Today I took a drive around Staten Island to complete the second series of historical geocaches commemorating the American Revolution. This particular geocache took me to the famous Conference House (also known as the Billops House), where members of the Continental Congress participated in a peace conference with General Howe, the commander in chief of…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
November 3, 2008 |
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Politics
Beginning in the afternoon exit poll results will start rolling in, and if the pattern follows 2004, it will probably project heavy wins for Obama. Slate initially reported Kerry winning 7 states (names in bold indicate states Kerry actually lost): Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and New Mexico, and Bush winning 3: Nevada, North…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
January 14, 2008 |
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News Commentary
There’s nothing quite as hilarious as watching a bunch of Cowgirls fans bawling their eyes out over their upset loss to the Giants, even if it is in jest: I don’t know why, but there was something about watching Jessica Simpson’s latest whipping boy go down in flames that was truly satisfying to behold. But…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
December 8, 2007 |
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My Job
I walked into the Chief’s office and sat down. The chief took his seat behind his desk and leaned back a little in a more relaxed position. “So, tell me what the problem is…” …three hours later I got a frantic call from my lieutenant asking me to call him back as soon as possible….
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
November 15, 2007 |
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My Job
I called up the Director’s office, but apparently the Director is such an important guy that I have to write a letter formally requesting a meeting with him first, then outline the reasons why. Good grief. So I wrote a nice long letter explaining everything: naming names, describing Devil Woman’s long and sordid history, and…
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Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. – Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption There are times when life really gets me down, and during those moments I’m often guilty of having a defeatist attitude about things. When I see a hurdle that seems insurmountable,…
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