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• Rules for this December

  I hereby resolve this December will be awesome.
  
  I will not think about what may have happened a year ago.
  
  Any previous December that may have occurred did most certainly occur to a different version of myself. I will not pay attention to anniversaries which only mean something [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:17am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Resetting my running habit

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  Thanksgiving is not known for gift-giving, but I got all I wanted for Christmas on Thursday night. My brother-in-law Scott Craig gave me his Garmin Forerunner 205, because he upgraded to a new model. I had not expected to have something so useful.
  
  And now, I may just [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 2:51pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Hurling messages of appreciation into the universe

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  Since last Thanksgiving, my life has completely and utterly transformed in some ways. Mostly for the better, though I am most definitely not entirely over the break-up of my marriage. It happens, you know?
  
  I'd like to first be somewhat grateful I didn't use this blog to air all [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:30pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Before the day begins

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  My house is not in tip-top shape, but it's not in rotten bottom condition either. My ears are being assaulted by a recording of guitar and vocals I did back in October. I record about an hour of raw material a week. In some ways, creating music has taken over [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:46pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Stream of consciousness

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  I'm standing behind the bar at the tavern. Nirvana's "Lake of Fire" is playing. There are not many customers. I recognize everyone in here. A party of 9 is sprawled out at 10 having sampled at least eleven different kinds of beers by now. The bar is filled with a [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:41pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Scary situation on Old Lynchburg Road

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  Last night I drove down to a house on Old Lynchburg Road to pick up a stereo system through freecycle. It was pitch black at 6:00 PM, and as the road went from four lanes to two to barely two, I began to get really nervous driving.
  
  I no [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:57am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Update on the rant

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  I took the bus in, and it was fine. I love the bus, and wish I could ride it every day. As I've said many times before, doing so makes me feel like I live in a city. Subscribe to Charlottesville Podcasting Network by Email[...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:08am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Let's have a little rant, shall we?

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  Most of us do not use public transportation. I do not use it on a regular basis, even though the Route 4 comes past my house twice an hour during peak periods. I work downtown, so it should be a no-brainer, right?
  
  Unfortunately, like most of us, I do [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:47am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Towards equilibrium

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  One of my new life goals shall be equilibrium, where I try to balance my work life with my need to be alive and human. This is a tricky objective, akin to a very complicated move in billiards. If I stop and think about the juggling required to keep everything [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:48am EST
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• Simple moments to keep up the pace

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  Sometimes my electric kettle won't turn off, and the steam pours out, coating my kitchen in layers of moisture. Sometimes the valve on my toilet warps and the water keeps feeling up until I come and fix it. Things break, but they can always be fixed if you stay attentive.[...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 10:32am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Reflections under crisp October skies

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  Someone last night made a comment to me that I lacked passion. I feel passion every day. I just don't entirely know how to express it. I'm so much in my own head that I sometimes forget to experience the moment, and then it passes. Somehow I became overly cautious.
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:46am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Mister Blue Sky

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  Signs from the universe continue to tell me that generally everything is okay, even though I feel dread on Monday, just like everyone else. Even though I wake up with my children, I feel this tremendous lack of inertia and perhaps a sense that my life is going in the [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 4:21pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Recommending a daycare

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  I've never really used my blog to do this, but I'd like to highly recommend Cora Houghton's Nature's Bloom daycare. Cora has looked after my daughter on two long stints, and currently is looking after her and my son. The kids' mother and I have decided to move them both' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 2:47pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Idea check: Is this creepy?

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  Today I took the kids to the Fall Fiber Festival up in Orange County at Montpelier. Increasingly I want to take them to agricultural events in the area, prompted by a recent story I wrote for Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Daily Progress on ways [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 12:53am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Creating motivation

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  I just got back from my first ten-mile run since the injury. Since I took the Richmond marathon off my list of things to do this year, I've lacked motivation. It's nice to think it might be back.
  
