My Parents (ages 72 and 78) Learn a Polka Step from my iPad

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My Parents (aged 72 and 78) Demonstrate a Ballroom Dance Pose

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Stage Right’s Alice in Wonderland

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Is Bilderberg a conference on world affairs or a powerful global cabal? Depends on who you ask. – The Washington Post

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Redshirt (fan video for Jonathan Coulton song)

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Youngest-ever National Spelling Bee competitor says fatigue, stress led to misspelling onstage

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National Headline Contest 2011

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Reading in the Morning

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Updated Journalism Handouts

I updated the journalism portal of my online writing site, and touched up some existing handouts: News Story vs. English Essay Your English instructor carefully reads your essay to evaluate the depth of your knowledge, the breadth of your vocabulary, and the loftiness of your ideas. Joe Sixpack glances quickly at your news story to…