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Anna Quindlen’s piece this week is a must-read for any parent. The concluding paragraph: Don’t get me wrong: she’s no saint. But she is strong and smart and funny, everything I’ve ever treasured. Oh, if I could grow up to be Maria, to be the kind of person who could jump off that cliff without…

Very sad news in Boston, veteran radio host David Brudnoy is off life support and nearing death. Brudnoy is dying of a rare skin cancer, one which went into remission last winter but has returned with a vengeance. For those who’ve never had the pleasure of hearing one of David’s shows, it was what I…

An early Christmas treat: Paul Curreri’s new album, Spirit of the Staircase is available from CDBaby.com! (Listen to clips here.) From the album info page: “In what may be Curreri’s most eloquent musical statement to date, the level of pure sonic invention permeating The Spirit Of The Staircase echoes the level of craft, insight and…

For Rob, this is interesting: The National Center for State Courts has released its 2004 Report on Trends in the State Courts, and a number of articles are technology related. They include: — Web Logs: Increasing Courts’ Ability to Quickly Communicate with Constituents— Time for Electronic Court Records— Reaching Out to Self-Represented Litigants through Virtual…

I am beyond excited to know that one week from tonight, I’ll get to see Paul Curreri perform in Chicago. I wrote about Paul’s CD last year, and it remains one of my favorite albums of any genre. Well, he’ll be at Uncommon Ground in Chicago (1214 West Grace Street) at 9pm on Tuesday, 12/14.…

Saturday night Barack was at the Gridiron Club, and proved that he’s got a sense of humor (all quotes from Chicago Tribune): “‘I figure there’s nowhere to go from here but down,’ he said. ‘So tonight, I’m announcing my retirement from the United States Senate.’” On his mixed-race parents: He “raised up a mock National…

Back in late April, a tornado ripped through downtown Utica, Illinois and devastated the town. Several months later, we drove through Utica on our way home from neighboring Starved Rock. The devastation was still apparent, the houses affected still off their foundations, windows still boarded up in several downtown establishments. It was eerie — you…

The others, they have cat blogging. Me? I’m starting Rumsfeld Blogging. That’s right, on random Fridays, I’ll find a good photo of Donald Rumsfeld (who, CNN tells us, is sticking around a while, because you know, that whole war thing is going so well) and give you, dear reader, a chance to add your own…

Wow. I had heard good things about the documentary A Perfect Candidate, but had never seen it. It was on the Sundance Channel a few days ago, and thanks to TiVo, I got to catch it tonight. For the many people who stop by this blog from time to time and are at all interested…

Poking around Amazon.com today, and saw this laptop desk by Kensington, which looks like a must-have for my home office. It holds your laptop, lets you flip the screen up so it serves as an eye-level monitor, while letting you attach a full-sized keyboard, mouse, etc. And it also has a built-in USB hub, which…