Fired Up! Ready to Go!
Yesterday Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died peacefully in her sleep in her home in Hawaii. Mrs. Dunham was 86 years old. She did cast an absentee ballot before her death and it will be...
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Virginia arts and humanities on the state chopping block
What will Virginia be without the arts and humanities? Both the Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities have been put on the chopping block by the state’s...
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In Defense of Fried Chicken (Part 3)
Years and years ago, I told the mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, (before she became a star) that I couldn’t sit through an opera performance. That I couldn’t listen to opera unless I was doing something at...
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Follow the North Star
The New York Times has a handy oil spill tracker on-line. This is useful for making vacation plans if you’re considering a coastal retreat in the eastern U.S. . If only the pelicans, whales and...
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Does Anybody Bake Chocolate Cake Anymore? ISO Contestants for Cake Contest
Eclectic types tend to keep their fingers in a lot of pies…and cakes. This blog, of course, being no exception. That’s why Eclectique916.com is helping the “Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake...
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“Ask a Slave” about Thanksgiving
I’ve got a turkey in the frig and a pie to bake for a Thanksgiving dinner. But this blog has asked the question before about whether or not Thanksgiving is a day for “celebrating” given its historical...
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