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An annual reposting of some things pertaining to Memorial Day. First, a remembrance of a soldier I never knew. Fifteen years ago I wrote the following on Memorial Day, and I wanted to revisit it. It’s about the Vietnam Veteran whose name I remember, despite the fact that I had no relation to him and clearly never knew him, because he was killed four years before I was born. Memorial Day, for all its solemnity, has for me always been something of a distant holiday, because no one close to me has ever fallen in war, and in fact IDown the rabbit hole….

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(NOTE: This is a repost of last year’s Pi Day post. I didn’t get a chance to generate any new content–i.e., shoot a new video in which I get a pie in the face in the midst of a lesson about Pi–this year, but hey, last year’s video is still pretty funny, if I do say so myself!) It’s Pi Day, everyone! It is also Albert Einstein’s birthday and, sadly, this year’s edition marks the passing of Stephen Hawking, about which I’ll have more to say later. But for now, let’s celebrate Pi! Calculate Pi yourself! NASA’s Pi in theDown the rabbit hole….

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So we’re nearing the last phase of 2018, and today is Thanksgiving. Today will be a day of food and drink and rest and, I canna lie, feeling wistful that we’re not in New York City for the day. Here, as always, is my ongoing list of things for which I am thankful this time around. Carla, the new dee-oh-gee Cane, the not-as-new dee-oh-gee Lester and Julio, the really-not-new cats Rum Bourbon Scotch Gin Sparkling wine Hard cider Paula’s Donuts Ithaca, NY Autumn Leaves Books The Rochester Lilac Festival Knowing where a bunch of gluten-free restaurants are between here andDown the rabbit hole….

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It’s the Fourth of July. I knew that it would be this way, but damn, America is really making me work for it right now. I keep thinking, not of American things, but of this moment in a movie made by New Zealanders adapting a nearly 80-year-old fantasy novel written by an Englishman: Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here, but we are. It’s like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t wantDown the rabbit hole….

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An annual reposting of some things pertaining to Memorial Day. First, a remembrance of a soldier I never knew. Fifteen years ago I wrote the following on Memorial Day, and I wanted to revisit it. It’s about the Vietnam Veteran whose name I remember, despite the fact that I had no relation to him and clearly never knew him, because he was killed four years before I was born. Memorial Day, for all its solemnity, has for me always been something of a distant holiday, because no one close to me has ever fallen in war, and in fact IDown the rabbit hole….

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It’s Pi Day, everyone! It is also Albert Einstein’s birthday and, sadly, this year’s edition marks the passing of Stephen Hawking, about which I’ll have more to say later. But for now, let’s celebrate Pi! Calculate Pi yourself! NASA’s Pi in the Sky Challenge A few videos: (That one’s titled “Pi Day” but the video has nothing to do with Pi so far as I can see, but it’s a cool video anyway, so there it is.) And finally: Happy Pi Day, everyone! Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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I remember it being very difficult to summon up true thankfulness a year ago as it seemed as if a darkness was settling over everything. And it has, to be honest–but it’s not an all-encompassing darkness. There have been encouraging signs, though. People are showing up with lanterns to fight the darkness. After all…. Here’s a list of things for which I am thankful this year: Carla, the new dee-oh-gee Cane, the not-as-new dee-oh-gee Lester and Julio, the really-not-new cats Rum Bourbon Scotch Gin Sparkling wine Paula’s Donuts Ithaca, NY Autumn Leaves Books The Rochester Lilac Festival Knowing where aDown the rabbit hole….