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August 3, 2011

My dad and godfather, Mike, at a Spanish Coffee making contest. And yes, that’s me using a garter as a headband. My parents were both bartenders when I was growing up. I think my mom ended up in the job because all she wanted to do out of college was party, but my Dad was

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Escape from Shmoopocolypse 2010

April 9, 2010

Or, “If Shmoocon 2010 was a Zombie Movie.” It’s taken some time, and a whole lot of therapy, but I think I’m finally ready to talk about what happened. Everyone’s heard of the great “snowpocalypse” in DC a few months back, the snowstorm that covered the east cost this last February. Most people don’t realize

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On a Boat

September 9, 2009

This last weekend may have been one of the most relaxing I’ve had in ages. Our friends Jack and Kim invited us along on a boat ride Saturday. The 31 foot sailboat belongs to a friend of theirs, so I was a bit nervous about barging (hah!) onto the trip, but he was a super

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