  I started this whole exercise thing ten months ago in order [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 12:25pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Training update: Thoughts after the injury

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  I've decided not to run the full Richmond marathon. Instead, I will shoot to run a full marathon next year, next spring or fall. I have not fully decided yet. I may run the half marathon instead, and will shoot to run it in under than two hours.' [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• RIP Charles Lewis Stokes

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  Charles Lewis Stokes died today. I knew him as Lew. He was a blind man who came into Court Square Tavern almost every night I worked there the first time around. Lew was awesome. He had nothing to say except what he thought. And that was a tremendously [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:59pm EDT
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• The other training

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  I've been playing music all my life, but never really took it seriously. I played around with sound with my friend Jeffry Cudlin since I was 7 or so, an experience that lead me to seek a career in radio. But, I also played music with Jeff in high school' [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:58am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Training resumes

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  Richmond isn't going to run itself, so I'm shooting to run 26.2 miles on November 14, 2009.
  
  Damn, it feels good to say that.
  
  Today I got back on the road to try to meet that goal. I do so with a renewed spirit and a sense that [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
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• Training is on pause

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  I was doing so well. Last Sunday, I did my long run in town, and made two circuits of an eight mile loop. The weather was gorgeous. I was well-rested. I had enough liquid. The run was absolutely beautiful and fantastic.
  
  And now, I'm going to have to hold' [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 12:49pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Quick post: American vs. British radio

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  A friend of mine sent me this article from the Wall Street Journal that discusses how radio lost out so quickly to television. Here's one paragraph:
  
  Americans of all ages ­embraced TV unhesitatingly. They felt no loyalty to network radio, the medium that had entertained and' [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 6:42pm EDT
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• Dan Deacon's new video

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  My infatuation with Dan Deacon has not yet stopped. Last week I let myself download more of his albums for free, ones that are available on his site. Those songs are earlier, and have allowed me a glimpse into how he's evolved as an artist, from a guy futzing around' [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Training update for late August

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  There are only eight more weekends left until the Richmond Marathon. I'm not too worried about the tightness in my left ankle. I can stretch it out, and today is not a running day. I ran too fast last night because I'd been in a terrible mood all day [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 9:29am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Long run switcheroo

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  This week has been a lighter week in the marathon training program for me. This morning I was only to do 11 miles, so I decided to do them in town rather than drive out to Keene where the group was meeting. Of course, that means I have to calculate [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 9:24am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• August thoughts; birthday invitation

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  August is a month many people would like to ban. I've seen this meme thrown around in Facebook status updates, blog posts and in the occasional e-mail poll. It's too hot, people say. It's too slow, people say.
  
  However, I say August is okay in my book. After all,' [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 1:48pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Busy night at Court Square Tavern

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  Court Square Tavern was packed last night for a Friday in July. This comes in part because a group of us have decided to reclaim it, to make it into what it needs to be - Charlottesville's most awesome bar. Or at least, an antidote to every other place in' [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 10:07pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Lunch run report

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  My bus will be here in 10 minutes to take me back to work. I left my office in Court Square at 1:00 PM for a quick run. It was nice to go to work in my running clothes. Now I'm showered and waiting for the bus, eating a black' [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 2:21pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Seeking a balance in training

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  I'm sort of at a crossroads with the training, in that I am not entirely committed to going to bed every Friday by 10:00 AM so I can run my long run. Don't get me wrong. I would love more than anything to run several miles every Saturday morning, but [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 6:19pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Racing Forest Lakes, adding the miles, stopping the bleeding toe

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  My middle toe on my right foot is bleeding. I have no idea why, exactly. It must have chafed against my sock while I was on my run tonight. Two friends of mine who are expecting their first child have been looking after the kids an hour at a time [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 10:06pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Downtown Mall as Community Front Porch

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  I really enjoy when I get to spend spending the last hour of my work-day here on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. If I'm not at a government meeting, I'm likely in my office. So, I like to come down, get a cup of tea at Java [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 6:21pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• A shout-out to my ant friend

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  I'll say this about my friend, the black ant. She is totally and utterly persistent. I've been sitting in the waiting room at Edgecomb's for the past hour waiting for some work to be done on my car. I put my laptop down on the table they provide, and [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:04am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• A training update

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  Last night, I was incredibly worried my exercise habit was going to crash and burn and that I was going to stop running forever. I had not run since Saturday, when I stopped myself after about five miles because I did not like running on the side of [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 12:39am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• The horizon

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  The best thing about my house is that I look out over a huge field, and can see the entire sky as I work in my office.
  
