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Joe Marty’s (Version 4.0)
Along with Selland’s Market-Cafe, Sampino’s Kitchen at Joe Marty’s is an excellent new addition to the Greater Broadway District in Sacramento. This bar & grill is not new. It’s a storied place working under different names. It was originally opened by its namesake, who played for the Chicago Cubs and later the Pacific Coast League club,… Read more
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Finding My Vespa
I recently got my scooter towed. I and three or four motorcyclists had been parking our rides in a tow away zone for a couple of days. Sure there were signs, but each day I found my Vespa in the spot where I left it–in between two signs prominently stating: NO PARKING BETWEEN 9-5 PM.… Read more
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Great post from one of my favorite bloggers
A quick and easy reference that attempts to make talking about guns easier and more productive. via The 12 Most Common Fallacious Gun Arguments (and How to Refute Them) — theindependentthinker2016 Read more
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The Triple – Redux
It’s the Post Season, and while my A’s aren’t in it, I am still excited. Excited in hoping the Cubs or the Nats do well. Excited in hoping the Yankees go down in flames. Excited in hoping the Astros do well. Excited in hoping the Indians go all the way, I guess. I live with… Read more
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The Oft-Forgotten Vietnam War Doc
This old post was from one of my favorite bloggers, Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist. It is now unavailable. With all the press (positive reviews and some fascinating critical views) about the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick series on Vietnam, Peter Davis’ brilliant 1974 documentary seems to have been forgotten—once again. When the 1983 PBS… Read more
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Anything But Yummy
What the hell is it with the word yummy? I can’t really accurately express how much I hate this word. While researching its etymology and applications I found Ladies, This Word Needs to be Banned, an anonymous post on the women’s blog Blogher.com that expressed my feelings better than I ever could. I have edited for… Read more
