A Cryin’ Shame There is an old joke about asking someone for the definition of “ignorance and apathy,” to which the person curtly responds, “I don’t know and I don’t […]
On July 28 the headline in the Providence Journal was “Boston out as 2024 US candidate” referring the end of the bid by a few people to convince the people […]
Chickening Out With the big flap at Halitosis Hall this legislative session over chicken coops and the birds’ wingspans (OK, that is a horrible pun, but blame the hot weather), […]
RI is home to a staggering number of restaurants – it’s sometimes hard to figure out where to start. As always, Motif is here to help. We gathered our crack […]
It Sucks … Period Phillipe and Jorge are always delighted and excited when we see The Biggest Little involved in TV or the movies, so we were glued to the […]
New Henhouse for the Fox So, it looks like former house speaker Gordon Fox is headed for federal prison (aka, “a Bud-I vacation spot”) for a few years. He got […]
The RI economy is so bad that my friends from other states, many of them expatriates themselves, keep trying to talk me into leaving it. Come to New York, or […]
King Snake Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows […]
Allergy season is here. You can tell by the blotchy green dust on your car, the sniggley, snitchy sneezing, and your weeping eyes. Doctors recommend that you begin taking an allergy […]
Dumb and Dumber As you are no doubt aware, Phillipe and Jorge are deep thinkers, and philosophical discussions at Casa Diablo often extend well into the night (fueled by frequent […]