2008
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How not to play Pokemon
My 11-year old son recently asked me to sell his “rare” Pokemon cards on ebay, including one that he has four copies of. I tried to explain that nothing that is available at Target could really be considered rare, but to no avail. The cards weren’t worthless, though: after a little research, I determined that […]
Beware the Graven Image :)
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Not That We East-Coast Liberal Elite Are Rubbing It In or Anything
A little light reading this morning, woman across from me on the train? What have you got there? Oh… Bill Ayers!
No on Prop 8
In case you don’t know, Prop 8 in California, is what voters will vote on tomorrow and is a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. I told Isa about it weeks ago, but today we got to see democracy in action. She and I took the bus to the orthodontist and at our intersection, the […]
Obama Was Right About The Tires
In a campaign where every day there is a new slam, a new poll, and a new controversy, the little details can get lost. Well, I don’t know if anyone recalls this, but about three months ago Barack Obama had mentioned in a speech that one way to save energy was to check to make […]
Technological dissonance
From a local classified ad posting: i have several multi-set 78 rpm records….ethel merman, frank sinatra, bing crosby etc. they look in good condition, but i don’t know if they play [Italics mine]
The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner
Last Saturday in these pages, Frank suggested that I run a 5K, ostensibly to meet women. Never one to back down from a challenge, I completed the Paramus Run 10K on the very next day.OK, OK, it wasn’t that spur-of-the-moment: I’d run the same race in 2004, ’06, and ’07 (missing ’05 due to an […]
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