Dabysan in Hammersmith Palais

Qwert

2008-07-13T01:32:46Z

My normally well-functioning Macintosh developed a small but vexing glitch this week. As I told the nice gentleman at the Apple Store's "Genius Bar," the letter "Y" simply ceased functioning. Everything else continued working fine, but no "Y." I n...

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I'm Afraid of Americans

2008-07-06T15:20:53Z

I've lived more than two-thirds of my life inside the Capital Beltway. My first memories of Independence Day are of the National Mall, big crowds and loud, scary explosions. When Washington celebrates the birth of our country, it does it big. If y...

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Paris on $500 a Day

2008-06-27T22:58:14Z

I will never think of Versailles the same way again. After a bruising week of dawn-to-dusk meetings (and that's saying something in Paris, in June, where the sun sets at around 10:30ish) I finally got out for a little tourisime today. Save for th...

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Going Cafe to Cabaret

2008-06-21T12:32:01Z

Amidst my excitement over the biggest musical event of the summer, I kinda neglected to mention something kind of important, especially to those concerned with the outcome of the 52 Posts in 52 Weeks Challenge. I'm on another damn work trip to so...

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You'll Take My Life But I'll Take Yours Too

2008-06-19T16:15:15Z

Well, that happened. When I was 12 years old, Iron Maiden represented the apex of human musical achievement. Every song was loud, fast, at least 5 minutes long, and usually about something cool like mummies, or swords, or sword-wielding mummies. ...

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It's Official. I'm Old

2008-06-19T03:40:33Z

I just got home from watching Iron Maiden perform before 10,000 screaming troglodytes in a giant outdoor arena. It is quite possible the show -- some 40 miles away from my home -- is still blaring on as I type these words. I very much hope to writ...

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TV Corner

2008-06-15T19:42:55Z

So I inadvertently stumbled onto the best creation in the history of American television this week -- Fox's (natch) evil "Moment of Truth." In case you may have missed this pop cultural gem, here's the premise: 1) find a "contestant" from the low...

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Something in the City

2008-06-08T04:27:03Z

I just watched a great movie. My girlfriend kinda forced me to watch it, but it ended up being super. It was about a lot of things: an international city; career women relying on each other to get through tough times; and the distant, flawed men ...

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Gone Shootin...

2008-06-01T14:08:04Z

In about an hour, Hotrod, Akaijen, Aussie Bob, CarrieNation and I are heading out to do what every self-respecting urban hipster does on a Sunday morning -- fire shotguns at brightly colored pieces of clay. Skeet shooting is the new brunch. I rea...

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Cutting Things a Trifle Close

2008-05-26T03:09:59Z

A moment ago, my girlfriend poked her head into the living room as I was watching reruns of "The First 48" and said "baby, blog, now." It was 10:57. It's now 10:59, and I'm well on the way to my closest finish yet in the 52 Posts in 52 Weeks Chall...

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