Yesterday I was up at 7AM thanks to a cat who might find himself on the streets before too long, and after I did a good bit of work in the morning I thought about how I might spend the afternoon. Maybe take my new camera to the park and take some pictures. Sure was…
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Dammit, I’m watching the WSOP coverage and I think I’ve seen 60 people I worked with…and where’s the Mean Gene? There’s Zeke, there’s Matt, there’s Pauly, there’s goddam Matt again, there’s Ethan…where’s my TV time? The money bubble just broke…I was frickin’ there! I was right next to where Robert Mizrachi and Amnon Filippi were…
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I read this over at Brad DeLong’s blog, and I share in his sentiment: If you had asked me six years ago what the odds were that Osama bin Laden would still be living out his alloted lifespan in the fall of 2007, I would have said that the odds were zero. No matter how…
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We had our final lake weekend this past, uh, weekend, with me heading up on Thursday night to watch the Colts dismantle the Saints. That wasn’t a good thing–Reggie Bush is on my fantasy team, and he gave me bupkis. As did Philip Rivers and Nate Kaeding. I am getting totally annihilated by Cindy in…
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Waldo, Geno, what’s the difference? Besides the fact that I wouldn’t be caught dead in a red and white striped shirt (horizontal stripes are NOT my friend). Anyway, I’m watching tonight’s coverage of the World Series of Poker and, again, I haven’t caught a glimpse of myself. I think I was onscreen for a nanosecond…
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There was an article in the Post-Gazette yesterday about the revitalization of Polish Hill, and leading the charge is my cousin Terry, who is described in the piece as the "energetic new leader of the Polish Hill Civic Association". Yes, I guess it would be correct to describe Terry as "energetic", just as it would…
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