http://www.astoriatimes.com/ The latest news from the www.astoriatimes.com website! Newsys Template Engine Dyker Heights/bay Ridge Courier/news/columnists http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-138823935 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/dyker_heights/bay_ridge_courier/news/columnists/courier-yn_bay_ridge_courier-all_notfornuthin_2010_09_09.txt Don’t stalk me, mom,” says the joy of my life. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:14:38 -0400 newsys-136847335 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/dyker_heights/bay_ridge_courier/news/columnists/courier-yn_bay_ridge_courier-all_stan_2010_9_16.txt It’s 4 am, the house is really quiet. You are now wide awake and cannot fall back to sleep. What do you do to pass the time away? Many of us read a book with the hopes that it will make our eyes tired. Others slip out quietly to the kitchen for some ibbergerblibberness … leftovers to you. Me? I fire up the computer, answer my e-mail, and then examine out-of-town newspapers. I like to see what the stories of both the left wing and the few remaining right wing newspapers have to say and how they are translated into editorials. Last night I was glued to a story under the following long headline —“Obama Now Blames Poor Job Numbers on Congressional Inaction. Wait! His Party Runs Congress.” Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:14:37 -0400