End of days or end of fodder?

Monday, December 10th, 2012

The end of the world or just another lovely winter solstice? We’ll see on 12.21.12 – or not.






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Words, words, words of the year 2012

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

What do the 2012 Words of the Year say about this year? Apparently, not too much.











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The united states of secession

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

After the Obama re-election, 36 US states filed petitions for the right of secession. Three of those states have exceeded the 25,000 signature mark which means The White House must respond. Is the really grass greener, or does it just look that way now?











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2009 Oxford Word of the Year is…

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Presenting the 2009 Oxford Word of the Year











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Attack of the “experts”

Monday, October 26th, 2009

An expert is defined as “A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.” These days, everyone’s an expert, at least according to Google.











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Almost autumn in New York

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

What could be better than a long Sunday walk in New York City as fall approaches. Not much. Check out some of the things I found along the way.











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Representatives contribute to the AIG National Renaming Project

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Tweet“AIG, said Rep. Paul Hodes (D., N.H.), stood for “arrogance, incompetence and greed.” Read the complete Wall Street Journal article here.






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