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Monday, December 31, 2012

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See Ya Soon!

A farewell note from a local columnist.

Well, it had to end at some point. A few days ago I was informed that the Mount Vernon Patch can no longer carry my award-winning column. It’s the usual belt-tightening stuff, I guess.  Needless to say, I’m bummed. I’ve really enjoyed opining about local and national events. I’ve enjoyed needling folks and creating controversy. And I’ve especially welcomed the opportunity to give people some insight on the plight of the needy by sharing my own personal stories from days past. I’m sure there were times when I sounded like a broken record but I felt that, since I had a pulpit, I should take advantage of it by hopefully sensitizing those who were tempted to put certain people into general categories. Everyone has a personal perspective that …

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Ron Fitzsimmons

11:09 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013

Mr. President. I am honored you are a reader! Believe me, there wasn't much to cut. Half of almost nothing is, well......   more ›

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

IMHO

A Disclaimer of Sorts

This new drug is not for the faint of heart.

The other day I was waiting for my prescription at the Engleside Plaza CVS when I noticed on the shelf a new product called MANLYMAN*, some kind of a Viagra copy-cat…  *MANLYMAN is not necessary for men who not just chew but actually swallow chewing tobacco, did not film their baby as it was coming out of that women’s place and instead watched the Redskins game in the hospital lounge, who swim in the Potomac, who regularly scratch themselves in public, don’t wash their hands after urinating but instead run the water in case someone is listening, don’t care if someone finds them staring at the hot women at the Mount Vernon Athletic Club, have hairy backs, smell their athletic socks to determine if they are wearable that day, like to hang …

Ron Fitzsimmons

12:12 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012

Finally catching up and I think I agree with Greg and Steve. My timing was off when I wrote this because I was working the Tiger Woods tournament from 5 a.m. - 7 pm every day for six straight days. So, now that I'm back on schedule I see what you guys mean. To my large devoted audience, all I can say is "my bad."   more ›

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