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Wednesday, December 31,2008

Some of the things I have learned in '08 prepare me for '09

By Brian Clarey
If you're doing it right - if you've got your eyes and ears on and you can process those things you take in - you're gonna pick up some knowledge along the way. I'm at the precise age where I realize just how little I know. I'm barely halfway around the tack, and I've only really been paying attention for the last 10 years or so.
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Wednesday, December 24,2008

Myth and reality: Christmas in the present

By Brian Clarey
Santa Claus comes early to my house. Its a deal we make with the fat man every year: He hits us up a couple days in advance so we can get on the road to Long Island and the people we see up there, it seems, only at Christmas time. This is a tradition that goes way back in my family.
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Wednesday, December 17,2008

Christmas daydreaming connects loose threads

By Brian Clarey
Man, Ive been slacking lately. Its probably stress, or an excess of holiday lackadaisicalness, or maybe Im just a moron. Either way, Ive got to sharpen up in 2009. Did you happen to see the corrections section this week? Theres a couple of doozies in there, each of which is completely my fault.
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Wednesday, December 10,2008

At the crossroads of port security and internet poker

By Brian Clarey
Ive got ace-eight, off suit. What the hell. I call the big blind, 30 bucks. A ninja calling himself The Bonaparte raises to 90. Screw you, Bonaparte. I call. The flop comes out eightten-queen. Rainbow. Bonaparte checks, and I know its because hes got nothing.
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Wednesday, December 3,2008

crashing the gate.

By Brian Clarey
The Piedmont Triad can be a pretty small place, and nobody knows this more than a journalist. We find ourselves living in the same neighborhoods as our sources, getting story leads from friends and relatives, doing business with people were written about and having awkward encounters next to those with whom weve disagreed in print.
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Wednesday, November 26,2008

It's only make-believe: the paradox and pain of money

By Brian Clarey
Spoke with a friend this weekend, and he sounded a bit off. He moved to the mountains just about a year ago, with his daughter, his new wife, a freshly minted four-year sheepskin and a plan to take on the world.
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Wednesday, November 19,2008

Trials and tribulations of an American homeowner

By Brian Clarey
Im going to sell my house, not in this market. Right? I mean, its not like there was this huge bubble in Triad real estate, but my house is 10 years old, and there are brand-new ones going up in my neighborhood that look exactly like it and are going right now for about what Id like to get for mine.
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Wednesday, November 12,2008

The intersection of politics and pop culture, from JFK Jr.

By Brian Clarey
Whew. For the most part Im happy with last Tuesdays results. Im pleased that Liddy Dole lost her seat to someone who actually lives in North Carolina. Im shocked that Pat McCrory didnt do better in his bid for governor.
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Wednesday, November 5,2008

My 4-year-old daughter s guide to life after the election

By Brian Clarey
Coffee. Thats it Ill make some coffee and plunge ahead. Im writing this on Monday morning, early, the day before the election the calm before the storm. And Im feeling the battle fatigue as an ache in my hips and lower back, where Ive recently begun carrying my stress.
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Wednesday, October 29,2008

Delineating fears: clowns, pirates, Pinhead and the dark

By Brian Clarey
When I was a kid I was afraid of the dark. I slept with the light on until it was no longer age-appropriate. If I stayed at a friends house past dark I would run home in a panic. I kept a flashlight near my bed. That kind of thing. Im no longer afraid of the dark.
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