An Explanation

Late last night I posted a video of Alfred Lomax to my Posterous via blackberry/email. I started the Posterous mainly to be able to follow a few Posterous blogs by email, and this was the easy way to do it. I was unaware that, because of the way I set …

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A Song For A Friend

This weekend I am compelled to some kind of musical acknowledgment for the strife of an old friend from NYU/NYC. Having cut off her nose to spite her face, my friend is currently stuck in Phoenix with a great job, but no real friends or lovers, and no one of …

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On Licking Katherine Hepburn

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I’ve discussed my love/admiration for Hepburn at least once in this blog. Consequently this is a big news flash for me. Katherine Hepburn has been added to the Legends of Hollywood postal series, releasing the stamp today, on what would have been her 103rd birthday. She was the 16th Inductee …

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Hey Joe

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It finally dawned on the Pope, he can’t beat them, so for self preservation he must join them. Today, speaking to some journalists traveling with him to Lisbon, Pope Benedict XVI said “the greatest persecution of the institution “is born from the sins within the church,” and not from a …

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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

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Mother, should I run for President? Mother, should I trust the government? Mother, will they put me in the firing line? Is it just a waste of time? Oh, mother. So many questions, so little time. While choosing a celebratory song I had to give in to the fact that, …

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Even the Big Picture Hasn’t Covered It

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Between the Gulf oil spill, the NYC thwarted bombing and subsequent apprehension of a suspect, Jay Leno’s colossal fail at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Brett Michaels multiple medical problems, and a UVA lacrosse player accidentally killing his old girlfriend, there has been little room for proper coverage of the …

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