandal Hits Logansport Police...

Please read my big Sunday Pharos article about rising tensions at the Logansport Police Department. ...

Aug 24th

NU Named 12th Best School In Country

Aug 24th

Brian Award 8/23: Joe Biden

for agreeing to be Barack Obama’s running mate and making a good first impression today. ...

Aug 24th

Oh, The Olympics

Aug 24th

David: I took a shower with a bug this morning
Mom: What?
David: A big one, and I don't appreciate it. I don't really like to share my shower with insects.
Dad: Sometimes an insect just needs a shower

Aug 24th

What You Don't Know About Joe Biden

In 1972, at the ripe old age of 29, Joe Biden was elected to his first term in the United States...

Aug 23rd

BIDEN!!!

It’s official; Obama has picked Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential...

Aug 23rd

Brian Award 8/22: Logansport Police...

for caring about his department and giving me a good interview this morning. *Editor’s Note:...

Aug 23rd

Back In The Pharos

It’s good to be back. My first Pharos-Tribune article since I got back from vacation is up....

Aug 23rd

Chet Edwards?

The newest Vice Presidential favorite?

Aug 22nd

Seriously, how difficult is this to understand? Obama wants...

Aug 22nd

Biden, Biden, Biden

Please?

Aug 22nd

Brian Award 8/21: Jeremy Rosenthal

for a good summer (Jeremy leaves for IU tomorrow) and for being understanding about our automobile...

Aug 22nd

.361

That’s the batting average of Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano this year, after he went 1-2 today...

Aug 22nd

Oh The Veepstakes

Aug 21st

The Lamest Piece Of Journalism I Have...

Campaign Sign Allowed In a meeting Thursday morning, the Downtown Development Review Board approved...

Aug 21st

What A Difference A Day Makes

Yesterday: No progress on any of my six stories Today: Phone ringing off hook

Aug 21st

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Speaking of being negative, I had to bring this clip out. I love it. Biden for VP!

Aug 21st

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Oh, snap. Obama’s going negative, big-time (he also made news yesterday with a very negative...

Aug 21st

Brian Award 8/20: Pavan Revankar and...

for being good sports among bad conditions (no lights!) in an attempted tennis match today. ...

Aug 21st

Waiting For Obama's Personal Text...

So I’m officially on the list of those to receive the text message making me “the first...

Aug 21st

Nothing Is Going Right Today

Average Daily Article Output Over First Six Weeks: 1.75 Average Daily Article Output Over Past Two...

Aug 20th

Brian Award 8/18: Eric Lin

for being a good doubles partner. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to the...

Aug 20th

Link: Classes Begin At Northwestern

Aug 19th

Link Of The Week: The Squirrel Journal

This blog covers the running thoughts of a New York wildlife enthusiast whose thoughts are...

Aug 19th

“The Democratic Party would be in a very tough position now...”
— Edwards delegate Vinod Thomas,...

Aug 19th

Brian Award 8/18: Joseph Santos

for leading me through an annoying scientific experiment and telling me about the druken days of...

Aug 19th

“It makes me wish I was Christian. Oh wait. I already am. ...”
— Sarah discussing the food at...

Aug 19th

7:41 A.M.

That’s the time the Rosenthal caravan (yes, we took two different cars back) pulled into the...

Aug 18th

Brian Award 8/17: Ayn Rand

for writing The Fountainhead, a wonderful book that occupied much of my non-driving time today. ...

Aug 18th

Headed Home

Today marks the final day of the Rosenthal Family New York Vacation 2008. It also marks 18+ hours...

Aug 17th

Brian Award 8/16: Alana Buckbee

for an amazing day in Boston. Alana is the first person to win the Brian Award four times....

Aug 17th

Watch

In the Wall-E mood after the cutest movie ever

Aug 17th

Brian Award 8/15: Alana Buckbee

for a solid tour of her house, a good start to the visit in Boston and agreeing to marry me (on...

Aug 16th

caitlinandsarah: I wonder how it feels for the President of...

Aug 16th

Brian Award 8/14: Peter Moyer

for allowing us to stay at his house (he’s out of town) while we are in Boston. ...

Aug 15th

Zionist Overlords

Me: oh so my tumblr got an interesting visit yesterday
Dan: from where?
Me: Iraq
Dan: they're on to you
Me: they?
Dan: the insurgency
Dan: you are a jewish infidel, after all
Me: what are they doing on my blog?
Dan: i dunno
Dan: have you been sending coded messages to your zionist overlords?
Me: I didn't know I had Zionist overlords
Dan: we ALL have zionist overlords
Me: even the insurgents?

Aug 15th

Link: Short Men Rock (NPR)

Aug 15th

Brian Award 8/13: Hoss

for a good store (actually a monopoly of stores) in the middle of the Adirondacks and for some...

Aug 14th

Back Into Civilization

Three days after we got in, we’ve emerged from the Adirondack Mountains in Vermont. ...

Aug 14th

Breaking News: Evanston Police To Become...

Some family is giving the Evanston city government $12,000 to buy one battery-powered three-wheeled...

Aug 14th

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts From The...

As expected, there’s a young coon in the bottom of the can (judging from his thin and young,...

Aug 14th

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Oh Karthik

Aug 14th

Brian Award 8/12: The Crazy Person Who...

for providing an interesting (see: difficult, as Snowy Mountain is the highest and steepiest climb...

