Dave (and Shakespeare) Stick the Landing

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Shakespeare's Hamlet  has one of the finest endings of any piece of drama, and I think I did a pretty good job ending my podcast ABOUT t...

Finished!

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I am in a celebratory mood because I finished recording the audio for my final  Pig on the Wall   Hamlet podcast episode-- and in the nick o...
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One More Day of Recording!

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I am finally in the home stretch of my Pig on the Wall  Hamlet finale—I will finish it tomorrow morning . . . just in time, as my computer i...

The End is Nigh, The Rest is Silence

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I've been working like a dog every morning, for hours at a time, and I'm damned close to finishing my Hamlet  podcast . . . and bri...
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There, But For the Grace of God, Go I . . .

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Barbara Kingsolver's novel Demon Copperhead  retells the story of the orphan boy David Copperfield in modern-day Appalachia—Demon Copper...

We Live in a Twilight World

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Today I finished watching Tenet, which is generally considered Christopher Nolan's least-liked  movie—but luckily, this is my son Alex...

Nobody Wants to Hear This Shit

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My wife and I spent a few days at the beach—we stayed with my cousins—and while I couldn't play pickleball with my brother because of my...

Dave's Not Here Man

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I'm currently at the beach, but I asked DeepSeek to read my blog and provide you folks with a sentence in the same style as Dave, and th...

There's No Basement at the Alamo, and There's No Water Closet Inside the Trojan Horse

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My wife and I saw the Rutgers Cinema matinee showing of  The Odyssey—five  bucks! --But apparently we should have sprung to see it in IMAX ....

Keysourcing

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Call to action: we all need to put our heads together and remember where I put the spare key to my Kia.
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Dave's Left Knee . . . Won the Battle But Lost the War

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I did NOT sleep well last night: yesterday, I went for a bike ride in the morning, down the towpath next to the Raritan-- but after a few mi...
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Let Us Reflect Upon How Menacing These Big Dumb Cups Are

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My high school students, my wife, and-- according to this SNL Skit -- a large portion of the female populace (i.e. pretty ladies who drive m...
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Dave Has Three Different Thoughts in Less Than a Second

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I've been going to the gym often to ride the bike and use the elliptical machine because I just got a cortisone shot in my knee, and I...
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It's Never Ugly in Princeton (Even When the Air Quality is Awful)

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Yesterday, we took the train from what has to be one of the filthiest, smelliest, most dilapidated train stations in New Jersey: New Brunswi...

It Is STILL Ugly Out There!

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Despite the sunshine, the air quality in Central Jersey is WORSE than yesterday—due to the Canadian wildfires . . . fucking Canadians, smoki...
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It's Ugly Out There!

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While I know I should be appreciative of the fact that I am alive and healthy and the little things are the big things and good friends and ...
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Tacos Todo Los Días . . . Fifteen Years Later and Still Delicious

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We had Mexican fare for Alex's graduation party, and there was TONS of extra food, so I've eaten various tacos-- al pastor, barbacoa...
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Reading, Icing, Rinsing, Repeating . . .

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I am still laid up and moving slowly today-- waiting for the cortisone shot to work its anti-inflammatory magic on my left knee-- I went for...

Dave's Not a Doctor . . . and He Could Never Play One on TV

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I survived my visit to the sports doctor (Dr. Navia) and my prediction was half correct: after some poking, probing, and prodding, she decid...
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To the Left, To the Left . . . Stupid Shuffle

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The good news: my right knee, after a series of  hyaluronic acid  shots, is feeling excellent—less popping, no pain, and better flexibility ...