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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Real Life: More Poignant Than Salinger

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In Real Life: Love, Lies & Identity in the Digital Age by Nev Schulman My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Life is that happens when you’re b...
Monday, September 8, 2014

An Abject Apology to Stephen King

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A Facebook post by James Patterson has just put more fear in my heart than any of the last three books I’ve read by Stephen King. Mr. Pa...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

An Ode to Joy Rides (Reflections on the Night Before School Starts When Your Kids Are Grown)

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Today, viewing all my friends’ Facebook photos of cute children dressed for the first day of school, I’m reminded that I’ve already taken ...
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Why I Hate Yelp and Love My Wife

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(With apologies to James Thurber  -- and his short story, "What Do You Mean It Was Brillig?) I was sitting with my iPad on the couc...
Friday, August 8, 2014

Not That I Have Anything Against Cats...

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Post by Bob Varettoni .
Friday, August 1, 2014

Let Us Now Praise Harper Lee: A Review of "The Mockingbird Next Door"

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The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee  by  Marja Mills My rating:  4 of 5 stars After reading “The Mockingbird Next Door,”...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Writing Lessons From Microsoft and Weird Al Yankovic

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This week I have been humbled by Microsoft and Al Yankovic. First came the  “Hello There”  memo that announced 12,500 layoffs amid a mo...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Why Do Journalists Chase Redheads?

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Because, in the spirit of Willie Sutton , that’s where the money is. Visiting Bloomberg offices recently , I learned that “redheads” are w...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

There's Something About Mary

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This headline isn’t unique . Neither is this photo collage of the shrines to Mary in my New Jersey neighborhood ( see here ). Neither am ...
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