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Jul.17.2008
My trip to Washington: shielding and schmoozing
by Phil Bronstein
Wednesday was sizzling and steamy in DC, but I got to spend most of it in the cool corridors of the Capitol, surrounded by lots of marble, statuary...
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Jul.17.2008
Peace and quiet? Phooey!
by Corinne Heather Copnick
Like Pavlov's conditioned dogs at the sound of a bell, I salivate at the sight of a computer keyboard. Yes, yes, drooling, itching to write! After so...
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Jul.17.2008
New Vietnam War Movie Based on Non-Fiction Book Announced by HBO...
by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
The July 17th Daily Variety announced HBO Films is developing a movie based on former CIA agent Frank Snepp's 1999 non-fiction book IRREPARABLE HARM...
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Jul.17.2008
U.S. Military Personnel Who Served from 1972-1984 Re-Joins in...
by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Here's a guest post from Specialist Neil Gussman - he has quite an interesting story to tell about his military service. (When he's not training...
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Jul.17.2008
Cornelia Street Cafe Reading
by Diane Lockward
For unknown reasons, sometimes I can copy and paste photos in here and sometimes not. This is one of those times when it won't work for me. Anyone...
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Jul.17.2008
ARMY WIVES Episode 6 of Season 2: Derogatory Reference to Gypsies
by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
In episode 6 of Season 2 of Lifetime Television's ARMY WIVES there was something that bothered me very much: Betty, the owner of the Hump Bar, uses...
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Jul.17.2008
You Gotta Love Racist White New York Liberals
by Tim Wise
...Yeah, I said it, and I meant it too. The New Yorker staffers and editors who thought it was acceptable to run the cover of Barack-and-Michelle-...
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Jul.17.2008
Long Distance Love
by Kate Marshall
Loving a soldier isn't easy. Christina gave me permission to post this account of her long distance love affair. In fact, she was so open that she...
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Jul.17.2008
Implements of Faith
by Vincent Louis Carrella
A pen. But not just any pen. A Uni-ball GEL Impact 1.0 mm. Black. Or a pencil, if the medium is hard, if the writing is to occur on a table or a...
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Jul.17.2008
Pepe Le Moko and The Battle of Algiers: The two best films about...
by Terence Clarke
Pépé Le Moko and The Battle of Algiers make such similar use of the fabled old Algiers neighborhood of The Casbah that there are a few exterior...
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Sep.21.2008
09/12/08 Another Week Closer to Solvency.
by Susan Brown
Today was a lovely day from start to finish. KidThree had a bit of a triumph at school. She got nominated (by teachers!) to be one of two student...
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Sep.21.2008
09/11/08 Thursday, Part Two.
by Susan Brown
Our ADA called: the trial is on. All are ready and we have a courtroom assigned. There's no court business done on Fridays, so the pre-trial motions...
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Sep.21.2008
09/11/08 Another Thursday.
by Susan Brown
KidTwo FINALLY put up a short little note on her livejournal but it wasn't the sort of short little note to ease her mama's mind. She wrote of having...
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Sep.21.2008
09/09/08 An Unusual Late Entry.
by Susan Brown
CousinP's baby is here--a baby boy with an interesting name. I'll be sure to ask the whys and wherefores of the name after the parents get some sleep...
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Sep.21.2008
09/09/08 It's Cool Outside!
by Susan Brown
If I could sing, I would sing that--the weather has changed, it's cool outside. I've had the windows open all night and it feels wonderful in here....
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Sep.21.2008
09/08/08 Ding, Dong, The Bed Is Gone,
by Susan Brown
The Great Big Bed, the Queen-Sized Bed; Ding, Dong, the Big Old Bed Is Gone! Yesterday KidThree and I went to visit the parents. The point of the...
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Sep.21.2008
09/07/08 My Sundays Are Okay Again.
by Susan Brown
The Saturday New York Times crossword puzzle is in the local paper this morning. I can function again. Earthquake damage fully repaired. Frayed...
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Sep.21.2008
09/06/08 Hello, Self.
by Susan Brown
Saturday morning and nowhere that I have to get to today--what a lovely feeling. The water is on for my second cup of coffee, KidOne and KidThree are...
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Sep.21.2008
09/05/08 Another Week Successfully Lived Through, Mostly.
by Susan Brown
John McCain did a much better job with his speech yesterday than I thought he would. The first part was as anemic as everything else he's said, so...
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Sep.21.2008
09/04/08 Oh Joy of Joys.
by Susan Brown
Yesterday I went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for KidThree and didn't pay a thing--Medi-Cal FINALLY covered it. This is something that I...
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