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Wow, seven years too late, somebody in the mainstream media has written an article about how the media misreported Al Gore’s presidential candidacy in 2000. If you’re interested, the incomparable Daily Howler has been on this story for years.

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Taken at Sandwich boardwalk, Cape Cod.

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Daughter and Son and I got together with my old friend JB at Cape Cod for an afternoon flying kites, looking for wildlife, and playing in the sand.

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TO MONTAUK: Sept 6 I left the house with an ambitious plan: after closing on the house I would make for Montauk Point to photograph the lighthouse there. But first, I wanted to stop by my old favorite bagel shop and stock up. Not only do I like to stock up on bagels for my [...]

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Today was the big day. I went back to New York for the closing of my parents house. Dad bought the place in 1958, and lived there nearly half a century. The new owners were enthusiastic and excited as new home buyers can be, and it was delightful to pass on the house to them. [...]

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Among the benefits of having Dear Old Dad living in an assisted living center are the little touches. They have free popcorn for visitors, a daily wine and cheese social hour, and a neat little billiard room. The kids love to shoot pool and rarely get the opportunity. Between that and the free popcorn, they [...]

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