The return
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I started this blog as an unofficial vehicle for interesting statistical
information. When I retired, I let it lie fallow. I'm going to post here
period...
Gender Wage Gap By State - Census Bureau
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If you need a reason to start a business, the gender wage gap may be a
factor. The Census has created a new visualization of the disparity between
male ...
It takes a lot of practice
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A friend asked: “If you had the chance to ask three different people
(living or dead, famous or not) ONE question… who and what would you ask?”
The one req...
Faded road markings cause concern
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Q: Can someone at New York state tell me why the DOT doesn’t use a better
reflective paint when the lines are painted? It appears the paint used has
no ref...
Goodbye but NOT farewell
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Using the words which Roger used in his intro for the last post of round
20--- Z
*With joy, we'll dream away each sorrow, With love we'll live for each...
Alan Moore's Twilight Proposal
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Introduction by Alan David Doane:
Honestly I didn't intend the irony, but this week's FMF, looking at Alan
Moore's never-published Twilight proposal, also ...
The Best Films of 2023
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Martin Scorsese, left, Lily Gladstone, and Robert DeNiro all received Oscar
nods for *Killers of the Flower Moon*. Some say Leo DiCaprio, right, was
snubbe...
Getting Ready To Die
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Getting Ready To DieNo, as far as I know, it’s not imminent, but you never
know. An awful lot of people are checking out in the seventh decade that I
just ...
Petitioning season cut short
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Political "petitioning season" for U.S. Congress, NYS Assembly, NYS Senate,
and a host of other positions, was cut short. Like all the other things
that...
Eagle Scout Project
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Rutherford neighbor Krish Soni is getting started on his Eagle Scout
project on Saturday, October 26. He will be labeling storm drains in the
neighborhood ...
We’re Off On An Adventure!
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Just now, Marge and I are doing a bit of adventuring. The next adventure
will include a whole new online reality and presence for me and my work…
See you i...
It Changes
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Living with Lupus and Fibro and Asthma is often not so much 'one day at a
time.' It is much more like one fifteen minute segment of time - at at time.
This...
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye…
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Well, kids, this is it. I’m leaving first thing tomorrow morning. My visits
home will be few and far between, and when they happen, they’ll be
exclusive...
Spring is here?
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As far as the pro peloton goes, it’s on! I watched the Tour of Flanders
today, and it was one of the best races I’ve ever seen. “Looking back, you
get a b...
Modern Types-Ronald Searle,Geoffrey Gorer
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With the recent attention given to Ronald Searle's 90th birthday and new
interview,I decided to look at one of his books.
The book is titled Modern Ty...
October Photo Challenge: It’s Fall Y’all!
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It’s officially Autumn and racing towards winter at breakneck speed. As I
sit here, the wind is whipping the fallen leaves around at 20 mph and it’s
rainy....
Weekend Diversion: 1984, Part 16
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A new song went to Number One on November 3, 1984: *”Caribbean Queen (No
More Love on the Run)”* by Trinidadian-British singer *Billy Ocean*. The
song was...
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Saturday November 2nd.
The viewings on the Saturday went well. Monday morning the Estate Agents
rang to say there had been 2 offers. We went for the one...
one-off and one-of-a-kind
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Congratulations to Ben Yagoda on his new book *Gobsmacked: The British
Invasion of American English*! If you like this blog, you are going to like
that boo...
Another podcast guest spot
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This past Saturday (my time), I was a guest host with Daniel Brewer on the
podcast he does with Adam Burns, The Gay Mix (aka “The Mix”) podcast. That
episo...
Our Blood – Not Theirs
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With the caveat that I’m intentionally being a bit provocative, I’d like to
say that… Regarding the well being of this country, violence might be
necessary...
1, 2, 3, 4: You Can Count On It
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Up the stairs, count the steps1, 2, 3, 41, 2, 3, 41, 2, 3…Crap, it didn’t
come out even, it’s eleven But 1-2-3-4-1/ 2 /3-4-1-2-3 will have to do; the
middl...
