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Monday, September 29, 2014

Let's Honor Derek Jeter by Not Deifying Him

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There was no one but a German shepherd in the dugout of the best baseball game I saw this summer. All nine of the team’s players – dresse...
Friday, September 26, 2014

A Taste for Something Different

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“Variety is the spice of life,” was the advice I often received, non-ironically, from my grade school teachers at St. James in Totowa, New...
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...