  I've just put the kids to bed after a long struggle, and I suspect my son is going to' [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 9:00pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• What would I do without Dan Deacon?

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  (note to Facebook friends: This post is better seen on my blog, where the YouTube embeds work)
  
  As I type this, my friend is at the Dan Deacon show in Baltimore. I had hoped to go, but this is my night with the kids and nothing is more [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 12:03am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Six months later

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  Six months later, I'm still at the gym, still running, and now planning on how to make this last for the rest of my life. I don't want this to be a fad. I want this to be what I do, who I am, part of my identity.
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 5:38pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Quitting coffee, day four

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  I went to the Blue Ridge Country Store this morning to get a biscuit. On days I have the kids, it is very difficult to get out of the house with them and also feed myself. So, after dropping them off with their mother, and after walking my dog (who [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 11:02am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• The training has begun

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  My iPod sounded a loud alarm at 5:30 on Saturday morning. I'd gone to bed only six hours before after an evening at Court Square Tavern. I'll be changing my schedule around a lot in the next five months as I prepare to do something I've always wanted to do' [...]
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  Posted: June 07, 2009, 10:48pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Where would the roots have grown?

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  Someone I know vaguely from childhood sent me a "memory" thing on Facebook. The message that notified me of this had the text of what she had said, but I quickly accepted it because I was enthusiastic, knowing I would want to reply soon after. However it got lost. Tonight, [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2009, 2:10am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Firmly ensconsed behind the bar

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  As I type, thousands of people are preparing to descend upon Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. Considered by many to be the jewel of our region's social crown, a splendid time is likely to be had by many.
  
  However, Noel the cook and I are sitting in what [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 5:23pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• The Notes That Were

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  I am not yet ready to fully announce the weird audio project I've been working on but mostly off for the past four years. The Notes That Were consists of a mixture of "music" from bands I've been associated with, plus weird sound collages taken from the interviews [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
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• Court Square Tavern news

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  Well, circumstance has me back at the Court Square Tavern this Friday, but this time I'll be back bartending the place. I'll be there for the foreseeable future, and boy do I have my work cut out for me.
  
  The crowds simply aren't there like they used' [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 8:04pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Eating and exercise

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  Now that I've lost 40 pounds, it's time to think about building back up by adding muscle. Which means I have to eat more. Lately my body is letting me know when it is not getting enough to eat. If I do not eat, I have massive mood [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Ridiculously short post from yesterday

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  Yesterday's run was a fun one. The temperature had cooled quite a bit, and there was a really nice warmth in the air. I wanted to get to the Rivanna Trail, so I headed straight up Commonwealth to Hydraulic. I enjoy the loop in Charlotte Humphris park, but' [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 12:47am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Transportation secretary runs a race and blogs about it

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  So, I've only run two races so far, but I am hoping to run many more. Doing so is making me appreciate competition and the importance of training so that you can do your best when a race begins. I also like the culture of it all, and' [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Temporarily back to the treadmill for the Gold's Gym 5K

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  Cars covered in yellow. The back garden's thermometer crossing into the 90's. Two factors that lead me to decide to go back to the gym to run yesterday afternoon. I'm not ready to risk a total collapse three miles into a run in the heat, not until I' [...]
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  Posted: April 26, 2009, 10:48am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Running as sense-making

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  It's going to be a stressful day. I got up at 7:00 AM to start work and I could sit here in front of my computer for the next 10 days and still not get it all done.
  
  Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but I'm prone [...]
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  Posted: April 21, 2009, 9:45am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• My friend's cancer blog

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  A really good friend of mine is going through treatment for colon cancer. He's 33. My mother had colon cancer when she was in her 50's. I stopped eating meat in part to reduce the risk. But, it happens a lot, and my friend is documenting his experience [...]
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  Posted: April 18, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• An idea for restaurants

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  Just an idea here. If I'm at a restaurant as a a one-top at a three-top table, I really don't mind if a two-top sits with me. I've paid my bill here, but I'm finishing off my drink. The couple waiting at the gate would like me to leave so [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Charlottesville's Opening Day

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  Today is the first Saturday of April, and it appears that the Charlottesville we all live here for has returned in all its full glory. This blossoming has me feeling absolutely buoyant and jubilant about the decision I made to live here way back in August of 2002.
  
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  Posted: April 04, 2009, 1:26pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Thoughts on the New Facebook

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  The turmoil generated by Facebook's new layout seems to have died down, and people appear to be continuing to use it. I don't even remember what it looked like a few weeks ago, to be honest.
  
  As the operator of two websites here in Charlottesville, I can definitely say [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• More things to listen to without listening to

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  It has been ten years since I last sang with the late 1990's incarnation of the Hodads, the fake band that never quite got off the ground due to various factors I won't mention at the moment. One of the members of that band, Adalid Claure, is undergoing [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2009, 11:22am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Introducing my electronic past

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  For years, I've wanted to do something with the hours of electronic noise I used to create as a hobby. I began this hobby about ten years ago, and spent a lot of time using various programs to assemble collages of cacophony. I've kind of lost interest of late, [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2009, 11:20am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Notes on my first race

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  At 8:30 AM I was standing at a table in Newcomb Plaza at the University of Virginia, writing a check to the race director of the Camp Holiday Trails 5K Race. A friend of mine I recently met through my roommate had told me about the event through a comment [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 5:54pm EDT
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• So grateful to YouTube

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  Sometimes I'm so grateful that YouTube exists. I heard a great song on WNRN yesterday, and called the station to find out who was playing it. The lyrics just took over and seemed to underscore exactly what I was thinking at the moment. Woman singing over top what sounded like' [...]
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  Posted: March 15, 2009, 11:35am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Dealing with my inability to tie shoes

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  I don't know why, exactly, but I seem to have the inability to tie shoes. If you see me on the streets, chances are I have two weed wacker blades spinning around my feet as I walk. Strangers always tell me to be careful, but I never seem to trip.' [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2009, 4:33pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Thoughts on being disconnected

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  My fingers tap the keys at this moment minutes after getting back into town after four days away with my friends. In that time, I have not checked my e-mail once. I have not looked at a Facebook status update. I have not tweeted, twitter or twut. In return, I [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2009, 12:06am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Anticipating four days away

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  This time tomorrow I hope to be on a beach on the Gulf of Mexico. I am traveling down with friends to see someone who left town about this time next year. I am toying with the idea of not taking a computer, not taking my iPod, not taking anything [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2009, 8:07pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Going to war against dread

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  Tonight I have to do something I don't want to. I have to put myself in an environment that could very well crush my spirit into a little ball. But, I have to do it. I have to be tough and just get through the pain.
  
  Six hours out,' [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• A small victory for a single dad!

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  Thanks to comments from Kevin Cox in the last post. I'd have to say that given the circumstances of my living arrangement, I'm not entirely in control of where he sleeps. But, I will say that last night there was a small victory of sorts. Most notably that he slept [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2009, 8:53am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Better days will come... right?