This is The End (a follow-up)
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I wrote yesterday about my possibly retiring this space in favor of
migrating all of my blogging to ForgottenStars.net, because of Reasons. I
am now pul...
18 and life, you got it
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It's the 18th of April, and that means it's the anniversary of Mia's
accident - 18 (!!!!) years ago today, we were in the crash that damaged her
brain ir...
Sunday Round-up
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Wash your mouth out
In these ultra-hygienic days, Russian artist Yulia Popova has come into her
own by making models of foodstuffs out of soap. What makes y...
I believe ..Religion
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Written by the Rev.Jeannette van der Veen-Bosgra
I believe in a world where all people can live in happiness,
and that I too have a duty to create such a wo...
Tough Day
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A few weeks ago, I turned 38, and I am still under the scrutiny of
strangers in public. One would think that once you're out of grade school,
middle school...
Change
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Group Reading “The only thing we have in this world that is utterly and
intrinsically ours is our integrity.” ~ Mira Grant One- to find the
universal eleme...
Retro Y'all!
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Still jumping. In place, mostly. Someone should do one of these rap battle
style brags about being a junker. Seriously. Big sale at the Peddlers Mall
today.
X is for XMAS
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*MERRY CHRISTMAS (XMAS) EVERYONE!*
I thought I'd put a link to the top 100 Xmas songs for 2017 so you could
click on it and play anything your heart d...
The Myth Memers
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One of those little questionnaires just to dip a toe back into blogging.
Took this from Chris Hull's Facebook.
1. Do you make your bed? No.
2. The first c...
Now available in paperback!
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*Sharp: A Memoir*. William Morrow & Co, 2012. Print.
We lost 4 members of the Guilford High School Class of 84: David Ciardello,
Richard Eaton, Ronnie Burn...
No parallel
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Get a good look at these: Whence they came: After seeing that incredible
glow-in-the-dark Zac Posen dress that Claire Danes wore at the 2016 Met
Gala, Lori...
ABC Wednesday: The Importance of Being Bored
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When I was growing up, you being bored was your problem that you were
responsible to rectify. As children we learned never to be bored- or at
least not t...
Monday PSA: The Pioneer of the Pole
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Click on the image for the full ad As promised, the second of two
Antarctica themed PSAs. Today: “Pioneer of the Pole.” Just like last week,
this is from D...
Final Act
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Dear Followers of Berowne's "Savage Reflections." I'm very sorry to have to
inform you that my father, John Savage, passed away on December 26, just a
week...
Friday Post - Your services are no longer needed
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Heads will roll
While the good news fairies of Wall Street would have you believe that
everything is just hunky dory the truth is it's not. In order to m...
Age is a State of Mind, Somewhere Near Nebraska
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What a year it has been! After surviving the odometer rolling over to 40, I
had a year of sabbatical. That gave me plenty of time to think about my mid-lif...
The End of a Long Day
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You know those days where all you really want to do is change into your
pajamas and curl up on the couch while you decide which comfort food would
mak...
#Freaking Out -AND!
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Calmly completely freaking out about my move. AND! I quit smoking. I feel
this qualifies me to have an opinion on how to do it.
So I am calmly completel...
Gaze Upon My Works and Snicker, Part 53.
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Another quickie sketch at work, because I wanted to draw Pandora A in a
white fuzzy hat (no, I don't know the name for them) and a b...
Superheroes I Love #10: Deathlok
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Every red-blooded boy loves cyborgs. Half-man, half-robot, what’s not to
love? The Marvel Comics character Deathlok is a bit on the obscure side,
but debut...
Cries and Dolls
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“My great aunt had some interesting babysitting techniques.” (submitted by
IG @mangum_manor)
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Episode 326: The WGA Strike
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One by one, Ken goes over the many issues the WGA is fighting for and why
they’re important. He also gives an overview of the situation and how it
might...
