Some classmates and I visited the Case Museum in Auburn this past weekend. In addition to the quilt exhibit we hadn’t planned on, we were able to get into the lab in the back to see where Case and Sponable first perfected the ability to record sound on film, making talking pictures a practical possibility. […]

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Not until he played his first few songs in the cavernous gym of a Christian liberal arts college did I realize how many of Jeff Tweedy’s songs mention Jesus, Satan, the church, heaven, and other topics which might seem either very appropriate or very off-color for that particular venue. But that’s where we found ourselves […]

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Aimee’s parents visited last weekend, our first official Rochester guests, and we enjoyed a full day of activities on Saturday, bookended by a nice dinner on Friday night and a diner breakfast on Sunday. After trips to Rochester’s two institutions, George Eastman House and Wegmans, we caught a screening of Good Night, and Good Luck. […]

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We didn’t get too many legitimate trick-or-treaters last night, but it was fun to carve the pumpkin, eat the seeds, and finish off the candy that was left over. I’ll probably pay for this in the end, but I have to say I’m pleased it hasn’t snowed yet…

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