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In Ithaca, we all live somewhere that’s not Ithaca. Long-time residents always talk "neighborhoods" to each other and "Ithaca" to outsiders. "I live in Belle Sherman, Fall Creek, South Hill, Northeast. Oh, you don’t live here? Then I live in Ithaca. Have you seen the falls yet?" To an outsider like me it’s a bit […]

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Nothing endears you to a new place like making great discoveries. Daisy the puppy (now 15 weeks old) has discovered the culinary delight of deer poop. Obviously it is a delicacy beyond compare. So nice, in fact, it’s worth picking up in her mouth and transporting closer to the front door where she can eat […]

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Ithaca may not be on the list of top 5 greenest cities and towns in the US, but this place makes a real effort. In spite of the 5 SUV drivers who live here (you know who you are, you BASTARDS!!!!) individuals and the city make an effort to reduce their impact on the planet. […]

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In southern California, the only time leaves change color and fall off a tree is during a drought. Okay, I am exaggerating a bit, but seeing so many trees begin to turn red and gold right outside my window goes on my list of culture shocks. I have watched in amazement as a sudden wind […]

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A friend of ours and mother to a boy our son plays with is working on her PHD in Political Science at Cornell. She told us a story today that any exhausted parent could relate to. Recently she had to complete a 72 hour exam to continue in her coursework. That’s right, 72 hours. The […]

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Had to post this since it is so much different than Ventura.
For those of you who don’t know which way the politics of Ithaca run, you just need to read this headline from the local newspaper:
Town GOP won’t field candidates in Ithaca
I love it.

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Our brave 14 week old Daisy showed us exactly how courageous she is today (LEFT: here she is sleeping in the vet’s front window the day after we got her). I let her out of the house when my wife arrived home from taking my son to school this morning and watched her trot around […]

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As I sit here in a frigid 48 degrees (brrr, I hope it doesn’t get any colder this winter :-o) and look at the interesting Ithaca College skyline and dotted infinity above me, I have come to a realization. Deer hunters are morons. You may have thought so before, but here is the proof. I […]

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Big Bird has arrived at our house and he’s a turkey. Three broods of turkeys to be exact. They were first spotted on the horse pasture a week before we moved in. At that time eleven of them were small chicks. Now the chicks have eaten everything in sight and become… fat chicks. They are […]

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