OMT: A Mojo-Free Zone

Here at OMT, perhaps one of the most disquieting aspects of our dubious foray into journalism is that the trees of our muse seem to bear fruit only in waves; we go through long stretches when the words flow easily, followed by periods like the one we’re in now, in which everything we start turns [...]

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Yeah, We’re OK …

Here at OMT, we’ve been getting bombarded lately with cards and letters from concerned readers because it’s been nearly a week since we last published anything, and the last time we did, we indicated that we weren’t exactly on top of our game.
First, let us assure you that everything’s fine; we’re on the mend, and [...]

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OMT in the PG

We’ve been down with this nasty chest infection for the past week, and consequently haven’t been keeping up with our journalistic responsibilities. The OMT offices have been dark, and precious little has been emanating from our newsroom, much to the disappointment, we would imagine, of our vast readership. We want you to know [...]

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A Farsi Sputnik

Overlooked in all the media chattering about Tom Daschle’s tax problems, the various and sundry flaws in the Obama stimulus package, Rush Limbaugh’s taking over as de facto chairman of the Republican Party even as they elevated a black figurehead to the post, Michael Phelps’ apparent pot habit, and the endless analysis of Super Bowl [...]

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Under the Weather

Well, we didn’t ride our bike yesterday, even though the temperature edged up into the 40s. We woke up with a slight sore throat on Friday which has since morphed into a fully-fledged upper-respiratory, pain-in-the-ass kind of of thing in which biking in 40-degree temperatures is contraindicated.
We’ve been lucky so far this winter, especially [...]

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