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To Blog or Not To Blog (And If So, Where?): A Round-up of blogging platforms

There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ...
munk Live @Best Buy

Best Buy - Boston (the one near Berklee) I don't always go to Best Buy when it's sleeting pellets of ice. But when I do it...
Temporary Pause...Please Stand By

You guys, I'm having a vision problem at the moment. I have to step away from blogging because I can't see the fucking screen. Doc s...
I *need to tweet Hal Sparks that this shit really happened today

"Small black coffee, please." "We don't have small, we only have medium." "...that's impossible....
He is such an ape

Here's what landed in my email nine minutes ago (5:30pm EST). Yes I'm on the devil's email list, and I also tune in to the H...
I was making a list of intruments my husband plays

but first I had a silverman. I think this went well.😀 8-string bass 5-string bass Headless bass with David Letterman stic...
Havin' a party...wish you were here!

Cheers! First party in the new place! (Photo: Joe Kowalski)
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#ThrowbackThursday Election Day 2012

Today's #Throwback is a photo snapped by Joe at our polling place, as he does. I think I have a photo of myself at most polls fo...
45 Things I Know

1. Don't pry open anything with your teeth. 2. Support NPR, independent musicians and public television. 3. Don't skimp on ...

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The Star Wars Holiday Special : Merry Gen X'mas

Long ago in a galaxy we 40-somethings refer to as "childhood," we built a cherry Kool-Aid world with rad high tech toys like ...
Never Forget Who Broke That Egg: The Triumph of Marcia Brady

One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ...
ACOSTA FAMILY: Are these girls okay?

When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we...
Losing Your Religion? Consider an Upgrade!

A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "dec...
Me and the Loony Bin

Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove...
Music Makers and Dreamers of Dreams

When I was 24 years old, I found it necessary to retract and re-submit my * theory about musicians and just what the hell is their deal a...
"The Book Was Better?" But Let Me Tell You About Jaws (Book vs Movie)

Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th...
I Cannot Tell These Two Women Apart: Sarah Shahi and Mercedes Mason

Sarah or Mercedes? "This actress shows up in so many shows I like!" I said, watching re-runs of The Finder and Person of In...
Little Baby Face: One in Ten Thousand Microtia Babies

These things are good: ice cream and cake a ride on a Harley seeing monkeys in the trees the rain on my tongue and the sun shi...

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