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Year: 2018

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The Depressing Consistency of the New England Patriots

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

The depressing thing is that this is just what Tom Brady and the Patriots are and what they do.  They relentlessly come at you until you crack under the pressur...

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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I found it to be a fascinating and enchanting read/listen; a truly epic tale of life in the north where magic and religion still live side by side. I don't know...

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Blogging, Instant Gratification and Perserverance

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Perseverance plays an important role in successful blogging.  There will be days you don't feel like writing or don't feel like you have anything to say.  But w...

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Old School Blogging and Social Media Decluttering

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

I have decided to blog about more than books.  The idea is to get the creative juices flowing and get back in the habit of posting by writing about my life and ...

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City on a Grid: How New York Became New York by Gerard Koeppel

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

The book is a fascinating look at urban planning (or lack thereof in some respects) from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries in America's largest city - N...

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The Bittersweet Nature of Being a Pittsburgh Steelers Fan

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

Today felt like a chance for the Steelers to reassert themselves as the team to challenge the Patriots.  Ben Roethlisberger's career is coming to a close and he...

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