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Murphy's Craw: August 2014
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Smiles from some long-ago summer nights. In my household, one of the pleasures of being a kid in the summer was the occasional granting of a rare privilege:. Staying up past your usual bedtime. I can’t recall exactly what that usual bedtime was, but I know for darn sure that I was in bed by 11 – and probably by 10 – most nights. But sometimes we made...
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Murphy's Craw: April 2015
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Sunday, April 12, 2015. Fun at the puzzle tournament. SPOILER ALERT: If you are among the solvers who will be doing this year’s American Crossword Puzzle Tournament puzzles by mail, you shouldn’t read this now.). I didn’t ask for the change of venue, but now that the proceedings are over, I have no plans to appeal. So the move back to Stamford was a good idea. As always, the fi...
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Murphy's Craw: Literary note: Kafka's 'Metamorphosis' turns 100
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Thursday, July 16, 2015. Literary note: Kafka's 'Metamorphosis' turns 100. Memo to Gregor Samsa:. Yo, Gregor - here it is 100 years (the 21st century, even! And you STILL haven't posted your disgusting puss on Instagram? Get with the program, man! If archy the cockroach could handle a manual typewriter, you oughta be able to manage a selfie stick! View my complete profile.
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Murphy's Craw: From the Department of No Good Deed, etc.
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Thursday, July 16, 2015. From the Department of No Good Deed, etc. I recently bought an item from an Amazon seller. It came on time, and it was what I wanted. Today I received an email from Amazon asking me to rate the seller. I clicked on a link and gave the seller an excellent review - meaning that I checked "Yes" under "Item arrived by July 14, 2015? View my complete profile.
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Murphy's Craw: July 2015
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Newsroom memories: Dick Beaudet. It’s about 7:30 on a Thursday night in early autumn, and I’m sitting at a manual typewriter in the newsroom of one of the two newspapers in my town – both newspapers, owned by the same company, are in the same building. I am 17 years old. On this Thursday night, I’m sitting in the newsroom with a lot of other peopl...
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Murphy's Craw: May 2015
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Saturday, May 16, 2015. As Letterman takes his leave. During the 1970s I sometimes watched a syndicated game show called “Liars Club.” It featured a panel of four celebrities who would be given an unusual object and asked to explain what it was. Then three contestants would have to decide which of the four was telling the truth. Of course I had no way of knowing that I was witn...
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Murphy's Craw: March 2015
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Sunday, March 22, 2015. Across and down to Stamford. This weekend I'll be once again competing in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I began going to this competition seven years ago, when it was being held in Brooklyn. This year the tournament is returning to Stamford, Conn., which is where it started in the 1970s. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Murphy's Craw: Newsroom memories: Dick Beaudet
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Newsroom memories: Dick Beaudet. It’s about 7:30 on a Thursday night in early autumn, and I’m sitting at a manual typewriter in the newsroom of one of the two newspapers in my town – both newspapers, owned by the same company, are in the same building. I am 17 years old. On this Thursday night, I’m sitting in the newsroom with a lot of other peopl...
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Murphy's Craw: November 2014
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Some whimsical wanderings through the worlds of words, writing, and old movies and TV - along with some selected short subjects. Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Who says big business doesn't have a heart? A friend of mine who turned a year older this week posted this note on Facebook:. Awww I got a picture of a birthday cupcake from the bank that I finance my car through.". How sweet," I replied. "Next month, send them a picture of a check.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
