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Convention(al) Wisdom

Posted in In The News, Politics, tagged , , , , on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I was all set to write about my impressions of the Democratic Convention, then hesitated. After all, everyone and their grandmothers seem to be writing, blogging, reporting or otherwise bloviating (can you tell that’s my favorite word of late?) about the emotional, unpredictable, competitive, insecure and ardently committed spectacle that is the Democratic Party these days. 
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Laugh ‘Til It Hurts

Posted in Culture, In The News, Media, Politics, tagged , , , on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Jon Stewart makes me laugh. He also makes me think.” Those words, coming from a young friend of nearly twenty certainly got me thinking and what I came up with is: Jon Stewart makes me thankful.
This is a guy who views comedy as a way for dealing with and bringing forth serious issues. He is, [...]

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Men!

Posted in Culture, In The News, Politics, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is not, nor was it every supposed to be, a women’s blog. Yes, it’s called 1 Woman’s Vu because I’m a woman and I’m sharing my viewpoint and I suppose my gender, as much as any other of my attributes, does affect the way I see things. But I don’t tend to write about [...]

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Love the One You’re With

Posted in Culture, Life, Politics, tagged , , , , on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is the summer of my discontent, at least when it comes to where I live. It’s a nice enough development, convenient to transportation and just outside the tony town of Princeton. But the twenty-something-year-old townhouses are showing signs of wear and tear. I’ve been having my cracking popcorn ceilings removed room by painful, messy [...]

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