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Kid Stuff: Looney Tunes

Posted by on Mar 5, 2010 in Kids Stuff | Comments Off on Kid Stuff: Looney Tunes

It’s hard for me to imagine now, but Looney Tunes – and its sister...

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Architecture: Washington National Cathedral

Posted by on Mar 4, 2010 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on Architecture: Washington National Cathedral

When many of us hear the word “cathedral,” we associate it with the...

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TV Show: Jeopardy!

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: Jeopardy!

I realize as I write this what a geek – and what’s worse, an old...

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Actor: Morgan Freeman

Posted by on Mar 2, 2010 in Actor | 1 comment

Morgan Freeman isn’t one of those actors a director chooses so that his...

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Film: Toy Story

Posted by on Mar 1, 2010 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Toy Story

This post honors Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), both of which are...

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Americana: Mount Rushmore

Posted by on Feb 28, 2010 in Americana | 1 comment

Okay, first the amazing scale of Mount Rushmore. The memorial covers 1,278...

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Food: Blind Betty's Hot Sauce

Posted by on Feb 27, 2010 in Food | 1 comment

Blind Betty’s is certainly hot enough, but it’s not going to kill...

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Travel: The Greenbrier

Posted by on Feb 26, 2010 in Travel | 1 comment

The Greenbrier’s classic exterior doesn’t immediately bring to mind...

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Americana: The Sunday Paper

Posted by on Feb 25, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: The Sunday Paper

Everyone says the Internet will eventually run newspapers out of business. And...

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Music: George Gershwin

Posted by on Feb 24, 2010 in Music | 2 comments

What do you call someone who wrote endearing classical music, some of the...

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