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Sunday, December 25, 2016

An Ode to Wrapping Paper

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Wrapping paper is so wonderful. For starters, it is what provides the mystery of most of the gifts we receive during birthdays and holidays. Secondly, it is incredibly fun to tear. Third, its art enhances the occasion for the gifts. Wrapping paper... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 18, 2016

The Deplorable Owner

Indoor soccer has had many disaster teams. Here is one of them. Dion Earl was not properly vetted by the Major Arena Soccer League. In 1998, in his mid-twenties, he was forced to resign as a high school soccer coach from the Bellevue, Washington School District after asking a student out on a date.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 11, 2016

The City that Murders

For the second year in a row, Baltimore City will reach at least 300 homicides. As I write this entry, the number of homicides stands at 296. Last year, Baltimore had 344 homicides. Words cannot describe how unacceptable these numbers are. Even in "good" years, Baltimore still has at least 200... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

Where's the Emotion?

Very rarely do I use Emoticons in my entries and my comments. When writing a blog entry, I liken Emoticons to exclamation points. The rarer they are used, the more effective they are when they do appear. With comments, I actually used to use them a fair amount. What changed is that whenever I wanted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Records and Rolling

We still say "play a record" and "roll up/down the window." I imagine it has been years since you have played an actual record, assuming you have actually done it, something most in younger generations have not. And when was the last time you rolled up a window with buttons being able to control... Sign in to see full entry.

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