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A Google search for buying an SUV has long yielded as the first result my rant from around this time last year about the fuel inefficiency of and misperception about the greater cabin space in SUVs (Think Twice Before Buying an SUV). That piece has yielded a number of comments and much debate on the […]

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Yesterday Jen and I stopped in at our local DMV to apply for New York driver licenses. Part of the deal with getting a New York license (if you want to skip the behind-the-wheel and written tests) is that you have to surrender your out-of-state license. So for the first time since I was 16, […]

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One of the fun things about moving into a new apartment is furnishing it with things like plungers. On the packaging of my new plunger is this text: toilet plunger & stand The Michael Graves Collection provides an inspired balance of form and function. Sensible and sublime practical and whimsical, the objects envisioned by this […]

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I went skiing at Killington yesterday with Dan and Lauren, some friends from Vassar. Lauren and I were on the Vassar Ski Team together, so it was fun to have a bit of a ski team reunion (photo from February 1999). It was my second day skiing this season. The first was last month with […]

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Ahh, high speed Internet. How I’ve longed for thee. The cable guy just left and we’re no longer imprisoned in a world of dial-up across America. It’s the little things (and the fast things) that make me happy. So what if our bed doesn’t arrive until tomorrow? Now I can blog at the speed of […]

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I ate the biggest burrito of my life tonight. Well, I actually ate only about a third of it (so far). But the beast we’ve so fondly dubbed “The Toddler” must have set some kind of record. It cost $14 and probably weighed in at as many pounds. Seriously. It didn’t come close to comparing […]

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You know you live in the Northeast when you own big snow boots. Tonight Jen and I became Northeasterners. Saratogians, in particular. It’s been snowing here lately and, as Californians, our sneakers couldn’t take trudging through the fresh banks of snow or through the slushy sidewalks much longer. What a difference. My feet are now […]

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After driving for eight continuous days, it felt strange yesterday not to wake up, pack up the room and the dogs, and hit the road. Rather, we slept in, had breakfast, and chilled out. I also took a break from blogging. The dogs continued to get to know Daisy May the husky. We celebrated the […]

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