Interesting paths to KIKS

I've always found the search terms that lead people to this site to be fascinating.

Here's a sampling from the last week:

keep it klassy Salem (times a hundred or so)

shirley walker

rockmore co

salem ferry

mary ellen manning resign (say what?)

Salem Patch asleep at the switch (still sad Aubry removed that wackadoodle blog post)

Paul Pierce gang sign (??? several of these)

Darek Barcikowski wife (oh really?)

shirley walker salem (X4)

jefferson at salem station 40b

sesd Salem

south essex sewer district

salem en graffiti

christian day salem ma

salem ma charter commission

klassy salem (X20)

derby lofts salem ma

judge richard mori

sesd Salem ma

eve knows topsy curvey

ward 2 social club

janine matho

dr stephen russell, salem ma, employment history

11 gardner st salem police

bridge street salem ma construction

mike blatty (X2)

hanna glover boat

salem + assistant superintendent

linda stark salem ma (no idea)

school committee salary salem ma

Annie Skerry

point and salem and issues

f*ck p*ssy salem mass now (what? also, there were no * in the actual search)

christian day warlock fake

linda cappuccio facebook

slow down for allie bad drivers (sad but true)

Peter noyes rockmore

tyler lagatta

"joan lovely" "barbara anderson"

monique gonyea

aubry bracco

peter noyes marblehead

So yeah, that's the last week. Whole lotta random.

OMG, Who the Hell Cares?

Tom Furey seems to be on a mission to fix a perceived wrong in the doings of the Salem High School Hall of Fame, regarding prior coach Ken Perrone.

The whole thing brings this question to mind:




Then I realized, I know exactly who cares about things like high school sports hall of fames.

This guy:




Seriously, don't we have more important things to worry about than some silly hall of fame thing? Apparently not. Furey has written more than one letter about it. It's been discussed on Salemweb. Now, the school committee policy subcommittee on policy (is that a real thing, policy subcommittee on policy, or just another Stewie error?) is meeting to discuss the HOF tonight. I'm sure Furey is right. I'm sure Perrone belongs in. I'm sure nobody besides Furey and Perrone should care.

I see things like this, and I think back to what Matt Richard said about why he is running for City Council. He made the point that there seems to be a lack of common sense regarding which issues get addressed, and which get put off. We operate like a small town, and not a city. It's hard to look at our elected officials dedicating time to what seems like an unimportant (small town) issue (unless you're Al Bundy), and not say, yup, Matt Richard is right.

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Salem started a bike sharing program today. I saw Juli Lederhaus heading out to check out the bikes at around 8:45 this morning. Any one want to bet on when the first bike sharing accident takes place? It may be too late already.

Juli Lederhaus checks out the bikes

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This is yard waste week. I know this because I looked it up on the city website a few weeks ago. As someone with Monday trash pickup, I'd like to thank the city for sending me an email at 3PM on Monday afternoon to remind me. Very helpful.

Also, nice of the city to inform us before spraying for mosquitos. Would have been nice to know when to close those windows...

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Admin note: KIKS is now on Facebook. Links to blog posts, pics, and thoughts that don't make a whole blog post will be posted there. Click here to see the Facebook page. Don't forget to "like" it!

Admin: KIKS is changing: new layout

I've changed the look and feel of the blog a little bit.

Have no fear, the content will remain the same. I made the change for a few reasons:

1. It was impossible to widen the body section using the old theme. This caused some real problems with things like pictures, especially. You've probably noticed that they sometimes ran to (or over) the edge.
2. I was bored with the old theme. It's been the same for the entire time I've written this thing.
3. Change is good! Embrace it!

I promise, the snark and brutal honesty will stay the same. As always, comments are not moderated. Disagree with me? Let's talk about it.

Is there a big story I should be talking about, but am not? Shoot me an e-mail. If I have an opinion I'll share. I've also published letters to the editor several times, always protecting your anonymity if requested.

What's coming up? At some point I'll write about the power plant. I have a few thoughts that I haven't heard out in the marketplace of ideas to date. I'll also tackle the Lowe's/Home Depot situation. 40B is on my mind. So is the Salem Transfer Station. Why haven't I written about any of these yet? Well, the power plant issue is still new. The others require a lot of research and grounding. Believe it or not, whether you can tell or not, I usually only write about big issues when I've consumed as much info as I can get my hands on. If I'm wrong, I've still based my opinion on  a lot of info. Even when you can't imagine that's the case.

Salem Restaurant Week Approaches

Salem Restaurant Week is almost here. The twist? This year it's two weeks. Check out Salem Patch for all the details.

Restaurant week can be a nice way to try out some of Salem's newer restaurants, or just check out a place you haven't been. For example, somehow I've never been to the Lyceum or Nathaniel's. I'd also like to try newer spot Cafe Polonia.

Now klassing up Twitter!

This blog is now on twitter. Hit the follow me button on the right to keep up with all of Salem's klassiness in 140 character bursts.