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Flotsam & Jetsam of the Radio Waves

...my gig as a guest on a radio show where nothing is scripted and predictability is for cowards

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Feast of the 3 Saints is After All a FEAST

If there is anything I remember about my Italian stepfather it was him saying after every pant busting, dozen course meal "Did you get enough to eat?"

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Suburban Myth – What’s Gnu in small town Massachusetts

I defy anyone from having a more bizarre experience than Jon and I did today.

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Anniversary Dinner #8 Sustainable, Local and Compassionate – Just like us.

Blue Moon Evolution as a restaurant is committed to farm to table, sustainable food practices and compassionate care of livestock all while being stunningly delicious.

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The ill-behaved chicks, the groundhog & the awkward goslings

I kept a good distance away made easier by my 100x digital zoom, made minimal movements beyond the index finger pushing down on the shutter and watched. The bird seemed unconcerned about my appearance.

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Bullwinkle’s Garden

I cleared the area and planted the bulbs, resigning myself to the fact that they should have been planted in November and now had little likelihood of blossoming this spring.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT SERVICE WHEN YOU’RE IN A NY STATE OF MIND

A broken water main meant the restaurant was biding its time to close after the last cocktail guest left. We however showed up hungry. But right before we headed elsewhere, an owner came out and said "Don't go. We'll make you dinner."