The dopamine jail of joke Twitter
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I’m home from vacation and the Planet Funny promotional engine is slowing
down. (There’s still one last signing at Powell’s City of Books in two
short week...
Rex Smith: Free speech, pulpit speech and tax laws
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Each school day when I was a little boy began with the Pledge of
Allegiance, followed by all the students bowing their heads to recite the
Lord’s Prayer. T...
Mixed Results for The Rules
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Well that was an “interesting” Emmy Awards. There were enough surprises to
make the alteration of the voting rules to a single round plurality rather
than ...
Mom Has Stacked Dinner Party Roster
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GOLDEN, CO—Their eyes widening in amazement as the 43-year-old rattled off
the names of heavy hitter after heavy hitter, impressed members of the
Dreesh...
Week 17 NFL Picks
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Last week’s 10 wins leaves me with 153 wins. Weak season. Sorry. Week 17
picks NFL Picks Away Home Chicago Detroit NY Jets Buffalo Tampa Bay Atlanta
Caroli...
Coverville Countdown 2012: Nominations Begin NOW!
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It’s that time of year again! Time for you to nominate and vote for your
favorite covers, and for me to spend the last few shows of the year to line
them...
Obama’s speech coverage on NPR
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What were the people at NPR thinking? The coverage of President Obama’s
speech on National Public Radio on Wednesday was just awful. I’ve never
minded anal...
Ellsberg’s “Desperate Proposal Pattern”
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by Thomas Reifer At the height of global demonstrations against Israel’s
radically disproportionate response to the horrific October 7, 2023
terrorist atta...
2PP132 – 16 May 2020
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This episode was delayed, yet again, because Arthur didn’t have enough
time. Anyway, here we are—were? Today’s chat was about the changes to New
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My New Venture: Top Flight Family
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You may have noticed that you haven’t heard much from me lately. That’s
because I’ve been quietly working on new passion of mine, a digital media
startup o...
First blog post
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This is your very first post. Click the Edit link to modify or delete it,
or start a new post. If you like, use this post to tell readers why you
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10.29.15 GOOGLE UBER ALLES
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This article originally appeared in the 10.29.15 issue of Metroland.
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This Is Not A Joke
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Saturday, August 26, 2006
The Lydster, Part 29 Girlfriends
From the pictures I've shown, you'd think Lydia was a bit of a loner. Untrue. One of the benefits of three trips to Binghamton is that Lydia got to see her friend Kay, twice there and actually once in Albany. Their mothers are great friends, in each other's weddings (as was I), and the girls are only a couple months apart, so I think the mothers really wanted the girls to bond, and it appears that they have. Of course, that only goes so far. When we were at our house, I was reading stories to them when Kay got on my lap. Lydia sulked. So I had to put Kay down, put Lydia on one lap, THEN put Kay on the other. And occasionally, there were sharing issues. But they seemto really adore one another. I've never been sure: is this a hug or a chokehold?
Lydia with three of her five-year-old cousins at the Olin family reunion.
This picture in response to those who claim that I only show my daughter smiling. (But the picture at the top happened soon after this one.)
Don't mess with this child.
Love you, daughter of mine. *** Before we had Lydia, the Kix cereal registered trademark used to bug me. But now, "Kid-tested, Mother-approved" is starting to really offend. It maintains the stereotype of the caring mother and absent father. Feh.
6 comments:
Anonymous
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Hi Roger!
Love the tidbits and the great photos!
I can relate to the peanut thing. My girl was at day care, hovering around 2 years old. I got a call from my husband (who was away on a business trip) that daycare had called to say our daughter was having an allergic reaction -- HE said not to worry. I didn't at first, until I talked to another "new" Mom. She wondered if I was going to go get my daughter. I started thinking and called Day care...and that uncanny sixth sense took hold...."GO!" I went to get her, and like Lydia, face so swollen, eyes were slits....even with the bendryl the provider had given her at the advice of our physician. I started crying......Long and short of it...the allergist said peanuts are poison. She is really fantastic about it though... always asks if her candy, cookies, etc. has any peanuts, and knows the yellow bags of M & Ms and most orange wrappers are also off limits.
