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Another Economic Metaphor

By Frank B. on May 2, 2009

From a NYP article about the Boston Globe: Another widely discussed option — selling the 137-year-old Boston paper — seemed less likely as potential buyers waved off any thoughts of owning the admired money-pit. “It’s like trying to catch a falling knife,” said Jack Connors, the former head of Boston ad agency Hill Holliday, who […]

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Romantic Cones

By Frank B. on April 23, 2009

I saw this image on Isa’s computer. She has no idea where it came from. It’s so rich with symbolism: are the cones having a romantic moment in a beautiful place? Are we, the viewers, being warned of the danger of continuing further into the beautiful waterfall?Why were the cones framed so properly in the […]

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SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY!!!

By Frank B. on April 20, 2009

I’ve previously posted on the difficulties of selling items on Craigslist. I’ve since learned that buying items can be just as difficult. Last month I looked to see if anyone was unloading soon-to-be-worthless ski lift tickets. Mostly there were a glut of sellers trying to get $10 for widely-available $20-off coupons, but there were a […]

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Intriguing

By Frank B. on April 14, 2009

From today’s Albany (NY) Times Union: A 70-year old Chestertown man was arrested for allegedly making graffiti on an overpass on Route 9L. Police said Kenneth C. Hopper was using spray paint to write “rowlow” onto the Warren County Bike Trail overpass just before 3 pm Saturday. Hopper, a medical doctor, said that he did […]

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A Sad Day

By Frank B. on April 13, 2009

NOOOOOO!!!!!! Harry Kalas has passed away. R.I.P. Harry. (I guess he’s ‘outta here’) Here’s a clip of him announcing the last few minutes of the World Series 2008. (My little brother in 1980, probably got these items at Veterans Stadium giveaway days)

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Vague Protest Spotted

By Frank B. on April 11, 2009

We drove by some protesters on the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura Boulevard. I rolled down the window and heard shouts of “Honk if you agree with us, pay taxes if you don’t.”Another girl cried, “Stop robbing us!” Some of the signs had things on them like: This is BULL I’m a Democrat but […]

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News Update

By Frank B. on April 8, 2009

Congrats, contributor: http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/28525

Posted in 80s movies, Arrested Development, education, educational materials, good causes, jokes, New England, obscurity, show business, Writing-- John Levenstein | Leave a response

Springtime Cone

By Frank B. on March 30, 2009

… in the San Fernando Valley. More of interest than the traffic cone is the gorgeous navel orange tree behind it. There are many, many citrus trees in the Valley, and plenty of varieties. We have two lemon trees that are year-round (something I wasn’t aware of, year-round fruit).The other day I was walking by […]

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Pssst! Over here!

By Frank B. on March 22, 2009

Hi, my name’s Robert and I used to post here a lot. I’d like to post here again in the near future. In the meantime, I’ve moved to Uganda and have opened a computer lab. The blog for the project is here: S7 Project.

Posted in computing, education, missing-salt-in-wound-posters, Uganda | 1 Response

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