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Enjoyed the Geminid Meteor Shower Monday evening by standing out in the cold for about 30 minutes. I saw three falling stars. Several years ago during my first year in… more ›
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Bill Moyers signed off from PBS’s weekly news program Now tonight. If you’ve ever wondered why I never make plans on early Friday evenings between 7:00 – 8:00pm, it’s because… more ›
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Arguably one of the worst films I’ve ever seen (next to Sideways), The Quickie tries to pass itself off as a thriller. I saw the DVD at Premier Video last… more ›
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“You go to war with the army you have.” -Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense more ›
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The Politics of Nutella, IHT Ah, so many sweet, early morning breakfasts with gooey and nutty Nutella spread across slices of bread or eaten directly from the knife as it… more ›
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A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that my graduate course is over and all assignments submitted. Now comes the hard part about making more decisions regarding… more ›
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I’ve finished about half of Chris Baty’s No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days. I think I’ll do it. Even better: December… more ›
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It’s exciting to see democratic optimism in the world these days, particularly within a country whose citizens are willing to fight for liberty and equality themselves. Since Ukraine has been… more ›
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The American collegiate semester system, particularly the autumn term, sucks. Labor day and Thanksgiving are like two great parentheses around the entire semester, with no real break at all in… more ›