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Know Hope

By On March 5, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Personal

April 22nd is a long way off and my nerves are a little bit frayed right now so I’m going to step away from politics for a while here on the blog and focus on some other stuff (see below).

For a final bit of perspective on the meaning of last night’s results, I cede the floor to the inimitable 

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Little League Time!

By On February 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

On Saturday, we signed Isaac up for another season of Little League baseball and I agreed to coach again.  Last year it was non-competitive Tee Ball and it turned out to be a lot of fun, but this year we’ll be moving up to the Bantam level which is [...]

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If I Had to Vote Republican

By On January 24, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Politics

Random thoughts on tonight’s Republican Debate (live-blogging):

The format of the debate, with Brian Williams and Tim Russert asking specific questions with little follow-up or interaction from the other candidates makes things a little stilted. [ETA: This got better as the night wore on.] I was surprised and glad to see Ron Paul on the [...]

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2007 Recap Meme

By On December 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

{meme in which one takes the first line of the first post from each month and looks at it as a summary of the year. and is a little stunned at the results. NOTE: [My Vox] blog didn’t start until March so the first two months are from Comic Book Commentary.}

January: In the most [...]

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Untitled

By On October 30, 2007 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

I.

In 1978, my daily commute on the D train
from the not-quite-South Bronx of 170th Street
to the not-yet-Upper West Side of 96th,
found me surrounded by men and
women in suits with blue collars.

I woke up 90 minutes earlier
than my friends and would often
fall asleep on a stranger’s shoulder,

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