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    Non-nude Playboy making few headlines

    Posted on February 17, 2016 by moc
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    The “most highly anticipated issue of Playboy in our history” has been on newsstands for nearly a week now, and damned if I haven’t heard a thing about it. If a fully-clothed woman falls in a magazine, does it make … Continue reading →

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    Season Two begins

    Posted on February 15, 2016 by moc
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    Snowed in with no school and nothing to do until 10:00 tonight. Commence Better Call Saul Season One marathon! I think if I start now I’ll be caught up by tonight’s premiere. Life. Is. Good. … Continue reading →

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    Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln

    Posted on February 12, 2016 by moc
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    Ten score and seven years ago, in a one-room cabin most Americans are surprised to learn was actually in Kentucky, not Illinois, our nation’s sixteenth president was born. I’ve heard it said that Abe’s mother, who desperately wanted her son … Continue reading →

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    “Economic” “development” strikes again

    Posted on February 10, 2016 by moc
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    A website called LoudounNow (loudounnow.com) this week has picked up the ongoing story featured in the previous Sunday’s “Loudoun” section of the Washington Post. These are laughable pieces describing so-called “economic development” that I thought I left behind when I … Continue reading →

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    Denver’s “D” stymies Panthers

    Posted on February 8, 2016 by moc
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    Secretly I hoped it would turn out this way. Didn’t want to jinx it, but yeah, I was hoping the Old Man-ning would get one more ring. Wasn’t the prettiest game I ever saw, but at least I got to … Continue reading →

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    Warriors one-off is best show in D.C.

    Posted on February 5, 2016 by moc
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    In 1965 golfer Bobby Jones said of a young Jack Nicklaus, “He plays a game with which I am not familiar” (or something to that effect). Watching the Golden State Warriors bring their magic show to the floor against any … Continue reading →

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    The best thing on TV

    Posted on February 3, 2016 by moc
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    I used to think that there was no better theatre than politics on TV. One might think that this would be especially true in 2016. Bernie? The Donald? Come on! These guys are the SNL versions of themselves playing themselves in … Continue reading →

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    Back to work

    Posted on February 1, 2016 by moc
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    I’ve got to say I’m a big fan of 10-day weekends and I think we should have them more often. That being said, I think I’m not alone when I say that getting back to work today is not going … Continue reading →

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    Trump comes out on top at GOP debate

    Posted on January 29, 2016 by moc
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    I watched three minutes of last night’s Republican Presidential candidates’ debate on the Fox News Channel. That was enough for me. Of course I wanted to see whether The Man, Donald Trump, would appear on stage. He did not. I … Continue reading →

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    Still sheltered from the storm

    Posted on January 27, 2016 by moc
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    Day Five of being snowed in and it’s starting to get a little dull.   Nah, who am I kidding? It’s been great! I have especially enjoyed wasting all of this free time when I could have been doing something … Continue reading →

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