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Kid Stuff: Bridge to Terabithia

Posted by on Feb 25, 2011 in Kids Stuff, The Arts | Comments Off on Kid Stuff: Bridge to Terabithia

  I read lots of great children’s stories to my boys when they were...

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Food: Faidley Seafood, Baltimore

Posted by on Feb 24, 2011 in Food | 1 comment

  Here’s a simple test: The reason to go to Faidley’s is: A)...

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Music: Miles Davis

Posted by on Feb 23, 2011 in Music | Comments Off on Music: Miles Davis

  During the 20th century, if at any time you wanted to know what was...

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Travel: Manteo, NC

Posted by on Feb 22, 2011 in Travel | 1 comment

Manteo is the primary town on Roanoke Island, nestled inside North...

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Book: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Posted by on Feb 20, 2011 in The Arts | 1 comment

  Who decides which books are the best of all time? Recently, W.W. Norton...

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Sports: The Harlem Globetrotters

Posted by on Feb 19, 2011 in Sports | 1 comment

  The first whistled notes of “Sweet Georgia Brown” let you know that...

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Americana: The Gallup Poll

Posted by on Feb 18, 2011 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: The Gallup Poll

  I may not know what you think. And you may not know what I think. But...

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Song: "What’s Going On"

Posted by on Feb 17, 2011 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: "What’s Going On"

  When we listen to the early Motown songs released by Marvin Gaye and his...

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Film: North by Northwest

Posted by on Feb 16, 2011 in Film | Comments Off on Film: North by Northwest

Alfred Hitchcock directing. Cary Grant starring. Music by Bernard Herrmann....

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Singers: Steely Dan

Posted by on Feb 15, 2011 in Singer | Comments Off on Singers: Steely Dan

  Although other members have drifted in and out of the group, Steely Dan...

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