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Pucking Canadian TV
Were I to write a post about great Canadian television shows, it would be mercifully brief. As it is, you won’t need to set aside much time to drink in this dispatch. But the list of “impactful” series from our neighbors to the north (I hate myself for using this phrase) isn’t extensive. I’m seeing…
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The Briefest Super Bowl Analysis You’ll Read This Week
The two weeks of buildup to the Super Bowl is excruciating for many reasons — perhaps the most prominent among them being the over-analysis of the game. The media have many hours to fill and columns to file, so every angle is examined down to the technique of the backup longsnapper. What eventually happens is…
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Hot Takes on Youth Sports!
I have two daughters, Molly, 8, and Maddy, 11. They’ve each participated in sports since they were 5. The girls enjoy it all: the action, the camaraderie, the competition, donning uniforms, the snacks, the whole shebang. This delights me to no end for a variety of reasons: I love sports; it’s great exercise; the kids learn the value of hard…
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I’m All For “Homoppression”
I’m a bit of a word nerd. It would be weird if I were not, given my line of work. Showing no interest in words would be like a president who neglects his interpersonal skills, right? I especially like delving into the definitions of words and comparing them with their daily parlance. For instance, “fantastic” used to refer to something…
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Sex Spam Sender Signatures Seem Strange
I think we can all agree that the email spam folder is a godsend. It separates the wheat of actual messages from known senders from the chaff of marketing ploys for reverse mortgages and financial entreaties from rando scammers “in peril” in Chad. However, I’ve found out the hard way that sometimes messages from some of my writing and editing clients…
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The 20 Best Songs From ’80s Movie Soundtracks Like, Ever
I’m not good at writing about music (do I know how to sell the hell out of blog post, or what?). For one thing, I know next to nothing about the intricacies of the art form, comparing an artist’s work to others, divining the meaning behind lyrics, blah, blah, blah. As the old saying goes,…
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No, Finding Dory Is Not Good
I know I’m a bit late to the party writing about a movie that was released almost two weeks ago (I saw Dory the day after it came out), but sometimes I like to let a moviegoing experience marinate for awhile. In our “hot take” society, we throw out instantaneous reactions to everything because, well, Twitter/Snapchat/Facebook.…
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When Nostalgia Turns To Horror
I made a long-overdue visit to my family in Tucson this past week. As a proud native New Englander, I sometimes shake my head that in disbelief my entire immediate family now calls the western U.S. home. But, I’m one of them, soooo…anyway, my mother was giving me a tour of her new house. It’s…
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One Man’s Odyssey For A Cheap Haircut
Driving through Southeast Portland last week, an almost ineffable feeling hit me. It was initially a slight irritation, growing more persistent as the minutes crawled on. Annoyance soon gave way to quiet desperation. Eventually, I could ignore it no longer. Okay, I know this lead-up might be giving some of you false hope that I’m describing the…
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Geoff Wondering 