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  Oh, I do try to hang in there. I really do. I know better days are coming. At 4:30 AM this morning I was holding my one-year-old trying to get him to go back to sleep, and it was frustrating, and I had no one to help me. I know [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 4:01pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Proof the long tail works (for the community, at least)

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  When I started the Charlottesville Podcasting Network, one of the tenets was that nothing would be deliberately taken down. The idea was to establish a community archive of various recordings and the goal is to have them up in some form in perpetuity. As a radio journalist, I hated [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2009, 9:53am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• The adjustment is taking place

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  Winter still has another month left to throw new darts at me, but I've become more adept at swerving. The dust from the continental shift is settling, but it is not time to dance. Not quite yet. The planets are still readjusting and there's no regular orbit. Still, the transition [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2009, 9:46am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• A welcome message from the Universe

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  I believe that everything happens for a reason, but there's a trickster who prevents us from ever knowing why. I also believe that we are given markers from time to time to let us know we're on the right path. Is there a right decision? What is the best way [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 2:44pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Treadmill versus the road

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  Everyone tells me that running on the road is not the same as running on a treadmill. And they are right. I am trying to transition to hitting the pavement, but there are many factors that keep me going to the gym to hit the Star Trac. I don't want' [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 12:07pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Salvation through work

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  I've not been able to work very much in the last few months. I've been distracted by the roller coaster ride I've been on. One day I will be able to figure out a way to process that, but today, I finally had all of the elements in place to' [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2009, 9:24pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• I was fine

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  I did okay. I went out. I ignored the fear. Had fun. Bitched about life. Bitched about things in my life. Watched the US beat Mexico 2-0 and cheered in public at each goal. Have a new appreciation for the coolness of West Main Street. In general, life is good.
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 12:58am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Damn you, social phobia!

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  I'm a social phobic, which generally means I hate going anywhere for the first time. As I sit here typing this, there are two events I'd like to attend. And, unfortunately there's this massive fear sitting inside of me that might prevent me from going to either one.
  
  And' [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2009, 6:21pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Updates on a blissful Saturday

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  The snow is melting slowly. My dog Billy darts towards every single patch in the hopes of chewing a quick drink on our walks. But by the end of the day, all of the solid water should be gone. The beauty of a few days ago becomes the sustenance for [...]
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  Posted: February 07, 2009, 11:37am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• The early days of the Charlottesville Podcasting Network

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  I began experimenting with the Charlottesville Podcasting Network four years ago this week. At the time, I was looking for an interesting project to work on here in Charlottesville. I wanted something else to keep me here, because I had a very important reason to stay.
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  Posted: February 03, 2009, 8:42pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Reflections on Charlottesville Nightlife Part 2

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  Okay, it's really not that bad. It's simply life at night in a town that's had a pretty good track record of making such a thing enjoyable. I wasn't expecting this sudden transformation of my life back to having time to go out and do things after work, but here [...]
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  Posted: January 27, 2009, 12:32am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Reflections on Charlottesville nightlife

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  Frankly, I'm an alien these days even though I've lived here for over six years. I don't get this town at all in terms of how it works at night. Now that I am newly single, I am having to learn it.
  
  But, really, I will report that I' [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2009, 1:26am EST
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• Court Square Tavern Fridays: What was one-time is now regular

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  Well, that didn't take long.
  
  Beginning last week, I'm now the regular waiter at Court Square Tavern on Friday nights. I had not expected this, but waitress who usually does it was ready to give up the shift. So, there we are.
  
  Last week's shift was fairly jarring.' [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 9:48pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Test of new Yahoo player: And a bone for Joe Sites

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  I met with music blogger Shaun Harvey who tipped me off to the Yahoo music player which I'm hoping I can experiment with here. I've been looking for an easy embeddable mp3 player for donkey's years, and this could be the ticket.
  
  Also, Joe Sites requested' [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2009, 4:56pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Songs have a shelf life: A running story

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  My iPod Touch is terminally ill, so I borrowed my roommate's iPod this morning for my run at the gym. I was determined to run 6 miles in under an hour. That was my goal for the day.
  
