Stack your pennies on the rail

22Mar07

Hey Maverick, you ain’t that dangerous. It’s been a while since John McCain’s lauded Straight Talk Express has run on anything more substantial than a few scant fumes, as this NY Times blog report shows. Seven years after his first presidential bid, McCain no longer embodies his well-worn, valiant, national-hero-cum-nonconformist-politician image. If anything, McCain’s devolution [...]

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I’m a classy gent, I am

11Mar07

Spring break seems to last a little longer in a place like Alpena, Michigan. That’s relative to, say, spring break in Acapulco or Daytona Beach or Nawlins. Time stands still, although not in any magical or romantic sense. But I’m low on funds at the moment, and so decided to split my time between Alpena and [...]

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