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Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Don’t bogart that joint, my friend. You may need to pass it around at the next management meeting.

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Pot isn’t exactly legal in Massachusetts. Not yet. It’s been decriminalized – you can get fined but not jailed for possession – and we’r...
Monday, October 07, 2013

I get that they’re boring, but why are they sad? In defense of black pants.

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A few weeks back, some not-so-sweet young thing over on Business Week had a rant – her word or BW editorial’s -  entitled “ Ladies, Please ...
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Friday, October 04, 2013

There’s a pawn shop, on a corner, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, errr, I mean Manhattan

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Not that I’ve ever used one, but I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of pawn shops. No, not intrigued enough to watch Pawn Stars, but ...
Thursday, October 03, 2013

These little town blues…ADM bids Decatur adieu

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Apparently the executives at Archer Daniel Midlands got sick of the smell of soy sauce. Of eating at the same couple of restaurants. Of driv...
Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Honey Don’t

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As long as no one gets killed in the process, who doesn’t like a good international adulterated food scandal, and this one’s a real honey. ...
Tuesday, October 01, 2013

En garde, Garde Robe!

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I live in an old building, vintage well before folks had a lot of clothing. Especially Boston folks. One of our closets is so skimpy that ...
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Monday, September 30, 2013

September is sewing month. So what, you say?

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Today is the last day on which to celebrate National Sewing Month . As I look back at the month, I will note that I did a bit of sewing: a...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Bowlinged Over: Counter Evolution puts some old alleys to good use

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The two coolest old bowling alleys I’ve ever seen were both in Maine. One was on Kezar Lake, in a cottage enclave on the grounds of what w...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Let’s hear it for the Hack Bureau

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Last Saturday, we took a cab from JFK to our temporary (one week) home away on the Upper East Side. In terms of coming into The City, the ti...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Football, football, rah-rah-rah. (Block those taxes!)

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Sometimes I surprise myself. As I did when I read an article that started out: If you're planning to attend Super Bowl XLVIII thi...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Come along and wear my party dress…

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They’re called “ward-robers”, and what they do is stretch their clothing allowances by borrowing those items they’ll only need for an isolat...
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Monday, September 23, 2013

Knickerbocker Holiday

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I like New York in June, how about you? I also like New York in September, and apparently everyone else and his brother does, too. So wh...
Friday, September 20, 2013

I call nitwit on this looming patent fight

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A few years ago, it was those rubber band bracelets that came in different shapes: animals, dinosaurs, txt terms (OMG, BFF), alphabet… I j...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Montessori Management

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To say that the Montessori was not the approach of Our Lady of the Angels grammar school is to understate the obvious. Let’s see (thank y...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Revel-ation. (Meet me tonight in Atlantic City.)

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Aside from the occasion – okay, regular – lottery ticket, and the purchase of any raffle ticket that’s put before me, I’m never had the gamb...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Anti-ballistic whiteboards for the classroom? Will Safeboards really make us safer?

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Remember when the only projectile you had to worry about in the classroom was a nun hurling an eraser on someone’s head? Or some slimy boy h...
Monday, September 16, 2013

“Computer leave”? It’s Greek to me…

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I’ll admit it. It’s exceedingly easy to kick a country when it’s down. But in this case, Greece is more of less wearing a “Kick Me” sign. ...