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Brucian morning

Posted on July 29, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I was out before seven Sunday morning, shuffling my usual VS2, and I crossed paths with two other early morning pedestrians. Bruce 1 and I have known each other for decades. We played baseball together, and, temporarily but firmly known … Continue reading →

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Adenda

Posted on July 28, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Ha! Nothing like forgetting the key to the door. I meant to include this link, from the Gallup Poll, as the focus of yesterday’s post. … Continue reading →

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Vin ordinaire

Posted on July 27, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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We drink mostly wine here. A glass or two in the evening, more if we’re joined by friends. There’s always a bottle of something bubbly in the fridge, just in case a celebration comes in order. (We celebrate promiscuously. Why … Continue reading →

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Hey, I was just looking for some jazz…

Posted on July 26, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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If you subscribe to iTunes, take a look at the feature offered in “iTunes U” by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts and Sciences, “60 Second Lectures” (which, as far as I can tell are mostly 90-second lectures). There’s … Continue reading →

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The big DeSoto

Posted on July 25, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I grew up in an old house that had a wonderful screened porch looking through the remains of an eccentric apple plantation down the yard toward the drive and garage. In the summers of my pre-teen boyhood, I often had … Continue reading →

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Pair up your animals

Posted on July 24, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Weathercasters this morning were gleefully terrifying us, showing maps of a green-yellow east coast and scaring us with video of cars consumed as torrents raced down streets. This is catastrophe of the first order! Pair up your animals and launch … Continue reading →

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The well is dry…

Posted on July 22, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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…and since I’m my own editor, I get to say, “Oh, no problem. Let’s go with this clip from The Onion.” Study: Most Children Strongly Opposed To Children’s Healthcare … Continue reading →

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The Sam sandal

Posted on July 17, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Last summer, H, A, and I decided to do the Hancock Loop, north of the Kancamagus Highway. North and South Hancock (technically, I think, the north and south peaks of Mt. Hancock) are 4,000-footers. The trailhead is right at the … Continue reading →

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The Mid-Summer Classic

Posted on July 16, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Last night was baseball’s All-Star Game, when the best players from the National League (“the Senior Circuit,” founded 1876) play the best players from the American League (“the Junior Circuit,” having claimed major league status in 1901). I’m a Red … Continue reading →

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The bad people

Posted on July 16, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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There’s a line uttered by a dying character, a partisan fighting the Nazis along the Eastern Front, in Alan Furst’s The Polish Officer: “The bad people want it their own way, my friend. And how badly they want it is … Continue reading →

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