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    Monthly Archives: August 2014

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    My hometown

    Posted on August 29, 2014 by moc
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    Binghamton, New York, is a great place to live… if you don’t have to work. Or if you work for the government. Which is kind of the same thing.

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    Final Treme doesn’t do series justice

    Posted on August 28, 2014 by moc
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    I finally got around to seeing the final season of Treme this past week. Treme aired on HBO from 2010 until December 2013 but the show covered the time period from 2005-2009. (So we’re all a bit behind the times here.) I … Continue reading →

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    Can’t… busy

    Posted on August 25, 2014 by moc
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    Can’t blog. Watching Simpsons marathon. … Continue reading →

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    Four years

    Posted on August 22, 2014 by moc
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    As of yesterday I have been happily married for the past four years. They truly have been great years and I look forward to many more. This past year has been especially good, as my wife and I finally decided … Continue reading →

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    Fame and notoriety

    Posted on August 20, 2014 by moc
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    By now you have seen the major press coverage bestowed upon my old hometown, the one and only Binghamton, New York, who received a bit of ink in this month’s issue of Esquire. In a lengthy piece on the American sandwich, … Continue reading →

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    My Mondays

    Posted on August 18, 2014 by moc
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    Ah, Monday. Dreaded date of the Western world. One of the nice things about working every day and recognizing very little difference among spots on a calendar is that Mondays for me hold no sensation of gloom. No worries, no … Continue reading →

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    Baseball’s next inning

    Posted on August 15, 2014 by moc
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    I’ve been following baseball for 25 years, most of it while the game was under the watchful eye of Allan “Bud” Selig, acting come actual commissioner since 1992. Bud’s retiring as of January, and as of yesterday his replacement has … Continue reading →

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    Legends will fall

    Posted on August 13, 2014 by moc
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    Unless you’ve been on the planet Ork for the past 48 hours you have no doubt heard of the passing of comic legend Robin Williams. Robin Williams thrilled audiences for decades, spanning generations and, indeed, often several generations simultaneously (see Aladdin … Continue reading →

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    A trip to the country

    Posted on August 11, 2014 by moc
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    Yesterday I took a drive out to Bel Air, Maryland, for a wedding at the Liriodendron Mansion. The Liriodendron was at one time the summer home of Dr. Howard Kelly and his wife, who needed to escape the Baltimore heat … Continue reading →

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    This will make you feel good

    Posted on August 8, 2014 by moc
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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2061436-qa-nba-star-turned-international-dj-rony-seikaly-talks-music-hoops-with-br Rony Seikaly. Hello, 1987, nice to see you again. In my day we called them the Orangemen, and it’s always nice to hear from one of the old breed. Rony Seikaly, international music star. Who knew? … Continue reading →

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