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The return - 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...7 months ago
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Gender Wage Gap By State - Census Bureau - 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 ...2 years ago
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It takes a lot of practice - 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...3 years ago
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Faded road markings cause concern - 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...4 years ago
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Goodbye but NOT farewell - 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...
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Library Worker Defends Patron’s Free Speech, Is Brutally Arrested in Library Where He Works - From BORDC: “For someone to be assaulted and then arrested for asking a question, in a public library of all places, is abhorrent. The library should be ...
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Alan Moore's Twilight Proposal - 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 ...
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People I Know
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Empowered Minds: Celebrating Women in Research - SUNY Researchers Making an Impact Here at SUNY, we have no shortage of women who have made a mark on our world. Throughout Women’s History Month, we’ve had...2 days ago
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Concert Review: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba at UPH 2/16/24 - When Bassekou Kouyate asked “Are you happy?” at Universal Preservation Hall Friday, he knew the answer. Everybody was, both in the audience and onstage. ...1 month ago
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The Best Films of 2023 - 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...2 months ago
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Getting Ready To Die - 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 ...6 months ago
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!3 years ago
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Petitioning season cut short - 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...4 years ago
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Freezing Cold March For Dr. King - Plus the politicized Census, police hiring shortfalls, ornamental apple trees and the mayor’s image cloaking device4 years ago
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Eagle Scout Project - 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 ...4 years ago
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Kellyanne Conway named UAlbany graduation commencement speaker - Kellyanne Conway, the pollster who organized the election campaign of President Donald Trump, has been named by the University at Albany to be its keynote ...7 years ago
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We’re Off On An Adventure! - 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...8 years ago
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It Changes - 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...10 years ago
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye… - 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...11 years ago
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Spring is here? - 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...13 years ago
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Modern Types-Ronald Searle,Geoffrey Gorer - 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...14 years ago
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Eclectic Folks
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Autumn adventures - Autumn is definitely here, and I’ve been watching its progress on a tree on my street, a tree that’s been in many of my photos over the past 4+ years (inc...10 hours ago
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Implus Corporation Appoints Michael Polk as Interim CEO - DURHAM, N.C. – Implus Corporation, the leading provider of athletic, fitness, and outdoor accessories, has announced the appointment of Michael […]1 week ago
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March Photo Challenge: Eleven - Welp, I missed last month’s photo challenge due to our winter vacation from February 22-March 2, and came down with the flu in record time on March 3rd, wh...2 weeks ago
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colo(u)rful sauces - In 2009, my parents came over from the US and we took a trip to Italy: Florence, Pisa, and Rome. The food, of course, was gorgeous, but often clashed wit...3 weeks ago
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1, 2, 3, 4: You Can Count On It - 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...1 month ago
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AmeriNZ 412 – Returning to normal mode - This week I’ve been starting to get back to regular life after my holiday. February is already shaping up to be a busy month. I start today with updates to...2 months ago
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Here we are at 21. - Happy 21st birthday, Johnny Bacardi Show! Probably won't begin writing here again anytime soon, but hey, if you like my stuff I have a Substack now and...5 months ago
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Check me out! - Over the years I have collected a range of recipes to help me lose weight. I attend Slimming World and achieved my target weight in November 2022. Read...5 months ago
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This is The End (a follow-up) - 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...2 years ago
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A Dumb God - People who believe in God but don’t believe that creation is teleologically imbued essentially believe in a dumb God, likely a God who merely exists to ser...2 years ago
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18 and life, you got it - 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...3 years ago
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Sunday Round-up - 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...3 years ago
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I believe ..Religion - 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...5 years ago
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Tough Day - 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...5 years ago
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Retro Y'all! - 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.5 years ago
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X is for XMAS - *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...6 years ago
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The Myth Memers - 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...6 years ago
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Now available in paperback! - *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...7 years ago
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No parallel - 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...7 years ago
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ABC Wednesday: The Importance of Being Bored - 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...7 years ago
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Monday PSA: The Pioneer of the Pole - 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...7 years ago
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Final Act - 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...8 years ago
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Friday Post - Your services are no longer needed - 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...8 years ago
