While listening to one of my favorite international Internet oldies radio stations the other day – CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario – I heard the classic Burton Cummings track “Dream of a Child.” Cummings, for those of you not familiar with his name, was one of the main vocalists and songwriters for the Guess Who –…
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“God wants to be friends on Facebook.”
It was a strange and unexpected request. I was on Facebook, playing another round of QRANK trivia (9,000 points, beat that), when I got a message for a friend request. I try to keep an eye on my friend requests – I need to make sure it’s actually someone I know, whether it’s involving my…
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Earlier this month, I went to Boston to photograph a basketball tournament. Since the tournament’s games didn’t start until late morning, I took the available free time and went on a little personal photographic time travel. Come along with me.
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About ten years ago, something happened on the Internet auction site eBay. There was a dispute among the sellers on eBay about how much the auction site could claim in terms of fees and shipping costs and whatnot.
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The day started out horribly. Two days beforehand, my wife’s grandfather, Samuel Ginsburg, passed away after a long and valiant battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. That day, we were going to attend his funeral. My wife Vicki was already mad at me; I had scheduled the week off so that I could attend the inductions of…
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