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Motto mystery
Plus: flashing back to my superhero phase, Too Good to Go and the astronomical price of cereal...till we wring the last bit of toothpaste from this…
Sep 20
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This goes to 11
"Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" works so well because it consistently knows when to end, one scene after another.
Sep 13
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Where's Jim Croce when I need him?
This week, my Sherman & Tingle Song Challenge moment marked my latest bid to win a prize on the radio. It didn't go as I'd hoped.
Sep 6
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August 2025
Transparency, schmansparency
This week, my community's been reminded of one of the consequences of local journalism's declining presence and power: a lack of accountability among…
Aug 30
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Chipping away
Tortilla chip-shard after tortilla chip-shard, we work our way to the bottom of the bowl. Have I lost my mind? Will I lose my readers? Only 36 ways to…
Aug 23
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50 more deliberate thoughts*
Well, 25. But with a 100% tariff imposed on each one--and riffs on Warren Harding, Jeff Bezos, Spinal Tap and more--it'll surely feel like 50.
Aug 16
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50 deliberate thoughts
On words that never made it into print, basketball, Mike Johnson's imagined Chester Arthur-esque mutton chops, my bias about Len Bias, my kids' 22nd…
Aug 9
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Our Truly Bananas Republican
We might not be living in a banana republic--yet. But Donald Trump's latest rash act is yet another sign of his capacity to wreak destruction on so many…
Aug 2
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July 2025
43-hit wonder
“Billy Joel: And So It Goes” is a timely reintroduction to this musical great.
Jul 27
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Flip the script
Those `Hate Has No Home Here’ signs have no home with me. Plus: flashing back 35+ years with reflections on Paul McCartney, Ticketmaster and the Major…
Jul 19
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Costco knows best
...even better than I know myself sometimes. Plus: the Texas floods against the backdrop of "Washed Away" and a mid-year report on the state of The…
Jul 12
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Lessons from FDR
This week, our nation's 249th birthday was marred by political cruelty and cowardice. How to respond? Our 32nd President's example is a guiding light…
Jul 5
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