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Thank You Letters 2024-01-03 Feller C6004 (01.05.20)

Thank You Letters

Clare Briggs January 3, 2024
Answering Christmas Greetings and Thanking Folks for Presidents
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When Losing Means Winning a Better Draft Pick Draft pick

When Losing Means Winning a Better Draft Pick

Hei Lun Chan January 2, 2024
Fans often want their team to lose to get a better pick, but teams don't always comply....
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2024 Oscar Projections: Pre-Televised Awards Edition 2024 Oscar Projections

2024 Oscar Projections: Pre-Televised Awards Edition

Luis A. Mendez January 2, 2024
As we start hitting the homestretch of critics' season...the thing is that every year the industry decides...
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New Year Conversation 2024-01-02 CDT C1054 (01.02.11) New Year Conversation

New Year Conversation

Clare Briggs January 2, 2024
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Suez 2.0?: The Houthis v. International Shipping the Houthis

Suez 2.0?: The Houthis v. International Shipping

Mike Coté January 1, 2024
History might be repeating itself. So, who are the Houthis and what are they doing in the...
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Happy New Year My Dear 2024-01-01 Spouse C2201 (01.01.13)

Happy New Year My Dear

Clare Briggs January 1, 2024
"Ice Water"
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Totally Serious Predictions for 2024 Predictions for 2024

Totally Serious Predictions for 2024

David Thornton December 31, 2023
As we celebrate the dawning of 2024, I offer a few predictions for the coming year.
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2023 Year in Review: Movies, Music, and More! 2023 year in review

2023 Year in Review: Movies, Music, and More!

Russell Michaels December 31, 2023
I saw 127 movies in theaters in the year 2023, so my top ten films, one dishonorable...
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Five Minutes of Midnight 2023-12-29 TDoRS C5353 (12.29.18)

Five Minutes of Midnight

Clare Briggs December 31, 2023
Days of real sport
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Saturday Morning Gaming: The Sinking City The Sinking City

Saturday Morning Gaming: The Sinking City

Jaybird December 30, 2023
The Sinking City is a Lovecraft-kinda story so you have two wells of hit points. The first...
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Conservatives Should Know What They’re Conserving Conservatives

Conservatives Should Know What They’re Conserving

Garion Frankel December 30, 2023
Conservatives need to address two questions: What is it that we want to conserve, and how, exactly,...
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Just Say No to Santa Claus Santa Claus

Just Say No to Santa Claus

Jason Benell December 30, 2023
I am going to come out and say it: Santa Claus is undoubtedly the WORST part of...
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God Bless You, Jimmy Carter! Jimmy Carter

God Bless You, Jimmy Carter!

Merrie Soltis December 30, 2023
I think my father was right about Jimmy Carter.
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Danny Dreamer’s Resolutions 2023-12-30 Dreamer C2176 (12.26.09)

Danny Dreamer’s Resolutions

Clare Briggs December 30, 2023
Danny does New Year resolutions
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Weekend Plans Post: The No-Man’s Land Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve allweek

Weekend Plans Post: The No-Man’s Land Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve

Jaybird December 29, 2023
What day is it? Ah, it doesn't matter.
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Rubbin’ In That Glycerin 2023-12-27 Feller C6225 (12.27.15)

Rubbin’ In That Glycerin

Clare Briggs December 29, 2023
When a feller needs a friend
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Wheel of Time Had a Second Season, and It Wasn’t Bad Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time Had a Second Season, and It Wasn’t Bad

Jaybird December 28, 2023
I’m in this weird place where my favorite parts of the show are things that just don’t...
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Oh Man! The Best Pal 2023-12-28 OhMan C8217 (12.13.16)

Oh Man! The Best Pal

Clare Briggs December 28, 2023
A man's place is by his wife's side.
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My Top 25 Films Of 2023: One Critic’s Best Of The Year List

Luis A. Mendez December 27, 2023
Top 25 Films Of 2023: I'm singling out 25 narrative films out of 260-plus that I saw...
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New Year Dance 2023-12-31 BestFam C8130 (12.31.15)

New Year Dance

Clare Briggs December 27, 2023
It happens in the best regulated families
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