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Election Day’s coming

Posted on October 31, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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It may be Halloween, but we’re all thinking ahead. Found here: … Continue reading →

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Mountain Marathon off the hills

Posted on October 26, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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With only slight exaggeration, I must say that this more closely approximates the weather I was expecting on the Challenge last May than the gorgeous weather we had. I listened to Bob and Rose’s OMM gear-check podcast yesterday, and was … Continue reading →

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I second that emotion

Posted on October 22, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I’ve been sending around a slightly truncated version of this David Sedaris bit about the “undecided voters” the pollsters and reporters seem to keep finding: I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional … Continue reading →

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Too bad

Posted on October 20, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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It’s been a great run, but now it’s my duty to root for the Rays against the National League’s Philadelphia Phillies. … Continue reading →

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More Sox

Posted on October 19, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Jeff Jacobs comes to the appropriate conclusion. … Continue reading →

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Calling voters

Posted on October 18, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I’ve run for office a number of times, and I’ve learned a lot from doing so. A decade or so ago, I ran a serious campaign for First Selectman. As a Democrat in a heavily Republican town, I was an … Continue reading →

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Running shoes

Posted on October 17, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I just broke out a new pair of training flats. Big news, huh? I used to use up a pair of these every six or seven weeks, when they wore down and out after about 400 miles. Now I just … Continue reading →

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Sox

Posted on October 17, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Wow. … Continue reading →

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Africa Benny

Posted on October 16, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Because H, A, and sweet B are headed to northern New England next year, probably for good, we’ve been thinking about establishing a nearby presence ourselves, somewhere in Vermont or New Hampshire. We’ve long thought that when we did, we’d … Continue reading →

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Bangers and mash explained

Posted on October 14, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Paul Krugman is an academic economist at Princeton. People like me, though, know him for his regular columns in the New York Times, which often seemed to be the only intelligent and courageous journalism being done on the Bush administration, … Continue reading →

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