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TBT: Never Forget
Today marks the 13th anniversary of what is probably the defining event of my generation. My grandparents had Pearl Harbor. My parents, Kennedy’s assassination. For me and most of my friends, it was 9/11. As for that particular day, it was the same for me as most people, I suspect. There was a lot of stunned…
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Oh Give Me a Home, Where Lots of Bears Roam
Ever since Tara moved in, we’ve been at (playful) odds over where we’d like to live. Not tomorrow, or next month…we’re going to be in the apartment for a few years, there’s no way around that. We’re talking in the long run, when we are able to buy a house together. Tara, being a small-town girl…
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It’s the Singer, Not the Song
Earlier this week, I was saddened to learn that Jimi Jamison had passed away. Jimi was the lead singer of Survivor, one of my favorite bands from the 80s. When most people hear this, their reaction is, I love “Eye of the Tiger”! I love “Eye of the Tiger,” too. It’s long been my personal anthem…
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Not All Stuffed Animals are Cuddly
I am sitting at home with the windows open, enjoying the whisper of a gentle breeze beneath a cloud-dotted sky. There’s a promise of autumn in the air this afternoon, though the weatherman is telling us we’ll be back into the upper 80s in a couple of days. I hate that guy. It’s Tuesday, and my…
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September Means…
Truth. Happy September!
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I’d Rather See Balki
Have you heard that a Full House revival might be in the works? Also: why? Don’t call me a hater, but I’m really not interested in seeing Jesse & The Rippers twenty years later. And if the last thing Dave Coulier ever did publicly was stomp on Alanis Morissette’s heart (inspiring her revenge anthem “You Oughtta Know”…
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