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True Texas Mavericks (not you, Rick Perry) make this Yankee feel at home

By Steve Popp

Mar 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 PM

This past Saturday, as I sat idling in a rather long line of traffic on Memorial Drive right by the park, I fired off a quick text to my wife ...


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Teddy Roosevelt & the bear: Worst. Valentine's Day. Ever.

By Steve Popp

Feb 10th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

I have an affliction: The innocuous and the enjoyable events in my life are often clouded by historical minutiae. For instance, whenever the movie The Wizard of Oz comes on ...


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The State of the Union has got me in a state of anxiety: So let's have a drink

By Steve Popp

Jan 27th, 2010 at 2:00 AM

What a week it has been in American politics. Last Tuesday, Scott Brown, the former Cosmo model turned pick-up truck populist, scored a huge electoral upset in Massachusetts, winning Ted ...


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Let's play marathon trivia: What do Oprah, W, and Will Ferrell have in common?

By Steve Popp

Jan 16th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

When I ran the Boston Marathon in 2007, I made sure I beat Will Ferrell’s time. The actor known for streaking in the movie Old School ran the same ...


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A Spoonful for Good Luck in the New Year

Thank Gen. Sherman for our black-eyed pea tradition

By Steve Popp

Dec 31st, 2009 at 10:04 PM

I gotta feeling: Black-Eyed Peas not only will be playing on the radio, but they’ll be served on a table, too. My first foray from the suburbs of Philadelphia ...


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By George, you have the presidential seal of approval to indulge in a sip of whiskey

By Steve Popp

Dec 22nd, 2009 at 6:32 PM

According to a recent scientific study reported last week by the BBC, whiskey produces a worse hangover than vodka. Apparently the molecular composition of whiskey differs from that of vodka ...


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Looking for freedom — and a chunk of the Berlin Wall— in Houston

By Steve Popp

Dec 9th, 2009 at 3:26 PM

It's been two decades since the Berlin Wall fell, but there is no longer any debate as to whether David Hasselhoff had anything to do with it, thanks to ...


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Party crashing is nothing new

By Steve Popp

Dec 1st, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Perhaps Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson inspired you, and in a fit of impulsiveness you crashed a wedding reception. Or possibly you just couldn’t resist the tempting lunch buffet ...


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Turkey Talk: Here's a conversation starter for the dinner table

By Steve Popp

Nov 26th, 2009 at 8:12 AM

To kick it Pilgrim style this Thanksgiving, don’t use your fork, eat your dessert during dinner and ask for some eel and venison in addition to the turkey on ...


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