  My routine is taking shape. I run three days a week,' [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 10:09am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Back in the tavern again

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  This time tomorrow my toes will be trotting the floor at Court Square Tavern, returning to the place where they tapped around the last time my life went through the re-imagining process. The regular waitress is taking a night off so there is an opening. It's been such a long' [...]
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  Posted: January 15, 2009, 6:01pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Overcoming the gym fear

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  It has been a month since Gold's Gym here in Charlottesville has become a new set upon which this life of mine plays out. As I enter this new stage of life, I'm learning new lines in an effort to become a better performer in this play we're all rehearsing.[...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 10:00pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Why I like rain

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  When it rains, Charlottesville becomes England. The sound of the air changes. Everything feels moist. The light is magnificently gray, forcing the greens to pick up the slack. My mind is suddenly transported to the place where my parents grew up and where so much [...]
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  Posted: January 10, 2009, 8:46pm EST
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• Wired: Reflecting on hyperactivity and creativity

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  I'm wired to move fast, both through my chemical make-up as well as my life experience to date. At 35, I have to re-evaluate if that's how I want to be.
  
  I made my way through college by working in restaurants, and got myself addicted to the madness of [...]
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  Posted: January 10, 2009, 1:00pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Laid bare like the Downtown Mall

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  This morning I had to drop something by the New Dominion Bookshop for a recording that Elizabeth McCullough was making for the Charlottesville Podcasting Network (follow on twitter!). I had rushed together a kit for her to record a woman named Donna Authers talking about her book [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 10:52pm EST
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• Positive aspects: Saturdays with children in Charlottesville

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  One of the things I enjoy best in the world is putting both kids in our double stroller and walking the mile and a half to Charlottesville's downtown mall. My three-year-old daughter loves to go so much.
  
  "Downtown, Daddy! I want to go downtown!"
  
  You hear that' [...]
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  Posted: January 03, 2009, 9:11am EST
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• Positive thoughts: Rediscovering old skills

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  Today I am going to channel positive thoughts. I find it easier to do this on days when the sky is overcast and gray. I take joy from wintry gloom. This is the last day of work before work gets crazy and I get right back into the swing of [...]
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  Posted: January 02, 2009, 9:35am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Marking 10 years as a vegetarian

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  It's been ten years since I deliberately ate a piece of meat. It was an appetizer laced with chicken at a pool bar somewhere in Northern Virginia. When 1999 began, I did not quit eating meat in order to satisfy a New Year's resolution. I just simply stopped eating it, [...]
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  Posted: January 01, 2009, 10:12am EST
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• Thoughts on 2009

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  So this is 2009, and what have you done? Last night I braved the outside to go to a downtown bar in order to spend the passage of 11:59 with strangers. I had fallen asleep at 7:30 PM and didn't really feel up to braving the elements. However, I did' [...]
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  Posted: January 01, 2009, 8:42am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Things I've been meaning to tell you...

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  Oh, anonymous Internet reader. It's been a dreadful month. I won't spill my personal business here, but suffice it to say that this has been the worst month of my life. I'm sure that there will be other bad ones, but they will be measured by the heartbreak and agony' [...]
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  Posted: December 30, 2008, 4:03pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• WNRN podcasts and videos

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  I'm really excited to be very tangentially involved with WNRN's interviews by giving a place for them to be heard through the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. A lot of folks come through the studio to speak with Anne Williams or Ronda Chollock, and we archive the audio on the CPN [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 11:23am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Podcast of Live Arts' Sweeney Todd

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  Sometimes the objectives of the Charlottesville Podcasting Network are met. One such time is right now, as I've just posted Ray Nedzel's podcast preview of Live Arts' production of Sweeney Todd. Ray spoke with actor Lydia Horan and director John Gibson, and his podcast gives a quick musical' [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 6:38am EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Pedestrian story #55: AMTRAK's impromptu delivery

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  I had walked up to JPA Fast Mart to get a beer, as a way of taking my dog Billy for a very long walk. The kids were in bed and I wanted to exercise. The night sky was beautiful and I wanted to get used to the cold. I [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2008, 10:15pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Live-blogging City Council

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  I'm messing around with a live blog of City Council. Want to extend the range of services we provide. Will likely be here until 9:30 PM. Early meeting tonight.
  
