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Last I checked, I have about a dozen or so subscriptions to various print and online publications. The problem is finding the time to devote to a careful (and carefree, as in unhurried) reading of each one of these great magazines and newspapers.
The other day I had a very leisurely lunch at one of my [...]

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I had the day off from teaching today so I spent a good part of the day cleaning out leaf-choked gutters, raking leaves, and tending to the compost pile behind the garage. That’s where I snapped these pics of my resident squirrel-friend sitting atop the compost pile and snacking on some unsalted roasted peanuts.

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I have to admit that for a few days after the election last week, I was somewhat stunned, and so resorted to just taking in the historic moment. Which explains why I haven’t posted anything in almost a week.
But now that President-Elect Obama has named Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff and the speculation [...]

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Just like that, America has elected its first (literally) African-American president. Even the rest of the world is celebrating this momentous history-making event.
I’ve got a little something to say about it in this month’s Northern Ohio Live magazine. Check it out.

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I know I am. And then, I’ll be watching the returns at the charming and boisterous Literary Cafe in Tremont this evening. Bring something for the potluck and celebrate the end of perhaps the longest presidential race in American history.

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With the Browns-Ravens game at Browns Stadium today at 1 and the Obama rally with Bruce Springsteen on the Mall at 3:45, downtown should feel like a massive street party.
I, however, will be camped out within the leafy confines of suburbia, watching the Browns beat the Ravens. And if they happen to lose, I can [...]

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Actually, it’s been well over 100 hours now… more like 200 or so.
The point is that Facebook (or Crackbook as I’ve heard some refer to it) can be a wonderful thing. In a little less than 48 hours, I added a few dozen friends, reconnected with family I usually don’t hear from through the normal [...]

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The back yard, circa 8AM October 29th:

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at least for me. Over the weekend, somewhat unwittingly, I opened up a Facebook account. Up to now I’d written off Facebook as a haven for teenagers, recent college grads, and maybe a trench-coated child predator or two setting up shop after a stint on MySpace posing as a 15-year old girl. But I took [...]

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