In the latest edition of Contexts, a sociology magazine that presents sociological research for a wider audience, I found the following photo taken in New Orleans just after Hurricane Katrina…
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Continue readingBrent and Suzy’s Baby
We found out last Friday that Brent and Suzy, Debi’s sister and brother-in-law, are having a baby boy. His name is going to be Ethan Brent Robbins. They had the…
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Debi’s brother-in-law, Brent, is a pilot for SkyWest Airlines. He called me up Monday to tell me about an incident he had on one of his flights. He had just…
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Continue readinggreetings from North Carolina
Our friends in Winston-Salem, NC recently had a baby (about 6 weeks ago). Debi desperately wanted to see the baby and it had been a while since we had gotten…
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Continue readingThat was fast – I was on TV!
I didn’t get an email warning me that it was going to air, but I had set my Tivo to record the Channel 9 News just in case. Turns out…
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Continue readinga new scam – American Direct, Inc.
We are slowly realizing all of the perks that come with living in a working-class neighborhood. While I don’t think the whole Universal Promotions/Travel Universal thing was tied to our…
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Continue readingIonithermie
(Note: I wrote this post originally as a response to a pamphlet I was handed while visiting the spa on a cruise ship [I was there on a tour of…
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Continue readingLaurence Britt’s 14 points of fascism
(Note: I originally posted this on my blog in October 2004. Over 27 people commented on it, including Laurence Britt. It is one of the more popular blog posts I’ve…
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Continue readingFL-Britton Hill
Summit Date December 21st, 2003; around 9:30 am Party Ryan & Debi Cragun Trip Report We had driven over 700 miles the day before, visited Alabama’s highpoint, and spent the…
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Continue readingAL-Cheaha Mountain
Summit Date December 20th, 2003; around 12:00 pm Party Ryan & Debi Cragun Trip Report We left Cincinnati at 4:00 am and were on our way to Orlando for a…
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