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Buying A Vowel

Posted on June 20, 2011

So what did everyone do this weekend? Me? I auditioned for Wheel of Fortune. With my intelligence concentrated on the language side of my brain, I’ve always been freakishly good at Wheel of Fortune. The Wheelmobile came to the DeSoto … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Oprah

Posted on May 26, 2011

I can’t believe the Oprah show is over! I haven’t seen the finale yet – I DVRed it (yeah, I admit it) yesterday, but heard it was pre-empted by severe weather coverage, so I’m waiting to watch the full re-airing … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Hollywood

Posted on March 18, 2011

Grand Champions, 1996 Dear Hollywood, The success of Glee, The Sing-Off, and other musical series is proof that the time has come for band nerds to take the spotlight. We’ve waited patiently. We buried our disappointment back in ’95 when … Continue reading →

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Extreme Couponing

Posted on January 11, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, TLC aired a show called Extreme Couponing. I missed the first airing, but saw so many violent reactions to it from friends that I set aside time to watch a rerun of it the next day. It … Continue reading →

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This is just a tribute.

Posted on November 24, 2010

About three years ago, my company upgraded our exercise room with new exercise machines, each with its own built-in TV. Before this, there was only one TV for the whole room, and passive-aggressive channel-changing was common. I happened to exercise … Continue reading →

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