  UPDATE: Well, it was a lot of fun, definitely. I will be taking down the item from public view' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2008, 6:53pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Charlottesville Tomorrow stories in Google News!

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  For five years, I've used news.google.com as my home-page. It's become the equivalent of my newspaper, as I use it to skim and see what the biggest stories are at the moment. I think it's a very efficient way to get a quick overview of what's happening.
  
  Now [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2008, 12:40pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Tonight's band: Archers of Loaf

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  So, I just ditched my Rhapsody subscription after four years in order to save money. It was such an awesome service, but I can no longer justify it. I canceled the $13 a month payment in part because there are alternatives to sample music.
  
  Tonight, I wanted to hear [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 11:45pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Now streaming: South Fork Rivanna Reservoir Task Force meeting

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  I've been experimenting with providing live audio of events I cover for Charlottesville Tomorrow as a beta project. Now I'm streaming the latest meeting of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir Task Force meeting. Listen in here using Winamp or iTunes. Check out the agenda here. Would love feedback. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 6:06pm EST
  by Sean Tubbs

• Charlottesville Dancing

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  View Larger Map Amy had come to pick me up to take me to an appointment. We were in a hurry, as always, given that I always need to arrive at Place B as quickly as possible.
  
  The sun was shining in Court Square, and the perfect [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2008, 7:29pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Streaming test: South Fork Rivanna Stewardship meeting

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  Hello all! I'm doing a test and if you're online at this moment, I'd appreciate you checking out this experimental live stream of the public hearing of the South Fork Rivanna Stewardship Task Force. I'll have it on and would appreciate any feedback.
  
  (Click here for the [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2008, 6:10pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Now playing: The Fundamental Grang

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  Tonight only, I am using my experimental feed to play the music of the Fundamental Grang. This was an experimental electronic noise group that formed in Calgary. Alberta. I have the sole archive of the material, and am pleased to be able to use my live stream to [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2008, 1:14am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Television is fun!

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  A rare night off. No work. Taking a break this week. I watched television and it felt kind of historical. Here's what I watched:

  • Saturday Night Live on Thursday night: Not as good as last week's, sort of lackluster with mistakes and no Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. Still, it's unusual [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2008, 11:48pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• My biggest television desire

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  Disclaimer: For the sake of this post, I define television as episodic filmed entertainment. Sound simple enough, right?
  
  Anyway, what I want is easy access to British comedy on the Internet. I've been able to watch most of Peep Show, all of I'm Alan Partridge, and a [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 11:40pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Heroes picks up steam

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  Heroes is either one of the best or one of the worst shows of all time, depending on the week. The show about people with superpowers had a very strong first season, followed by a lackluster second season. The third season has gone back and forth.
  
  But, the fifth [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 1:07am EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• Tim Lewis reading at the New Dominion Bookstore

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  Elizabeth McCullough of cvillewords.com is one of the real forces behind the Charlottesville Podcasting Network these days. She's recording four or five events for us, and this week I'm in her debt for bringing us the audio from author Tim Lewis launching [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2008, 10:32pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• BBC Documentary on the role race is playing in the presidential campaign

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  This week, Radio 4 had a documentary on the role that race is playing in the Presidential campaign. "Soul and Skin" is a 23-minute piece by Rob Watson that he recorded from interviews he conducted in Richmond. You can take a listen to it until Friday, when it will [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2008, 3:24pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs

• New Streets album prompts walk down the Streets

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  If I had a radio station, I'd play songs by the Streets all the time. The Streets is Mike Skinner, a geezer from Birmingham who made music in his flat living with his parents while working as a fast food restaurant. Somehow he got discovered, and I came across [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:38pm EDT
  by Sean Tubbs