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Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Posted on December 23, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Things are good. Home for the holidays, with H, A, sweet B, and J the W arriving tomorrow, and friends all around. Take it away, Billie Holiday… When we want to love we loveWhen we want to kiss, we kissWith … Continue reading →

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Obvious, but nifty all the same

Posted on December 22, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Here’s a cool thing that may be old hat to others but that I’d never seen before: a music review (“Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2008,” in this case) with sound clips built in. … Continue reading →

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Safely home all

Posted on December 21, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Everyone’s made it to their destinations. The weather in Minnesota was closing in when I left, and the plane needed two de-icings before the pilot was satisfied to fly, but my prosaic flights were essentially hitchless. More important, The Great … Continue reading →

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Lonely in Minnesota

Posted on December 20, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Years ago I worked for a magazine that required me to travel a lot. I went to some great places met lots of interesting people, but basically I hated it. H was little then, and colleagues would joke that I … Continue reading →

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Moving Day

Posted on December 18, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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It’s bitter cold out (surprise, surprise), and a small crew with a huge truck is here marking, inventorying, and shifting boxes and pieces of furniture that will fill part of the trailer and make their next appearance in Concord, New … Continue reading →

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The old pro

Posted on December 18, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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He’s never been one of my favorites, but the older I get the more I appreciate Tony Bennett. A perceptive and fascinating review by Ben Ratliff from this morning’s New York Times. … Continue reading →

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Radio Heartland

Posted on December 17, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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From Minnesota Public Radio, a very cool internet service “filled with an eclectic mix of acoustic, Americana, and roots music.” This description doesn’t do the station justice, though. A one-hour playlist gives you a better idea: 9:58 Randy Weeks – … Continue reading →

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Another WP app.

Posted on December 16, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I’ve discovered Adobe’s web-based, collaborative (if you want it to be) word processing program, Buzzword. It is similar in many ways to Google Docs, which I’ve written about, though, to me, more attractive and welcoming (though perhaps a little slow?). … Continue reading →

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A song for B

Posted on December 15, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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B sometimes wakes up hard from her naps, fussing, crying, and flailing about with her little arms. This afternoon, she gave an especially dramatic performance, and that old Neil Sedaka song, Waking Up is Hard to Do popped into my … Continue reading →

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Books make GREAT gifts

Posted on December 15, 2008 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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A holiday message from Authors Guild president, the very funny Roy Blount, Jr. Yes! Support your local independent bookstore. If you don’t have one (and fewer of us do these days), let me recommend doing business on the internet or … Continue reading →

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