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Even later than before

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:40:11 -0700

Never got the chance to update after signing off midstream last week. Spent the weekend in El Paso, mostly hanging out with my immediate family and not trying to spread myself thin by seeing all the people I wanted to see--Jackie, Vivi, Tita, Pam...

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Political growing pains

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:23:20 -0700

While the interest in this year's presidential election has seen an amazing voter turnout and will likely have a good effect on the number of people involved in the process in future, all is not smooth sailing. Many first-timers are finding out t...

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Do you know about the San Patricios?

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:06:50 -0700

You should...check out this excellent article from Newspaper Tree El Paso. Batallón de San Patricio: the Irish Heroes of Mexico and have a Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

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tracy morgan on el paso's kvia channel 7

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:43:06 -0800

I won't bother with the obvious social commentary. It's just funny, ok? I grabbed this link from newspapertree.com

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Election time: A moral dilemma

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:50:27 -0800

So it's Super Tuesday and Texas' own primary is just under a month away. There's all manner of local political theorizing that perhaps, for once, Texas could "decide this whole thing." I'm hardly convinced. This great big red state's hardly been ...

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Merry Christmas, Voxers!

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:10:17 -0800

I'm published! Ok, so it's just a little Op-Ed, but I'm rather proud and I didn't tell my family so it was a big surprise for them this morning. I submitted it a couple of weeks ago, and it was the editor's decision to run it on Christmas Day...e...

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update: donors choose challenge

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:40:07 -0800

thanks to everyone who donated to the project i chose in my blogchallenge. though i'm unable to see who exactly gave what, i'm pleased to announce that the project was fully funded! check out the note below from the sponsoring teacher. Dear Ms. T...

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the promised land!

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:13:49 -0800

i've done it. i found the place i've been searching for, wandering from almost-but-not-quite to god-awful-bad for the last six years, only to find it here, today, and in such an unlikely place. no, i'm not talking about my new job. (come on, folk...

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practice philanthropy--support el paso students

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:59:21 -0700

Hello all. DonorsChoose.org is a way for teachers to request funding for tangible, immediate classroom improvements and several El Paso schools/teachers are participating--requesting help in funding items for their classroom. So I have started ...

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home again, home again jiggety jig

nobody@vox.com(cageyness) — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:00:53 -0700

back in austin this week. sunshine, rain, sunshine, rain. luckily i'm well away from all the flooding. came home, though, to find the grass in the backyard three feet high and the dogs trooping through with only ears and tails visible. that would...

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