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In NYC for Number 16

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Our 16th anniversary is tomorrow. Right now we’re on the subway from LaGuardia to our hotel near Wall Street station.    We kick around for a few hours and tonight we take in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.  Tomorrow, we walk and picnic on the High Line and watch the Brooklyn Bridge … Read more

Abigail & Bela

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This is the stage during intermission. Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck are backstage checking on the baby. They’ll be back shortly to play the second set. I don’t have any photos of them actually performing because that would be wrong.

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

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Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others—“While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Prince. Especially Prince. Oof. Thanks to Merlin for the pointer.

James Fallows – Authors – The Atlantic

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The greatest harm done by the 9/11 attacks was setting the US on a ratchet-track toward "preventive" wars overseas and security-state distortions at home.via James Fallows – Authors – The Atlantic.