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Jessica wrote about George Carlin’s influence on her life and his recent death for Newsweek Magazine’s website.
Carlin’s philosophy struck a chord with me. How do you tell a story without the freedom to choose the words to tell it? What’s the fun in talking about sex if you can’t actually describe it? How do you [...]

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Yesterday evening, our friend Karen Lappin kicked off the grand opening of Bo Cafe, the new wine bar she’s managing in Dobbs Ferry. Jessica and I heard the call of free wine and appetizers, and helped celebrate the big event by consuming our respective weights in bruschetta and tapas without dropping a dime.
Once the wi-fi [...]

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Well, I’m off to Cape Cod for a short vacation. Mission “Eat My Own Weight in Scallops” has officially begun.
Here’s hoping I don’t get sucked into the seedy underbelly of the region… I’ve heard far too many stories about people losing it all on the underground lobster fights.

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It seems like everyone I talk to these days is either looking for a job or offering one, so in the interest of helping them out, here are a few items of note:
ComicMix, or more importantly, the rapidly developing online publishing platform called Crowd Fusion that supports ComicMix, has reached the point in its growth [...]

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This weekend was a busy one, with two weddings in 24 hours spread out over several counties. It was an adventure, and I’m still playing catch-up.
First off, note to self: Don’t rely on other people at the wedding to know how to use a camera with the flash turned off. I rarely use a flash [...]

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On Saturday night, Jessica and I drove out to Pine Bush, NY, to witness the shenanigans that were bound to occur at my old college buddy Sean’s annual Bonfire & BBQ. One of my other fraternity buddies, Nick, had flown in from Miami for the weekend, and I hadn’t seen him since last year’s Vegas [...]

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A friend of mine just returned from Spain, where he took this photo in one of the cathedrals.
His assessment of the trip: “They take a lot of liberties with the whole death of Jesus thing there. I don’t remember any stories about Jesus getting his head cut off.”
I’ve been told since that this is actually [...]

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