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Finding Bigfoot

As happens after a sighting of Sasquatch or Nessie, a blurry photo made the rounds in Oak Ridge over the weekend. Dr. Brandon Cottrell and I had barely finished hamming our way through a rehearsal with the Oak Ridge Civic … Continue reading

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Holy Smoke

When black smoke billowed from the Sistene Chapel chimney this afternoon, I was watching it live on my smartphone via The Pope App. I read about the app yesterday on Whispers in the Loggia, a very popular Catholic blog. The … Continue reading

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Paleywise

Each year the Paley Center for Media chooses about 15 television shows to honor at their annual PaleyFest. When I lived in California, I loved attending the panel discussions for my favorite shows such as “Batman” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.” This … Continue reading

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SpaghettiQs

The last time we were in Memphis, my wife and I had some very tasty BBQ spaghetti at Neely’s BBQ. When we were looking for someplace to have lunch in Nashville, the Neely’s name caught our eye on the Urbanspoon … Continue reading

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Predictionary

The one-month free trial of SwiftKey expired just as I was getting the hang of it. I could still type with it but I could no longer auto-complete the words I was planning to write. Rather than spend $4 on … Continue reading

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Connect the Dots

Mark Nagi covered sports for WATE prior to trading in the odd hours for a 9 to 5 job at TDOT. When he tweeted a link to TDOT’s new smartphone app, I invited him to come in and talk about … Continue reading

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A Festive Mood

Technology has allowed me to enjoy my favorite Christmas recording in new ways this year. Now that I have a smart phone, I can use it to listen to “A Christmas Festival” on Google Play Music or the Amazon MP3 … Continue reading

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Bettors of Recommendation

Each of the three devices I use to watch YouTube has its own advantage. The browser on my laptop is best at searching for specific videos. My Sony streaming media player is good at playing videos on channels to which … Continue reading

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Killer App

Michael C. Hall has been nominated for an Emmy five times for his role in “Dexter.” Every year I wonder why he doesn’t win. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Hall lost to Bryan Cranston, who stars on another of my … Continue reading

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Nosy Parker

Neither my friend nor I had any change for the parking meter. We had searched for good restaurants on our respective smart phones and had settled on 8407 Kitchen Bar in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among other things, they are known … Continue reading

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Good Sam’s-aritan

Before embarking on a road trip to the Washington area, I had the oil changed in my car. As I paid for the service, the man at the counter told me they found a nail in each of my rear … Continue reading

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Nice and Easy

A text message from my friend Mary arrived about a quarter past noon yesterday. She wrote, “Hey Frank – I’m at KLOS. I can’t get a signal in here. We’re going on air in a bit. Do you have the … Continue reading

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Appy Trails to You

The website for the National Museum of Funeral History offers this encouragement to those considering a visit: “The kids are out of school and it sure is hot in Houston. Don’t sweat it – come visit the museum and stay … Continue reading

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Currents Event

One of the things I thought I would miss when I switched my site from Blogger to WordPress was the reading list on my Blogger.com dashboard. Over time, I kind of forgot about the reading list until I found it … Continue reading

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