Paul Ryburn’s Journal

- Last night I was hanging out with some of my neighbors and their friends, and two people described themselves as “liberal Republicans.” How is that possible? For the life of me I can’t understand how someone could describe themselves as liberal and yet support George Bush. I’m not trying to be […]

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Court Square park a block from my apartment building finally does appear to be turning around. I went to the first of their new music series last Wednesday, and it was well-attended, maybe 200 people. I talked with people from the Center City Commission and they hope to have the park entirely full […]

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- For those of you who hit the Peabody and/or Madison rooftop parties on Thursday nights, I’ve found a couple of good pre-party places to hit. One is LoLo’s table, on Monroe near Second in the space that used to be Aristi’s. They have happy hour from 4 to 7… I went […]

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My profile appeared today in the Downtown/Midtown edition of the local Appeal section. Here’s a link.
Not crazy about the picture - they took it at 10 in the morning at work and I was half-asleep - but it does show off the 38103 zip code shirt I bought at Etched Art.

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Here’s a quiz to keep you busy: Are you a neoconservative?
This quiz will tell you whether you are a neoconservative, that is, whether you follow the global politics of people like Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld. Answer 10 questions about your views on world situations, and it will tell you whether you are a […]

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