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I'm sure everyone knows it at this point, but Michael Jackson passed away this afternoon. I heard about it almost as soon as it happened, but have been out all day and unable to write. Being away for a while gave me some time to let the thoughts percolate, though. I've kept my feelings about him bottled up for several years, and I feel like if any ( Read more... )

I departed to come into Pittsburgh on the eve of it's 250th birthday. I travelled for a full 24 hours by bus, getting lost and re-routed and found again. Driving through the country, and then the suburbs, and then the outer city, before finally entering the Fort Pitt tunnel after a day long drive was like moving at light speed. The combination of ( Read more... )