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Age is a State of Mind, Somewhere Near Nebraska - 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...8 years ago
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The End of a Long Day - 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...9 years ago
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Choosing Blogs To Comment On For Effective Backlinks And Networking - Choosing a blog to comment on should never be taken lightly. These tips will help you make the most of your time and effectiveness of your backlinks. Th...10 years ago
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#Freaking Out -AND! - 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...10 years ago
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Gaze Upon My Works and Snicker, Part 53. - [image: DP700-F365028] 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...11 years ago
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Superheroes I Love #10: Deathlok - 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...12 years ago
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Comic Book Links
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Something fell.8 hours ago
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Thursday Evening13 hours ago
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Free Comic Book Day 20185 years ago
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Ten Years6 years ago
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Stardoll 1: Secrets & Dreams10 years ago
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I'm Just a Broadway Baby10 years ago
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Media Blogs
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Create the best diagrams of your life with Microsoft Visio 2021 Pro, now only $20! - [image: microsoft visio 2021] *TL;DR: *Make your data look better than ever with Microsoft's top-rated diagramming software, Microsoft Visio 2021 Professio...47 minutes ago
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Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response - BBC.com - Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response BBC.com*View Full Coverage on Google News*3 hours ago
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And Then There Were Two - “Here I am mourning the end of my 6 years as a pampered only child. Suburb of Paris, 1992.” (submitted by IG @ladame.en.noir ) The post And Then There W...11 hours ago
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Understanding and Treating Ringworm in Cattle – A Guide by G Shepherd Animal Health - Ringworm is a prevalent fungal infection that can affect cattle of all ages and breeds. The post Understanding and Treating Ringworm in Cattle – A Guide ...3 days ago
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Episode 326: The WGA Strike - 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...10 months ago
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It’s a Wrap – Buffalo, NY is The 2021-2022 Golden Snowball Snow Champs - CONGRATS BUFFALO, NEW YORK 2021-2022 SNOW CHAMPS IN THE NY GOLDEN SNOWBALL SNOW CONTEST!!! Congrats Buffalo, New York on unofficially winning the NY Golden...1 year ago
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Found Word OTD: AAKMRUZ - MAZURKA: a lively Polish dance in triple time. I actually found this one while playing HQ trivia. Anyone else into that?4 years ago
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The dopamine jail of joke Twitter - 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...5 years ago
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Rex Smith: Free speech, pulpit speech and tax laws - 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...7 years ago
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Mixed Results for The Rules - 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 ...7 years ago
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Mom Has Stacked Dinner Party Roster - 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...8 years ago
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Play reveals how Paul got Fixing a Hole from Mal Evans - The play "Beatle Mal," based on Beatles roadie Mal Evans, was performed for one night only in Liverpool, Sept 28th. In the play, it is revealed how Paul go...10 years ago
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Week 17 NFL Picks - 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...11 years ago
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Coverville Countdown 2012: Nominations Begin NOW! - 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...11 years ago
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Obama’s speech coverage on NPR - 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...13 years ago
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Politics, Policy Blogs
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The day-three drama of Trump’s New York trial - Thursday saw more jurors selected for Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to cover up a...1 hour ago
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Privacy Defenders Decry 'Spy Draft' in Section 702 Renewal Advanced by Senate - Civil liberties defenders on Thursday decried the U.S. Senate's advancement of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, which critics say law...15 hours ago
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RECORDING of Daniel Ellsberg’s 10/22/23 Celebration of Life - On 10/22/23, the Ellsberg family held a public online memorial for Daniel Ellsberg via Zoom and livestream. Family, friends, and colleagues from around the...5 months ago
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2PP132 – 16 May 2020 - 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 Zealand’s ...3 years ago
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How to take care of your hair this winter - During cold weather, doing less to your hair will benefit it more.6 years ago
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My New Venture: Top Flight Family - 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...7 years ago
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First blog post - 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 started t...7 years ago
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‘I’m a verb’: An MTA worker responds to criticism of Leslie Jones’ Ghostbusters role - By Arturo R. GarcÃa The most hopeful — and poignant — commentary surrounding Leslie Jones’… The post ‘I’m a verb’: An MTA worker responds to criticism of...8 years ago
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10.29.15 GOOGLE UBER ALLES - This article originally appeared in the 10.29.15 issue of Metroland. You may have heard that the New York federal appeals court granted Google a big win ...8 years ago
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The Long-term Consequences of WLS - Rich & Heather's Story - My name is Rich, but I may be better known to some of you as richie79 of the UK who used to post prolifically here on Big Fat Blog and elsewhere in the F...11 years ago
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“I didn’t know you had a mixed baby!” My students react to my biracial daughter - Written by Michelle; Originally published at Balancing Jane I do not wake up in the morning thinking to myself that I have a biracial child. I don’t tickle...11 years ago
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This Is Not A Joke - A new ball game - with tasers. Hat-tip : The Volokh Conspiracy According to The Daily Caller, Eric Prum, one of the founders of Ultimate Tak Ball, said, “I...12 years ago
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THIS BLOG NOW MOVED. Follow the link below. Thank you! - THIS LINK TAKES YOU TO THE NEW SITE, SAME BLOG Please join me and subscribe over there. Thank you for following my work and writing.12 years ago
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