Inessentials

It’s official. I’m old. And not just because my wife just had a birthday. I’m old because the then-new music I listened to in high school is now Classic Rock.
Of course, they don’t call it “classic rock.” They call it alternative or progressive or something like that. But when a station plays “Lump” and “Vaseline” [...]

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This summer is more or less officially over. Nicole went back to work today, which is about as official an end as we get.
The summer did end with a bang … or at least a bark. Wednesday night we went to Elm Shakespeare Company’s production of The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder. We got there just [...]

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Exactly how bad is The Happening, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller? Some say, it’s really, really bad (beware: lots of spoilers) (via jl!). And pretty much everything they say in the review is right.
But what was so amazing watching this film in a packed theater on opening night was how incredibly good some moments were. [...]

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I don’t do much to hide or deny the fact that I am a geek in a lot of obvious ways. However, one mode of geekiness that I’ve left alone was reading comic books or graphic novels. Somehow, I just never got into them. Perhaps this is because my friends as a kid didn’t read [...]

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Today I was supposed to go for jury duty. I received a notice in the mail a couple months ago. And since I am in between teaching duties, I had no good excuse not to go. Plus, it seemed kind of exciting. I was interested to see how things work on the inside. I even [...]

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I used to say that if I could dance like one white guy on the planet, it would be Mr. Beck Hansen. Or at least that skinny white dude who flails on stage while Beck plays.
But I have a new hero, now. A more attainable hero. I want dance like this guy: Greatest Dancer Ever.
I think [...]

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Thanks for everyone who has submitted puppy names by commenting on the last post or e-mailing us. I think we have a short-list of two or three names, which we’ll decide on very soon. But it’s not too late for more suggestions.
My thumb is healing fairly well. There might be some scarring, but nothing too [...]

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