Dave
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Street Art, Minus the Street
This was my immediate reaction when I discovered there’s an entire museum in Amsterdam dedicated to street art and graffiti: So, now that I’ve been to STRAAT, what did I think?1 I’m a bit conflicted. On the plus side, STRAAT is undeniably a well-curated museum of the best work from…
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Nature Walk
It has been a while since I posted some critter photos from Bayshore Boulevard. Here some recent animal encounters, starting with a dolphin sighting. It was early in the morning when I saw this squirrel, so he was more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed than I was. Most birds fly away when…
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Don’t Cry Over Spilled … What?
Good glavin! After finding a Simpsons neologism in the New York Times crossword puzzle a few days ago, I discovered another Simpsons invention in the dairy aisle in Publix. Malk isn’t new. Nearly 30 years ago, Springfield Elementary School substituted malk for milk to cut costs. There were some ill…
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He’s No Nostrodomus
I saw the infamous Neil Horan doing his thing in London 10 years ago. He and the Bible got it wrong, but props for hedging his bets with the phrase “very probably.”
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The Answer Wasn’t “Kwyjibo”
As a diehard fan of the Simpsons — well, of the Golden Age of the Simpsons — I was ecstatic to see the clue for 1 Across in Saturday’s New York Times Crossword puzzle: The answer, of course, was …
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Ruthless
The Complimentary Spouse looked up from his phone and said, “Did you see the email? Ruth Glickman died.” My heart sank. The world had just become colder. It had lost one of its warmest people. From one perspective, Britt and I had known Ruth for nearly 20 years. She…
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Just the Axe, Ma’am
The Complimentary Spouse and I are at the Jobsite Theater tonight to see Lizzie, a rock musical about axe murderer Lizzie Borden. I’d be neglecting my responsibilities as the world’s most cromulent Simpsons expert if I didn’t point out that the Simpsons did it first. You may also remember that…
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🏳️🌈 The Big, Boring Impact of Obergefell
This polite tirade started as a really short LinkedIn post but just kept growing. Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which made marriage equality the law of the United States. Looking back at the joyous media coverage in 2015, you’d think the issue was about…
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🏳️🌈 What the Doctor Ordered
On a flight from Tampa to Chicago in 2011, the Complimentary Spouse and I sat in front of two men lamenting political correctness and the decline of religion in public life. One said he hoped Michelle Bachman would enter the presidential race soon to put an end to this nonsense.…