Ladies and Gentlement, the Next Senator From Minnesota

January 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Politics |

Al Franken, destined if nothing else to be the Funniest Senator In American History. But first, a message from our friends at The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board.

If the Canvassing Board certifies Mr. Franken as the winner based on the current count, it will be anointing a tainted and undeserving Senator.

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Milk

January 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Music |

This is an interesting biopic with kind of an epic sweep to it. The story is quite compelling, there are great San Francisco street scenes (SF is probably my favorite city) along with some great archival footage mixed in.
Harvey Milk of course was the first openly gay man elected to public office in the [...]

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Jim Darling CD

January 4th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Music |

I took lessons with Jim for four years while at B-W, and while I never became a great trumpet player I still learned quite a bit. This CD is reminding me of some of what I’d forgotten.

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Hacklebarney Park, Redux

January 3rd, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |

Quite a contrast to our last trip, on a beautiful September day.

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Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2009 | 0 Comments | Home |

To all our friends out there, in particular…

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Doubt

December 31st, 2008 | 0 Comments | Movies |

Now this is an interesting movie.
In the Bronx of the early 1960s, a young and charismatic priest faces off against the older and rigid principal of the parish school. He’s progressive, well-liked, energetic and deeply caring. He’s also suspected of having started a thoroughly inappropriate relationship with the school’s first black student (a boy [...]

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Raptor Trust

December 30th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |


Just down the road from the Great Swamp and Lord Stirling Park is the Raptor Trust, an outdoor hospital for injured birds of prey.

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Lord Stirling Park

December 29th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |

We took a warm (for December), foggy and cloudy day to visit Somerset County’s Lord Stirling Park. Some ice was left over from last week’s cold snap and snow, and the reflections of the bare trees on the ponds was beautiful.

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Holiday Lights

December 27th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Home |

Every area has got one: The house that people come to from miles around to stare at the extravagant holiday decorations. Here’s a detail from the one in Livingston, NJ.

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Merry Christmas

December 25th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Home |

From all of us.

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Forty Years Ago Tonight

December 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Uncategorized |

“good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth.” — Frank Borman aboard Apollo 8, December 24, 1968

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It’s a Wrap

December 23rd, 2008 | 0 Comments | Home |

I finished shopping and wrapping yesterday afternoon! I have blog posts written and scheduled to go live the next two days! I don’t have to do anything but enjoy vacation!

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