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That’s Son’s Vampire Pumpkin on the left, Daughter’s Witch on the right. Both are powered by electric light.

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Saw, heard and photographed the Senator from Illinions during a local appearance a couple weeks ago. He had had a long day, was running late, and was visibly exhasted. But he still gave a good off-the-cuff speech before a supportive local audience. I guess he saw the talk as an opportunity to prepare for his [...]

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A great day for an autumn hike, at Blue Hills … the kids look a little tired after climbing up the mountain.

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Believe it or not, I actually have a Master’s degree from a design school. It was a really small program tucked inside a large state university in a Southern state. It wasn’t exactly the happiest time of my life, and I’ve mostly put it out of my mind. Sometimes I think they gave me the [...]

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Coming to save Gotham City …

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A great day for pumpkin picking

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So Mark Warner has chosen not to run for the presidency in 2008. I have to say, I’m disappointed. The last two Democratic Presidents have been Southern governors, and I don’t think that’s a co-incidence. In fact, every President since 1976 has been a governor. I think the governorship is better preparation for the presidency [...]

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This is a page from a catalog for a CD duplication service. Oddly, the photo is of me, but the text comes (supposedly) from one Kevin Eisensmith, who is apparently a faculty member in the Music Department at a University in Pennsylvania. Why they didn’t use a photo of Kevin I don’t know, presumably as [...]

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