Monthly Archives: September 2005

Word of the Day Turns One

September 25, 2005
A year ago a new section of my website, the English Rules Word of the Day, was born. I started it after chatting with a couple friends at work about words and bemoaning the lack of inspiration in the words … Continue reading →
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Good Travel Sites

September 22, 2005
The timing on this entry couldn’t be dumber, since the major travel season just ended a couple weeks ago, but–who knows?–maybe some people are starting to plan their Thanksgiving and Christmas (or Hannukah or Kwanzaa) vacations. Here are a few websites that might make your travel planning a little easier–or maybe just a bit more fun…
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Peter LaGrand – Falling Down in Place

September 14, 2005
One of my greatest joys in life is discovering new things about old friends. I made just such a discovery two weeks ago when Peter LaGrand came over for dinner with his new CD in hand. When I first met Peter, I was a college student and he was a 10-year-old skaterat with long blonde hair covering his eyes. He taught me some inline-skating moves, and I taught him…well, I didn’t teach him anything.
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Personal Photographic Account of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

September 10, 2005
This photographic account of New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina swept through is quite staggering and more informative than most of what has appeared in the mainstream media…
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iMad

September 6, 2005
Technology has not been my friend this summer. In fact, it’s been downright nasty. All these little gadgets I own have been breaking, leaving me with the strong desire to ditch them all and set up camp in a cabin somewhere in the mountains of Montana…
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Budding Artist

September 3, 2005
Ever since Ben attended the neighborhood Art Camp run by Ms. “Superwoman” Peri, he has become addicted to drawing. His implement of choice is a set of washable markers, which is a huge relief to his parents, because Ben isn’t just drawing on paper. No, drawing on paper would be too sensible. Instead, he’s been creating designs on his legs, and his face, and the bedsheets, and the shades, and the carpet, and the walls–basically, anything that isn’t moving…
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