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Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
Inspired by iCarly, my oldest daughter has been staging productions, using the video feature on our digital camera to make two-minute recordings. I’d like to encourage her artistic expression by getting her a digital video camera. If anyone has rece...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
You’re probably all wondering what movies I’ll be watching in the coming months, so I thought I’d post my Netflix queue for your enjoyment. It’s a pretty impressive lineup. Comedy, drama, documentaries, music, it’s all there....
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
Should we buy a Wii After reading about such Wii titles as Endless Ocean and Brain Age, I’ve decided to soften my anti-gaming system stance, at least to the point where I’ll consider bringing one into my home. Three of my four children have b...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
I found this in a Sunday (London) Times story on Nassim Nicholas Taleb* and have paraphrased it here for your consideration: You toss a coin 40 times and it comes up heads every time. What is the chance of it coming up heads the 41st time State you answe...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
I’m working on a story that will focus on the music that local merchants play in their stores and need to find some possible subjects to interview. If you know of any stores (preferable not chains) that you find notable or interesting for the type o...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
Keith Richards, one on the songwriting Glimmer Twins, once described the songwriting process as an almost mystical act where songs that pre-exist in a cosmic otherworld are channeled to his mind and out through his guitar. He sees himself not as an artist...

Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
My wife and I watched Juno a couple of weekends ago. I was underwhelmed. It’s Diablo Cody’s fault.Jason Bateman looking very much the corporate ditty writer in Juno, also starring Jennifer Gardner and Ellen Page. For me, good dialogue is one o...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
’cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there.   Any thoughts
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
I penned the feature story in the Heartland this week. It’s on all of the wonderful volunteers at WQNA who share their love and knowledge of music with the community. I regret that I had but one (appx. 1,600 word) story to give for that station, an...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 years ago.
My kids are mad for Wild Cherry Life Savers so on break I walked across the street to the gas station to get them each a roll* as a second-to-last day of school treat. I waited in line behind a couple of twentyish types who were loading up on various lott...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
Before I seek support, I want to find out if any other local SBC DSL customers have been suffering under dial-up-like conditions in recent days. Since this past weekend, we’ve been subjected to super slow downloads and timed-out pages, both on our f...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
Just Two John and Just Two Micah are conducting research in preparation for a documentary they’re planning on life here in Springfield. There’s a survey on their blog where you can chime in. I’m following Eric and Shoo’s lead by po...

Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
I’ve spent the evening listening to the Ginn Sisters. We (you, me and everyone we know) will be the lesser if we can’t hear their stuff live. So there’s that.
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
Regular readers of this blog might recall my touting the wonderfulness of the Ginn Sisters, a band from the Lone Star State who have been described, quite accurately I might add, as possessing the hottest harmonies in Texas. I had them booked here for a ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
A few times each month my wife will work weekend jobs for a local caterer. I won’t mention which one, even though I think they come across quite well in the tale I’m about to tell. You see, others might disagree and think that they are helping...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
Here’s what an idiot I am:My monthly SJ-R column ran today, Mother’s Day. Did I use the opportunity to thank my mother for all she did in raising ten kids, and all that she continues to do today Did I look into my heart and express the words ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
Political pandering is an insult to our intellect, but  unfortunately, too many of us let our emotions cloud our judgment and leave us susceptible to falling for empty promises and half-baked plans. Take the proposed temporary federal gas tax repeal,...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
  My latest legitimate piece of journalism, unlike what I spew out here, is a Heartland magazine piece on humzOo co-founder and local artist, Dave Heinzel. Don’t know what humzOo is Or who Dave Heinzel is Well, read the article already!  ...

Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
You know what I hate When spammers put a RE: in the subject line, as if I’m going to think that it’s a response to something I sent them. Hmmm, I must have contacted you about taking “bluepills when travveling!” and now you’...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 years ago.
Last week while driving to work, I witnessed a scene that was both comic and heart-warming, but ultimately troubling. A woman was running for a bus that was parked along Durkin Drive. Then she tripped and fell in slapstick fashion, spilling her belongings...
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