The allergy is becoming more common apparently. I sometimes blame myself as there are some theories that seek to prove that mothers impart the sensitivity....I ate a ton of PB when I was carrying her. PP
My girls had allergies as kids still do I think. My youngest grandson (almost 7) has allergy to peanuts. Found that out when I fed him a sandwich and his lips turned red.
There are so many things with peanut butter in them - or just plain peanuts- or made on equipment with other things that contain peanuts. You'll have to read the labels well. Lydia will have to tell evryone she can't have peanuts....my grandson says it all the time!
I experienced some allergic symptoms and my eyes puffed up...so I know what you experienced with Lydia. Benadryl didn't work, neither did a cortisone injection. So the doctor suggested I carry an EpiPen.
Sorry to hear about Lydia's scare. Glad to hear things are well, but we've got to keep in better touch!
Things here are basically well, although we've been laying low with various levels of colds (wife and kids) and what seems to have been a low-grade flu for well over a week now for me. I think we're within a few days of coming out of our respective bugs all the way around, though - maybe just in time for the next of our rainy weekends! Dave
hi roger, how scary! I'm glad Lydia is OK. I hope the allergist says that she's not allergic! But if she is, i'm glad you caught it and now have the epipen! Janna
6 comments:
Hi Roger!
Love the tidbits and the great photos!
I can relate to the peanut thing. My girl was at day care, hovering around 2 years old. I got a call from my husband (who was away on a business trip) that daycare had called to say our daughter was having an allergic reaction -- HE said not to worry. I didn't at first, until I talked to another "new" Mom. She wondered if I was going to go get my daughter. I started thinking and called Day care...and that uncanny sixth sense took hold...."GO!" I went to get her, and like Lydia, face so swollen, eyes were slits....even with the bendryl the provider had given her at the advice of our physician. I started crying......Long and short of it...the allergist said peanuts are poison. She is really fantastic about it though... always asks if her candy, cookies, etc. has any peanuts, and knows the yellow bags of M & Ms and most orange wrappers are also off limits.
The allergy is becoming more common apparently. I sometimes blame myself as there are some theories that seek to prove that mothers impart the sensitivity....I ate a ton of PB when I was carrying her. PP
My word, she's beautiful, Roger. Mike R.
Hey Roger,
My girls had allergies as kids still do I think. My youngest grandson (almost 7) has allergy to peanuts. Found that out when I fed him a sandwich and his lips turned red.
There are so many things with peanut butter in them - or just plain peanuts- or made on equipment with other things that contain peanuts.
You'll have to read the labels well. Lydia will have to tell evryone she can't have peanuts....my grandson says it all the time!
I experienced some allergic symptoms and my eyes puffed up...so I know what you experienced with Lydia. Benadryl didn't work, neither did a cortisone injection. So the doctor suggested I carry an EpiPen.
Rosemarie
I always enjoy the photos ... and I want to thank Rosemarie for finally getting the spelling of Benadryl right!
David Brickman (longtime, part-time copy editor)
BTW, I also have a lot of allergies, however PB is not one of them - I eat it all the time with good health results. Tomatoes, not so much.
Sorry to hear about Lydia's scare. Glad to hear things are well, but we've got to keep in better touch!
Things here are basically well, although we've been laying low with various levels of colds (wife and kids) and what seems to have been a low-grade flu for well over a week now for me. I think we're within a few days of coming out of our respective bugs all the way around, though - maybe just in time for the next of our rainy weekends!
Dave
hi roger,
how scary! I'm glad Lydia is OK. I hope the allergist says that she's not allergic! But if she is, i'm glad you caught it and now have the epipen!
Janna
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