Monthly Archives: March 2006

David LaGrand for Michigan State Senate

March 26, 2006
From what I can tell, it’s common practice among bloggers to apologize when their entries get less frequent. But an apology seems a little presumptuous to me. Do people really feel dejected or neglected when the blogging gets thin? Doubtful. So, excuse me while I skip the remorse and instead mention a couple things that have been occupying the time that I otherwise would have spent writing here…
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Prefer an aisle or exit row seat? Now you’ll pay for it

March 15, 2006
Northwest Airlines sent a mass email yesterday touting a new “feature” that they’re testing: “Coach Choice Seating.” Here is how they describe it: “Northwest has begun saving some preferred seats (including aisle and exit row seats) in coach class until check-in, which is available 24 hours prior to departure. You can confirm these preferred seat assignments for only $15 per flight.” Call me cynical, but…
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Autistic Boy Basketball Star

March 14, 2006
This video was making the rounds among bloggers a couple weeks ago. It’s an actual news report from Rochester, New York, of an autistic teenager who, after years of serving as the team manager, gets put in the last game of the season by his coach. You won’t believe his performance. When Sara and I watched it, we both got all choked up. And two weeks later, it still brings a smile to my face. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful…
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Camcorder Sold

March 8, 2006
Well, that was an interesting little experiment. Thanks to all of my family members who took pity on me and offered to buy the camcorder. Even my mother, bless her heart, put in a bid. Thankfully, though, she succumbed to reason and retracted the offer when I asked her when she would ever actually use the thing…
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For Sale: Panasonic PV-GS65 Digital Video Camcorder

March 1, 2006
I had a nice, tiny Sony for a while, but last summer it mysteriously disappeared. I searched all over, waited for it to rematerialize, and after months of missing the chance to record my cute kids doing cute things, gave up and bought a new one, the Panasonic PV-GS65 Digital Video Camcorder. Two months after it arrived in the mail, I found the first one deep inside an old backpack that I don’t use very much–just one more example of what my wife lovingly refers to as my male-patterned blindness.
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