Paxton’s Family

Life QotW: These Routes Were Made for Walking...

2008-07-22T04:55:12Z

Walkscore.com recently ranked America's most walkable neighborhoods and cities. Where does your hometown land in the rankings? And how much do you actually find yourself walking instead of driving? My neighborhood scored a 69, which puts it in ...

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Still Not an Operatic Convert

2008-07-21T03:56:01Z

Last night I attended the Santa Fe Opera's opening night of Radamisto, a Baroque opera composed by Handel. I love Baroque music, Handel's in particular. I thoroughly enjoyed the overture. And then ::sigh:: they started singing. I guess it was to ...

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QotW: My Commute

2008-07-21T02:49:01Z

How do you travel to and from work - personal vehicle, bus, subway/train, pedal power? What does it cost you per week in gas or fares? Submitted by Jan. I drive my personal vehicle, a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser that still tends to get 25-30 mpg. (...

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Vox Hunt: Vive la France!

2008-07-18T13:59:01Z

In honor of Bastille Day, show us something French. I bought this brooch whilst out visiting castles in the Loire Valley in 1989.

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Vox Hunt: Tagged, You're It.

2008-07-18T13:52:54Z

Show us a name tag. Submitted by [this is connie]. I happened upon this tag, affixed to an electrical box, whilst wandering about downtown Denver.

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QotD: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!

2008-07-17T01:33:06Z

July is national ice cream month! What's your favorite flavor? Submitted by LittleWiseOne. Phish Food, Phish Food, yummy yummy Phish Food! Phish Food, Phish Food, eat it up, yum!

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Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster

2008-07-10T01:21:46Z

I borrowed this novel on CD from the library. It wasn't terribly long -- only 4 CDs, I think -- but it was generally tedious and ultimately disappointing. Not quite an "and then he woke up" copout of an ending, but close. Based on some of the comm...

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Culture QotW: Play Time

2008-07-10T01:06:12Z

What's your favorite play and why? This is a tough one, but I think I'm going to have to go with The Foreigner. For starters, it's just friggin' hilarious. But it also has a good message about xenophobia, and I like the theme of the dangers of m...

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Entertainment QotW: Movie Prices

2008-07-02T13:19:49Z

How much does a ticket cost at your usual movie theater? Does the price affect the number of movies you see at the theater? Submitted by Kristie. When our power went out Sunday evening, we went to the Allen 8, and tix for WALL-E cost $7.50 each...

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Vox Hunt: 70s Flashback

2008-06-29T18:40:48Z

Show us something in your house from the 1970s. I think this paperweight was a Boy Scout project circa 1973. Mom was a den mother for Kevin's troop, and I vaguely remember her showing the boys how to pour clear plastic goo and assorted doodads (...

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