Aug 22-28, 2007
A Former Vermont College President is Leading a National Campaign to Lower the Drinking Age; The Founders of groSolar Take an All-In-The-Family Approach; Funny Food Laws
Great 863-TOGO Experience
I don’t usually delve into my personal life on this blog, but I have to say that Wednesday was a crappy day. In fact, this whole week has been downright depressing. So when my car broke down just after the Richmond exit on I-89, as I was on my way to an interview in East…
The Return of the Purple Knights
Though it seems way too early, today was the day St. Michael’s College dorms opened for the fall semester. Right at the campus main entrance, a bunch of upperclassmen stood out by the curb, boisterously displaying posters welcoming the students back. Driving by the scene, I thought, How sweet is this? What a wonderful gesture…
Dissimulator?
The process of writing the Hackie column of 8/22, “International Man of Mystery,” solved nothing for me. One reason I write – perhaps the main one – is to decipher my world. Getting my thoughts out of my head and onto the page (OK, the screen) usually illuminates and clarifies. If not that, at least…
A Kick in the Pants
Game On: Mario Strikers, Charged”, Nintendo Wii, $49.99, E for Everyone
All Stirred Up
A former Vermont college prez is leading a national campaign to lower the drinking age
Scene@ Model Rocket Launch
63 Old Stage Road, Essex Junction, Sunday, August 19, 10 a.m.
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Authorities investigating a report of a cab in flames near Washington’s Seattle-Tacoma airport found the body of driver Jagit Singh inside with two gunshots in the back of the head. They also noticed a trail of pennies leading from the burning cab to the driveway of a nearby home where Earnest L.…
Quiet Time
Art Review: Trice Stratmann & Shayne Lynn: Paintings and photographs, respectively, by the Vermont artists
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ve been putting out and putting out and putting out, Aries. Good work! I’m impressed with the blend of high-minded generosity and ego-boosting self-expression you’ve synergized. Now, however, it’s time to make a transition. You need to start taking in and taking in and taking in. Your radiance needs to be…
Like A Virgin
I finally bit the bullet and bought a DVD that I have been regularly renting for years. Thank you eBay. By 1985, Madonna was the biggest thing in popular music and had hit the road with the “Like A Virgin” tour. A DVD released that year captured the show in her hometown Detroit. (Actually a…
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Bennington Battle Day [SIV41]
August 16th is a state holiday in Vermont. It commemorates the Battle of Bennington which was fought in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. Although the battle did not take place INSIDE Vermont’s borders, it was fought in defense of Bennington’s food and military supplies. The American victory during the Battle of Bennington not only…
Funny Food Laws
Did you know that in L.A., it is illegal to poke a turkey you want to buy to see how tender it is? Or that in Massachusetts, mourners are prohibited from consuming more than three sandwiches at a wake? I didn’t either! I’ve always been amused by lists of stupid laws, however apocryphal they might…
