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• It snowed, as some might have heard. All told, Columbia got an average of almost 34 inches, which is some sort of a new record. It’s really too bad I chose a career that doesn’t allow me snow days, for the most part…
  
  
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• The 2009 leftover work-glut-that-never-seems-to-get-caught-up-with continues, although the past week has seen premium down time devoted to both Dragon Age: Origins and catching the first stop of Arch Enemy’s current North American tour. There’s more to say soon ( Read more... )

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Sometimes, life really is about the tiny pleasures. This morning, one of those was enjoying freshly brewed coffee from a mug upon the surface of which was imprinted the visage of H. P. Lovecraft expounding the virtues of said beverage.


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• Over on the GLF, I noted that the Howard County Restaurant Weeks that start tomorrow are going to test my resolve to eat out less over the rest of this month. Damn you, Howard County, and your tasty food too.

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• Natalie, wife of Tee, tragically and unexpectedly died this week at far too young of an age. Laura and I have had the privilege of counting them as friends for nearly a decade, and to say that Nat will be missed is an great understatement. A memorial site, ( Read more... )

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• The GLF got a bit of a tweaking just prior to the new year, including a new Baltimore-area food and beverage events calendar at the bottom of the site. Topics covered this past week included discussions of the Irish Christmas Pirate and Nog-a-sake, as well as other ( Read more... )

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• I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the Baltimore Sun about the not-quite-as-well-known-as-influenza-but-still-caused-by-a-cool-virus Fifth disease.

• Over on the GLF, I made note of a now-passed live chat opportunity with the head brewer at Harpoon, as well as ( Read more... )

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• We managed to hit a couple of concerts this week, starting with the Nitzer Ebb Industrial Complex Tour, and topped off with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s show at the 1st Mariner Arena. The Nitzer Ebb gig was fun - Anders Manga brought the awesome, as did Ego ( Read more... )

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• Laura and I had a blast going to see Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm on Friday night at the Ram’s head On Stage. While we’ve caught a show of theirs before, this one was notably better, mostly due to a hotter crowd. Paul and Storm are incredibly funny, and ( Read more... )

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• This week was a bit abbreviated due to the Thanksgiving holiday, and I’ve just returned from my southern Ohio homeland, where the obligations of family, rest, and celebration were somewhat barely balanced. It is now time, as they say, to get back at it.

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