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Clowning Around

April 13th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Comedy |

During Communion at Easter Mass yesterday, I was watching one of the communicants out of the corner of my eye when a guy in a full clown suit walks up to her.

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Patelson’s

April 13th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Music |

Is closing. This is incredibly sad news, a place I’ve been going to since I was in college in the ’70s.

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Christmas is overrated. Easter is what it’s all about. Enjoy. I’m playing at two services at the local church in the morning, then having LF over for a nice dinner of lamb shanks with shallots and mushrooms. Grilled vegetables, potatoes roasted with olive oil and thyme, and avacado and tomato salad round out the menu. [...]

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Spa Castle

April 10th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Entertainment |

I’m not usually a spa kind of guy, but LF and I went here today and it was awesome. About the best $35 I’ve spent in a long time.

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It Snowed Here Today

April 8th, 2009 | 3 Comments | Home |

Let’s talk about the weather.

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Passover

April 7th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Home |

Wednesday I’ll be joining the delightful L.F. and her family for my first-ever Passover seder. Even though I’ve told her that I watched “The Ten Commandments” repeatedly as a child — every Easter– she thought I needed a little brushing-up on the story. So she sent me this primer. Something about the style of it is familiar.

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Stravinsky and Marshmallow Peeps

April 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Comedy |

This was covered in the Times today, and my theory is that it was the first time ever that “Stravinsky” and “Marshmallow Peeps” were used in the same sentence. After a little research, I think I’m right.

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