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Adieu

Besides the fact that I have much more limited internet access and much less time to write, it suddenly hit me how personal much of this blog has been. I just don’t know that I want to be sharing all that personal information on the internet. So I’ve decided to give up on this blog [...]
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The Financial Crisis For Dummies

Senior editor of Marketplace.publicradio.org Paddy Hirsch has been doing some good old stick figure dry erase explanations of the forces behind our present financial situation. There are some pretty amusing analogies involved at times. All in all, while they’ve raised even more questions as I’ve watched them, they’re a good introduction to what’s caused the [...]
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My Lids, Yo

So my ballcap obsession has finally come to fruition. After a long period of self-restraint (only one purchase for cheap on eBay that didn’t even end up fitting…duh) I finally fell off and had to have the headgear to root for my teams. Aside from the Celtics eBay bomb (which is a one-of-a-kind for which [...]
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La Vida No Vale Nada

Most of my coworkers are from Mexico. At lunchtime we all crowd around a little circular table and they turn on the radio and teach me about the music I hear. So far I can definitely pick up on familiar songs and on artists I like. One of them, which is my friends’ favorite, is [...]
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SNL Enters New Dimension Of Weird

America is the weirdest place ever on Saturday nights. On the one hand, Tina Fey’s Palin impersonations make for great comedy (i.e. reality). On the other hand, who cares about comedy with all the seriously scary stuff hanging over this election? What effect can jokes really have on American politics? As amusing as The Daily [...]
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Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Holy moly. This new Beyonce song was just alright for the first verse the first time I heard it. Then the chorus popped in and it was pretty sweet until it didn’t progress like I thought it might. Then, second listen, it was all on its own terms. Now I can’t stop listening to it. [...]
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John McCain Hates Black People

Well, okay. As all of our mothers have said, “hate” is a strong word. But can we just take a moment to puzzle about a couple of brief comments McCain made in the debate last night? If he doesn’t hate black people, maybe he just doesn’t think they know anything about our economy and don’t [...]
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Wye Oak

I’m really feeling this Wye Oak video. It’s got the super cute 90s indie rock thing with the Breeders-esque vocals and the explosive noise contrast. And the abrupt ending is great. They’re a Baltimore duo easily categorizable with Beach House but really unlike Beach House musically. Merge is putting out their album and you can [...]
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Sarah Palin on CBS and SNL

So I haven’t written much about Palin on this here blog. I would have said a whole lot if I had been in writing moods. Mostly I’ve been in reading moods. But it’s time I make it clear that I can’t believe John McCain picked that woman to be his VP. It’s absolutely insane. She’s [...]
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The New cegolden.com

So I’ve finally updated C-Major’s website. Now you can see what she’s been up to. It’s got her most recent paintings and her new metalsmithing wares. And you can even buy stuff now too. Holy moly. Check it out at cegolden.com. Also, we’ll be photographing some of the new new stuff soon so bookmark it [...]
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