Aug 13th

The Hike, In A Sentence

Background: Looking for trail amongst the rocks, plants and mud on hike down from Snowy Mountain.
Danny: I found it!
Me: How do you know?
Danny: It's the muddiest part.

Aug 13th

Jesus Camp

Background: On the top of Snowy Mountain, conversing with a couple of kids that are part of a large group.
David: Are you guys all in some kind of group?
Boy: Yeah, we're from a camp in Speculator.
David: Oh, what kind of camp?
Boy: Jesus Camp.
Girl (Pause): Yeah, I guess it's Jesus Camp.

Aug 12th

Brian Award 8/11: The Creator Of Harry...

for thinking up a wonderful toy for kids of all ages. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is...

Aug 12th

Link Of The Week: Olympic Medal...

If you care about the Olympics (and for the record, I don’t- the Olympics are overrated),...

Aug 11th

“Well, you’re just a spicy kind of guy.”
— Waitress at the last...

Aug 11th

Brian Award 8/10: Harold "Oz" Osborne

for a gracious reception and breakfast at his massive house/estate before our trip to the...

Aug 11th

Headed To The 'Dacks

Tonight starts the second leg of the vacation, taking the family into the heart of the Adirondack...

Aug 10th

Cousin Arielle

I have a cousin named Arielle Chernoff, and she’s hilarious. She actually is thinking of...

Aug 10th

Brian Award 8/9: Cousins Alex, Jackie,...

for an awesome family reunion. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to the...

Aug 10th

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Jeremy with a notable quote in Central Park yesterday. *Editor’s Note: This is the first...

Aug 9th

President Bush living it up at the Olympics

Aug 9th

The Quoteable 8th Ward (Excerpts From...

“With a caged skunk the trick is to blanket them from the front — not the loaded back...

Aug 9th

Brian Award 8/8: Uncle Sam Rosenthal and...

for allowing us to stay at their house during our four-day stay in New York City. *Editor’s...

Aug 9th

Friday New York Highlights

Grand Central Station Apple Store Hotdog Vendor Sony Wonder Technology Lab ...

Aug 9th

“These games here are… lame.”
— Dad on the technology exhibit...

Aug 8th

Brian Award 8/7: Mark "Milton" Rosenthal

for a good low-key performance at The Living Room in New York City.  *Editor’s Note: The...

Aug 8th

The Big Apple

After a long drive through the night, we’ve arrived here in New York City for the first leg of...

Aug 8th

“Decide what you want to order before you color.”
— Mom giving Jeremy instructions...

Aug 7th

Brian Award 8/6: Melissa Orizondo

for loaning me Water for Elephants, an amazing book. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is...

Aug 7th

So Jealous

These two fellow Daily staffers are each a year older than me: Emily Glazer did an article and...

Aug 6th

Brian Award 8/5: Chris Nuland

for being a good sport in letting us make fun of his upcoming trip to Baltimore. *Editor’s...

Aug 6th

Oh Freshman Year Housing Excitement

Mannie: I was stalking the NU 2012 group to see when they get their assignments
Mannie: so that i could see which freshmen douchebags i have to live with
Me: they just got them, didn't they
Me: that's why they're all excited
Me: I remember that excitement
Mannie: i remember seeing "1835 hinman" and thinking, "ok... what does that mean"
Mannie: and then i saw your name and i was like, "jewish... ok. that's legit"

Aug 6th

“I’m going to Baltimore with a guy I met on the...”
— Chris discussing his upcoming...

Aug 6th

Background: At family dinner.
Dad: Ya know guys, we want to have grandkids.
Me: Ok.
Dad: Well, let's get going. You're not getting any younger.
David: You sure aren't. I mean, your clock's ticking...

Aug 6th

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Paris Hilton response to McCain ad comparing Barack Obama to her

Aug 6th

Watch

hehe

Aug 5th

Brian Award 8/4: Sarah Tuttle

for a few  little things (thinking like me, picking me up, letting me drive her car and making up...

Aug 5th

Link Of The Week: Caitlin and Sarah's...

Inspired by their most attractive friend, Caitlin and Sarah started a tumblr of their own. ...

Aug 5th

You Never Knew Your Sewer Could Be So...

Hundreds of people angry about…their sewer system. That’s the subject of my latest...

Aug 4th

A wonderful picture of the 2008 Hoosier State Press...

Aug 4th

Brian Award 8/3: Simon Novikov

for returning to West Lafayette and for the good advice about Israel (“if you hit a...

Aug 4th

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My new favorite video game This is from the McCain website. I think they’re trying to show...

Aug 3rd

Brian Award 8/2: Ben McCartney

for a good doubles match, carrying the team to a thrilling 3-set win. Ben is the twelth person to...

Aug 3rd

Link: Partying Shriners Headed To Logansport

Aug 2nd

Brian Award 8/1: Karen Braekel

for a good time at the Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Board luncheon today and putting...

Aug 2nd

Governor Trivia...

Me: guess what party has more governors?
David: democrats
Me: yep
Me: by how much?
David: 54...

Aug 2nd

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Really, John McCain? Really? Prediction: This election is going to get ugly, fast

Aug 1st

I'm Gonna Take That As A No...

Me: tennis tonight?
Johnson: uh, sort of in turkey dawg
Me: oh
Me: never mind

Aug 1st

“I heard that the Pirates are gonna sign Brett Favre and they...”
— Brendan on why his team opted...

Aug 1st