Nothing like reading the news first thing in the morning to find out you have double the risk of developing cancer.
Good thing I packed the 999 spf sunblock for our beach vacation. That and the pouring rain oughta keep the ‘omas away for this week, at least.

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There’s a bug in my monitor. Not ON my monitor, IN my monitor. Where I can’t swat it. It’s crawling all over my open windows and leaving bug cooties. When it dies, I hope it has the decency to do so in the corner of the screen.

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Just saw “Encounters at the End of the World” at the Carolina. Didn’t know how Herzog’s sensibilities would translate to documentary, but they do, beautifully. Some amazing under-ice footage from, surprisingly, Henry Kaiser (who also did some of the music along with David Lindley). From the oddballs that are attracted to life on Antarctica (I’m [...]

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Live from Polkafest in Riverhead: a polka version of “Kharma Chameleon”.

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Madonna turned 50 today. Welcome to cronedom! You should be receiving your card from the AARP any day now. I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of her music or dancing, but I admire her as a (show)businesswoman. I’ll be interested to see if she’s still wiggling it on the stage in her 60s [...]

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Mr. D. and I took a tour of the new studios at Golden Belt last night. Some of the work was excellent, but overall, it was not the highest caliber of art I’ve ever seen. But one of the things I like about Durham is that it’s not an art-snobby place. If you are working [...]

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The number of trains passing through downtown Durham per day = the number of time I’m on the phone.

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The hell with the election. The real news is Bob Costas’ toupee.

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Lose the rug. Please. You’re fooling no one.

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The fencers look like beekeepers on the Moon.
Badminton is not a sport. It’s a lawn game. What’s next, Olympic horseshoes?

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