What’s NEW?

In the mood to write, I am not. But I haven’t done so in awhile, during a very hectic time in my life, so I figure I should. (side note: I do “tweet” a lot, so you can at least be paying attention to that…) So, what’s going on. New Years just happened. Dan called me a couple nights before and invited me to something quite special. A private party in Brooklyn with Amanda Palmer from The Dresden Dolls, along with 60 or so other people, followed by a concert of hers at The Bowery Ballroom. Admittedly, I’ve never been able to get into her music but I could appreciate it and the conviction she puts into it. So, I

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Obama’s In Abington Tomorrow

So, Barack Obama will be in Abington tomorrow. And me, being the working man that I am, cannot be there… even though it’s only a few minutes down the road. Is it reasonable to leave work for such an important non-life-threatening reason? But then, how important is it? I mean…. I’ve already made up my mind that I’m voting for him. It’s not like seeing him speak and possibly being in the lined up crowd to shake his hand will do anything but make me like him more. On the other hand, this may be the only chance in my lifetime to see in person the first guy to really give me hope for this country; perhaps get the opportunity

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