Happy Thanksgiving y'all

There's a place out on the edge of town, sir
risin' above the factories and the fields
Now, ever since I was a child, I can remember
that mansion on the hill
In the day you can see the children playing
on the road that leads to those gates of hardened steel
Steel gates that completely surround, sir
the mansion on the hill
At night my daddy'd take me and we'd ride
through the streets of a town so silent and still
Park on a back road along the highway side
Look up at that mansion on the hill
In the summer all the lights would shine
There'd be music playin', people laughin' all the time
Me and my sister, we'd hide out in the tall cornfields
Sit and listen to the mansion on the hill
Tonight down here in Linden Town
I watch the cars rushin' by, home from the mill
There's a beautiful full moon rising
above the mansion on the hill

Wedding wedding wedding wedding Wedding wedding Wedding

"We, as a group, look very good."

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Brian and Liz's wedding was great. I don't think that group of friends has had a more complete gathering in many years. It was great to see so many people I don't get to see often enough. Highlights for me include:

-best man speech

-DJ's attempted recognition of CPD met by unbridled apathy from the officers

-Cass getting drunk and proudly announcing that she had at least 3 1/2 glasses of wine

-realizing I have friends (plural) who know all the words to HollaBack Girl

-little kids breakdancing

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"So you didn't rally?"

"Does rally mean sleep? Then yeah I did."

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Dave and I started a baseball blog so as not to overload our personal blogs with that stuff. If you are interested check it out.

NL Central Stage

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"Get me some Combos!"

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It's officially the offseason because I have to adjust my schedule to not having things to do three days a week. I'm trying to run or workout every day but having so much more free time when it's dark outside is lame. At least my Netflix queue will see more activity.

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"You guys really have your stuff together."

The precipice

Black man doing his thing.

Oops, I mean black man doing his thing.

We accomplished something historic on Tues. night. I don't think we realize the effects this will have just yet. Cass has said that she hopes that at the very least it will impact young black children and give them a new role model. I hope that it impacts all young people, of course.

People have said that they are afraid for him. Read that article linked above to understand how he feels about it. Rest assured that he is more aware of his challenges than you or I could hope to be.

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"I hope to God he starts his speech with 'S*** just got real.' "

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We accomplished something historic this weekend too in that we won Hallowinona. For conquering the mixed division and defending the Wasteland we were allowed to smash a pumpkin.

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"Stop making so many calls!"

"Stop making so many travels!"

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Brian's wedding is coming up fast. I'm psyched, although we may have some careful planning involved in our attendance.

Was there ever a wedding episode of The Wire? If there was, I hope it's just like that.