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Ryan harbors a constant fear of losing his keys, prefers flip flops and will always choose cereal if it's an option. He maintains his own blog, Giddy Up America and hasn't gotten a speeding ticket in over the year. He has previously contributed work to UPROXX & Heavy. Ryan is on Twitter: @ryanoconnell79

• Where was I when the quake hit? I was here.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 08/23/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Where was I when the great mid-Atlantic earthquake of 2011 hit? Well sir, I was sitting at my desk, like I had been for the majority of this previously uneventful Tuesday when it felt like a rather portly person was… Read More ›

• The Wire Project: rewatching the greatest TV show of all time. Again.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 08/19/2011 • ( 8 )

  

  After about five months, Future Wife & I finished our Wire Project- taking the Wire, the incredibly great HBO series, on from start to finish. It was Kim’s first time through and what I think was my fifth. The Wire… Read More ›

• San Diego Sunshine.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 08/15/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes you have a morning where coffee won’t cut it, where morning radio is boring, where the clouds are rolling in, followed by rain and wind, afternoon thunderstorms and you’re hours away from kicking back and getting a lit bit… Read More ›

• It’s Not About Now, it’s About What’s Next: a brief retrospective of my work history.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 07/05/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  I am a man who has had quite a few jobs. My first job was delivering newspapers on Sunday morning. After that, I worked briefly at a bagel place. Then I bagged groceries at a grocery store, but that job… Read More ›

• The Final Word on Chicken & Waffles: a quick weekend in Louisiana.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 06/13/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  As for the exploratory committee on the mythical meal of Chicken & Waffles I had heard about countless times, results came up negative. It’s not so much that it sounded good, as that it sounded interesting and potentially good. I… Read More ›

• Bring It On Home: the music will help.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 06/09/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Due to a shocking and unbelievable turn of events, I had to head back to Philadelphia earlier than expected. It was hot and by mid-morning, the temperature had already risen to 90 degrees and I still not seen Joe Paterno…. Read More ›

• The Best Laid Plans Will Be Aided By Beer Specials…a review of Black Landlord, live at Johnny Brenda’s.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 06/06/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’re a band, I ask of you only one thing- own it. Black Landlord, a funk/hip hop band from Philly, owned it Saturday night. Kim and I caught whiff of their show at Johnny Brenda’s earlier in the evening… Read More ›

• Handing in my key.

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/24/2011 • ( 3 )

  

  Mom posed an interesting question during their yard sale- with them moving, where would we consider home? They were moving out of the house we moved into when I was six and Erin was three. It was our home and… Read More ›

• This Old House (complete with Drum Room)

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/17/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Erin’s text only said this: the house sold. The old O’Connell family homestead is set to be packed up. Closing is on May 27th and the folks have found a nice little place in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. They’re now the honeymooners and… Read More ›