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FRIDAY, DEC. 9, 2011

You're always the last to know

My 1987 compact hatchback passed its emissions test. Thank you. Yes, I'm proud. Anyway, I was folding up the form they give you at the testing station to put in an envelope with the other form you send in along with a check to get…

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Ursus arctos horribilis

I can see being ambivalent about Lewis and Clark if you are native. But it seems like everyone else in our part of the country ought to be able to cite a favorite theme in stories spun by the expedition. Me? No contest. It's the…

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THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2011


Battle of the Christmas albums, Round 3 

Which is better? This? www.punkcakes.wordpress.com Or this? www.musicmookreview.com This? www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com Or this? www.santamusicbox.blogspot.com This? www.keithhirsch.com Or this? www.israbox.com This? www.christianmusic.about.com Or this? www.heavymetaladdiction.com

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Seven key questions: 1. In your experience, what variety of Christmas tree is most likely to draw blood if you get anywhere near it with exposed skin? 2. Do the people who write product descriptions for some of the Coldwater Creek catalogs smoke something to…

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, 2011


Birds of a different feather

Walking through Riverfront Park alone on a chilly morning seems like the perfect occasion for some poetic reverie about life, the seasons and prospects for the future. But what I found myself thinking, not for the first time, was this. Those ducks at the park…

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