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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Bush Legacy: an American Nero

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The photos of Bush with his sheepish grin on this morning's NYT cover say an awful lot. "Aw, shucks, I made a few mistakes. Everyo...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Small town values

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I just attended the memorial service of a close relative in a town with a population of 1,500. A large number of neighbors and townsfolk at...
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Saturday, August 23, 2008

15 Minutes of Fame -- Narrowly Averted

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Driving into the gym parking lot yesterday, I came within 3 feet of having a fender-bender with a big Cadillac, which was backing out. It...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Stepping out on Grandma Moses

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Dear Dan Savage, When I'm in My Home Town, I probably spend 75-80% of my cafe time at Grandma Moses . I'm such a regular, that they...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

The things we do for love (of hockey)

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This week, I'm on "jersey duty" for my hockey scrimmage group.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

I'm in the 23rd percentile!!

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When you do the NYT Crossword on line, the web page clocks you and then shows your rank among all the online solvers so far that day. It...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Rowing Pairs Disappoint

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Olympic rowing duo Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter of Great Britain won gold in the men's lightweight double scull today. That's all ...
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