Swimming Pool, 1970, by Salvador Dalí, Port Lligat, Spain, June 2018
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Tag: culture
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Friday Photo: Swimming Pool, Salvador Dalí
Posted at 8:45 am , on June 15, 2018
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Happy #518Day!
Posted at 11:57 am , on May 18, 2018
Check out some of the great social media posts from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram celebrating the arts and culture of the 518 area code (more to be added as the day progresses):
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Would you vote for either of these guys?
Posted at 10:10 am , on October 23, 2017
In the newspaper business, we avoided using people’s names in a humorous way. But with these names popping up for local elections, I can’t help but wonder if these names are truth in advertisements. -
Iowa, Summer, 2017
Posted at 9:50 am , on August 1, 2017
Maid-rite in Grimes
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2016 Year in Review
Posted at 9:55 am , on December 27, 2016
Fifty-six blog posts published so far this year
Number one, most-read blog post: Review of Justin Cronin’s “City of Mirrors”
Number one, most-watched videos: Sun Yuan and Peng Yu’s “Can’t Help Myself” from the Guggenheim Museum
Two poems published: “That Day in Assisi” and “For Your Own Safety”
One short story published: “Auntie Lovely Says Goodbye”
Two countries visited: Guatemala, South Korea
Twenty-four books read
Twenty-one seconds: Best completion time of the NYTimes mini puzzle
Patronus: Fox
Participation Award: La Tortilla Cooking School, Antigua, Guatemala
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Colors of Antigua, Guatemala
Posted at 6:25 pm , on January 7, 2016
What stands out when walking around Antigua, Guatemala, are the many colors on the sides of buildings and walls that line the city streets. Here are a few of them.
What stands out when walking around Antigua, Guatemala, are the many colors on the sides of buildings and walls that line the city streets. Here are a few of them.
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A word nerd goes for coffee
Posted at 4:01 pm , on October 4, 2014
Hey, Dunkin, “Medium Hot” means what exactly?
Most reasonable people who see this sign at a Dunkin Donuts will probably think, “Hey, a medium coffee for just 99 cents? What a deal!”
Me? I had the hardest time getting beyond the line that says “Medium Hot.” Isn’t “medium hot” just “warm”? Should it be “Medium, Hot”? And why is almost every word capitalized?
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