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I took this picture on Friday afternoon. It's a scene from my daily run. At this point I'm closing in on home, which is about a half-mile ahead in the valley. Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains are in the distance. This is also a favorite location on the run because "it's all downhill from here." And sometimes going downhill is a good thing. Read More...

I'm writing to you from a hotel on the southside of Binghamton, New York, a stop-over on our way south from Vermont for a brief visit with family in Pennsylvania Dutch Country followed by four days in Washington, DC. Back in Vermont, Lord willing, next Saturday. I don't know what's on the agenda for DC, since my wife does all of the vacation planning for us. I love her for doing that, of course. She tells me what day we leave and what day we come back. Everything else is on a need-to-know basis only. But that's all the information I need to figure out how many pair of socks and underwear to pack. I do know that the office of Bernie Sanders (our Vermont Senator who's an Independent and self-described Democratic Socialist), has scheduled us for...

Some youngsters simply have no respect for their elders. Still, Ken's blog is worth the extra clicks. Read More...

I got this photo from my brother-in-law. Love the faces of the girls, but especially the cat! Read More...

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Twin Donuts 2 , originally uploaded by Hankazoid . There aren't enough artsy donut shop signs in the world. I'm doing what I can to help change that. Read More...

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Good news: In just 50 minutes, you'll be eating your donut! , originally uploaded by abuckingham . Abuckingham titled this photo, "Good news: In just 50 minutes, you'll be eating your donut!" Click on the photo to view his series of Donut Devotees in Japan standing in long lines to get into a Krispy Kreme store. And to think, we don't even have a Krispy Kreme store in Vermont! Read More...

I ran my first half marathon yesterday, the First Annual RunVermont Half Marathon Unplugged. Woo-hoo! Now for the vital stats. A half marathon is 13.1 miles. My time was 2:03:49. I finished 150th out of 211 runners. The best time was 1:13:13 and the slowest recorded time was 2:39:02. In other words, I ran for two hours without stopping. Race details on my running blog post. Read More...

Just received this from Peter Welch, my Vermont Representative in Congress, in response to the letter I sent him about proposed Web Radio royalty increases. I'm glad I voted for this guy. -------------------- April 6, 2007 Dear Mr. Burke, Thank you for contacting me about the recent royalty rate determination by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB). I appreciate your feedback on this issue. I understand your concern about the effect of this decision on internet radio broadcasters. The CRB issued its "Determination of Rates and Terms for Webcasting" on March 2, 2007. This rule establishes a retroactive rate of $0.0008 per performance of each song per listener. This rate will increase annually to $0.0019 in 2010. Interested parties have the opportunity...

I love this photo of a smiling couple in front of a toppled truck. From the STATIC "They are stupid, very idiot" series. Read More...

that accordion guy , originally uploaded by krosswords . I'm blogging this flickr photo taken in the Strip District of Pittsburgh because of the Accordion Guy and because Wholey's is a wonderful fish market where we used to go for fish sandwiches on Saturday morning when we lived in the Burgh. Read More...