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Party like a Rock Star

Posted in Malarchy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Indulged any residual All Hallow’s Eve hunger for the strange and weird with a second helping of ZombieLand tonight in the bowels of our nation’s capital.  Meanwhile Mom, Kate, Bree and  our cousin Kathleen learned about friendship, celebrity, and sequined hot pants at  the Miley Cyrus concert next door.  Having carted my group of screaming [...]

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Diluted Sins

Posted in Dasad Adventures, Malarchy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“What did you give up for Lent?”  An honest response to this question typically requires a fair bit of chagrin, a prolonged sigh, and an explanatory tale that often begins with “Well, it’s like this . . . “  Regardless of their beginnings, no two stories are the same even though — more often than [...]

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Modern Methusala

Posted in Dasad Adventures, Malarchy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The tables at Bertucci’s had appeared swarming with high school kids and college freshmen. The only couple over thirty sat in the middle of the room, donning festive NASCAR top hats around gray heads and looking quite bewildered – a fact partly due to age, partly due to the environment, but mostly due to the [...]

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Something Good

Posted in Stumbling Sober, tagged , , , , , , on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Music possesses the innate ability to transport people to realms of their own imaginings. Enchanted snow-covered forests, gem-encrusted caves, sand-blasted temples, and bridge-linked villages roosting high among starlight-encrusted evergreens.

At least that’s where my music takes me. J.R.R. Tolkien poses in his essay on Fairy-Tales that we as [...]

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Daily Epiphany: Travel

Posted in Malarchy, Stumbling Sober, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I woke this morning to find my brother Kevin jumping caterpillars in Super Mario World, realizing that everything I know about Italians stems from the Mario Brothers. I sincerely need to travel more . . . or at least play more realistic games.
Realism of course has its good points. People after all create [...]

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Punch Drunk

Posted in Malarchy, Wanderings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The family and I have visited Disney World for years now so it always amazes me when we discover something truly new and unique. On the West End of Downtown Disney – the encapsulated title for the various shops, clubs, and restaurants open to the consuming public – Disney Quest hides like a shy behemoth. [...]

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Parked

Posted in Wanderings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »

My travels today found Mom and me in search for water-proof fleece, rain coats, and other camping essentials for Kevin’s end-of-year school trip. Inspired by the beautiful weather, thoughts of a pleasant drive, and absolute necessity for the items by tomorrow morning, we drove off to the local L.L. Bean store for some much needed [...]

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