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The Required Amount at the Prescribed Rate (Handcrafted From the Finest Corinthian Leather)
Fleetwood Mac is Getting Back Together! Even Lindsey Buckingham
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Rumors are more contagious than coronavirus (my friend learned this the hard way: he was running high school soccer practice-- seventy kids,...
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If You Have Young Children, Maybe Don't Read This?
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I know the complexity of the upcoming school year has many people are seeking childcare . . . so here's a reverse-recommendation: if you...
Refrigeration and Sanitation are Winners
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If you want to appreciate modern life-- and I'm talking about modern life, not our post-modern lives on the internet-- then you can eith...
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When Are You Too Old For This Sort of Thing? When You're Too Hungover to Do the Mini?
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This Thursday evening at the Park Pub was exponentially more pleasant than last Thursday evening at the Park Pub. Last Thursday, it was so h...
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G is for Grunge?
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Sue Grafton's mystery novel "H" is for Homicide is the second book I've read this summer that was published in 1991 I had...
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The Darkest Educational Race of All
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Here's a grim question for you: In the coming months, which will claim more lives: school-related COVID-19 or school shootings? Will mor...
Frustrating Stuff
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas and Nice White Parents by the Serial podcasting crew both ...
If Your Friends Jumped Off a Bridge, You Would Too (3x)
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On Friday, soccer practice was canceled because the varsity coach and his immediate family had some exposure to some folks who came down wit...
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Dave Does the Work of THREE Journalists
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The New York Times just put out a fancy version of my post about the math behind opening schools during the pandemic. Your welcome. Even aft...
The Funhole is No Fun
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The Cipher by Kathe Koja is one of the weirdest, darkest, most disturbing things I've ever read. It was originally published in 1991 and...
High School + COVID + Math = Hot-Zone Mess
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Here's some basic math so you can get a grip on the back-to-school situation in New Jersey. For the past week, 426 cases of COVID-19 hav...
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The Biggest Game in the Wildest Town
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Though it didn't help my poker game, I really enjoyed Al Alvarez's classic portrait of the 1981 World Series of Poker: The Biggest G...
Reading . . . Books and Otherwise
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Like many of you, I've been reading a lot during this pandemic. I've already read thirty-five books in 2020. And that's just the...
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Nothing Says Welcome Home More Than Spoiled Cheese
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My extended family-- aside from Sue, who got pulled over while walking a friend's dog and broke six ribs and her clavicle the day before...
Everything is More Difficult Than It Looks on YouTube
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I got a pair of GoSports Bamboo cornhole boards for Father's Day. Regulation size. But, apparently, if you want them to hold up, you ha...
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Do Not Resuscitate (the voice of Kurt Vonnegut)
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If you're in the mood for something a little apocalyptic-- and something that sounds a bit like a modernized Kurt Vonnegut-- then check ...
Dear Ms. Etiquette . . . Deer, Ms. Etiquette?
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Dear Ms. Etiquette: What is the protocol if an old Asian lady is in the middle of the running trail by my house, taking pictures of some d...
Double Beach Vacation (During a Pandemic)
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This year, this oddball year, my family was kind enough to allow me to combine my annual guy's get-together-- Outer Banks Fishing Trip X...
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Oops! Dave Did It Again (time is a flat circle)
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My wife is a beautiful, wonderful, generous woman. Any time I can do something for her-- as long as I understand exactly what she wants to ...
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Warning: Requires Ancillary Brainpower
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If you're looking for a fun and entertaining sci-fi read, check Becky Chambers sci-fi novel The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. If you...
Respect the Community Garden
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My wife holds some position of power in our community garden. I'm not sure what the title of the position is, nor do I know the exact r...
Gods of Tennis? Hello?
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Gods of Tennis, I Beseech Thee . . . What do I have to sacrifice, in order to hit my two-handed backhand the same way in the match as I do...
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