Twenty Years!

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Today, Catherine and I celebrate twenty years of marriage. Twenty years! That's ten years times two, man!   For a marriage to last ...
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Internet: Luxury or Utility?

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The new Planet Money episode "Small America vs. Big Internet"  brings up many of the typical free market vs. government themes tha...
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You Can't Go Wrong with Josephine Tey

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Another week of life during COVID, another mystery novel down the hatch . . .  Josephine Tey's To Love and Be Wise-- the 4th installment...
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Conservatives and Liberals Enjoy the Dog Park (and confusing Dave)

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Saturday morning at the dog park,  I talked to a professed conservative  about the Covid pandemic . . . he was optimistic about the numbers ...

New Jersey Starts to Open . . . Is This a Good Thing? Too Many Numbers to Know For Sure . . .

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Outdoor stuff in New Jersey is starting to open. My wife is down at the community garden today, handing out keys and helping people to ree...
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Quarantine Partying: The Wreckage

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At 6:15 AM this morning, when I sat down at the computer to begin putting up assignments for my students, this is the image that greeted me:...
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A Norwegian, an Australian aborigine, and a clown walk into a bar . . .

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If you're looking for a crime thriller with a double layer of exotic unfamiliarity, check out Jo Nesbø's first Harry Hole novel The ...
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Dave is in the Shit

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The last thing of note that happened to me was this: Saturday morning, when I was bending over to scoop and bag my dog's poop, a bird ...
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If You're Getting Bored of Your Pandemic Work-outs, Try This One . . .

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It took two tries for me to complete this video. I still can't successfully do all of the exercises, but I'm close. The instructor...

Quarantine Day One Million

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Starting to lose the thread . . . but here are some thoughts anyway. I waited in line the other day to get into Trader Joe's . . . the l...
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Parallel Madness!

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This episode of The Indicator informed me of an Amazon Prime show called Counterpart in which there's a world parallel to ours in whic...
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Dave's Community Service Finally Pays Off!

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Once again this morning, I did my community service shopping and delivery for my old dude. Pineapple chunks, Italian Wedding soup, chicken f...
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Is the Stock Market Fake News? Is Your Consciousness Fake News? Who Knows?

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Planet Money Episode 995: Buybacks And Bailouts  is a winner. The podcast dissects the viral debate between CNBC anchor Scott Wapner and bi...

The Usual Quarantine Stuff

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Last night was Zoom pub night. Again. Earlier Thursday, it was more TV. So much TV. I watched some Bosch  with the wife, The Expanse  with...
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Weird Quarantine Workouts (Governor Murphy, Open the Parks!)

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State and County Parks are still closed in New Jersey; so as far as outdoor activities go, my family is making the best of what is available...

A Great Mystery (If You Know Some History)

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In 2012, The British Crime Writer's Association named The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey as the greatest mystery novel ever written....

A Book You Could Only Read During Quarantine (Not That You Should)

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This is a momentous day for me. Miraculous. I finished something that I started three months ago to the day. Despite obstacles and adversity...
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Required Listening (If You Care About U.S. China Relations)

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The new episode of the Freakonomics podcast "Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China?"  is a nuanced, non-partisan ta...
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Good News and Better . . .

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We got the lab report back. The ancient ceiling above our sub-ceiling in the basement NOT asbestos. So we haven't been damaging our lung...
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Quarantine Workouts (Mental and Physical)

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I am proud to announce that my son Ian and I completed a set of six sprints up "Deadman's Hill" on Monday. This is one more th...