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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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North to Concord this year (last year was in Rochester, Minnesota), to find that sweet B has a veritable Stonehenge of new teeth supplementing the two earlybirds we’d become so fond of. Eight in all! Thankfully, they don’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Getting a grip

Posted on November 20, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I’ve written a few times about the relationship between me and my new Pacer Poles. I used them on my Galehead walk with Paul, and liked them. I used them on my Wildcat Ridge walk with A, and had a … Continue reading →

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Bushbaby Mini pack

Posted on November 18, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Some time back, Darren posted on his site an interview with the people at Bushbaby, makers of child carriers and related items. I got a squint at the Bushbaby Mini pack, which incorporates a huge “haul loop” and a baby … Continue reading →

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Pluck your magic twanger, Froggy

Posted on November 12, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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The phrase is from a 1950s kiddie show sponsored by Buster Brown shoes and hosted first by Smilin’ Ed McConnell and then, more famously, by Andy Devine. At some point in every program Ed or Andy would wander over to … Continue reading →

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Dave Frishberg

Posted on November 4, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Frishberg, who wrote “Peel Me a Grape” (yesterday’s post), also wrote “Van Lingle Mungo,” a song beloved by many of us older baseball fans. You can tell by the key it begins in that we’re headed for autumnal nostalgia here. … Continue reading →

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Champagne me

Posted on November 3, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Diana Krall being definitive. She’s especially wonderful with a small group like this behind her own sophisticated piano playing, rather than in front of a bigger orchestra. Peel her a grape? Who wouldn’t? Peel me a grape, crush me some … Continue reading →

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