Blog Master G

Today at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market…

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(Seen on Count Zero Continuum via Jenny and Joe)

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As part of its New York State Summer Writers Institute, Skidmore brought Joyce Carol Oates to Palamountain Hall last night. Jen and I got seats in the second row of the packed auditorium, only a few seats removed from author and fellow attendee Russell Banks, whom we’d last seen speak along with Michael Ondaatje a […]

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House-rattling thunder is exciting! SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 341 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK * UNTIL 445 PM EDT * AT 337 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED […]

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A Technorati search for Saratoga Springs gives a good feel for what bloggers around the world are saying about our little town. If you can ignore all the deliberately-placed advertising that makes its way into the search via other blogs, it’s pretty cool. Some blogs I’ve found via Technorati with Saratoga mentions: New Urban Progress […]

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With temperatures lately in the high 80s to low 90s and humidity just as high (it’s currently 94%) and it’s not even 9am, air conditioning is a wonderful thing. Unlike most homes in which I grew up in Sacramento, East Coast homes tend not to have central air, especially older homes like ours. Most people […]

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From moveon.org: On Sunday, Newsweek magazine revealed that Karl Rove – as you know, the President’s closest political advisor — was responsible for disclosing the identity of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame. The agent, Valerie Plame, worked on weapons of mass destruction for the agency and by exposing her identity, the leaker could have jeopardized […]

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“Best poster in the history of posters.” “I think you are fab.” “I love Gabe’s dogs. And his wife. And, now that I think about it, him too. But in totally different ways.” “I love reading your blog everyday. It’s part of my morning routine – keep it up! :)” “Blah. I keep hoping for […]

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Although I realize that I already lead a pretty busy life, I always want to do more. My whole life, I’ve had more energy than I know what to do with. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely put in my fair share of lazy TV time, but living on this coast where summer time is […]

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Although it happens every day in places like Iraq, the bombings yesterday in London struck a chord closer to home. Baghdad is a war zone; London is not. It’s shocking and horrifying and my heart goes out to the families of the more than 50 people killed and to those injured in the attacks. Here’s […]

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