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Recovering from Hurricane Sandy in Jersey City
Monday night, at 11:00 pm sharp in Jersey City, New Jersey, the lights went out and stayed off until last night at 7:43pm. That’s three days without power or heat. Hurricane Sandy was a massively...
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Smartphone Battery Management During Hurricane Sandy
One good thing about Hurricane Sandy is that we had plenty of notice she was coming. That meant we could stock up on munchables and charge all our battery powered devices. We plugged in two 3G iPhone...
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Why I Canceled American Express Bluebird and Opened a Brokerage Account Instead
On October 9, 2012, I was high on the promise of American Express’ Bluebird prepaid card and “bank account.” By November 2 of the same year, I had enough, as I mentioned in a comment on my original...
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Be White About It
Last week, while standing in a long and winding line at a local Jersey City supermarket during the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy, I was struck in the ear by a phrase I hadn’t heard in colloquial...
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Late Night Devotion in the Eye of Hurricane Sandy
The show must go on. In the business of entertainment, this expression is used often and in different circumstances. When the lead actor in a play falls ill, their understudy takes over for them and...
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A Tree Dies in Rockefeller Center
I heard discouraging news on the radio this morning that the “Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree” had been felled and was on its way to Manhattan from Mount Olive, New Jersey. I never understood why we...
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Schwab Investment Checking vs. Fidelity Cash Management
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, I realized access to our money was pretty important. Our local bank branch was down, and without power, for over 10 days. Sure, there were other branches to visit and...
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12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief Album Review
After the release being delayed a day, you can now finally purchase the “12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief” album on iTunes. I watched the concert on live television and it’s interesting to see which...
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Fort Hancock Six Months After Sandy
Today, as I casually pondered what I would do with my day off, I had a jolting moment that I’m sure many people in the tri-state area have experienced. I thought to myself that maybe I would head over...
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The Slow, but Triumphant, Return of Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Just in time for the warm weather, I’ve learned some great news from home: Some portions of my beloved Sandy Hook, New Jersey beach and its recreation area will be available to the public again! The...
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Three Days of a Hundred Years of Darkness: Hurricane Sandy and 12 Months of...
One year ago today, 8.5 million people in the New York City area were without heat or power as Hurricane Sandy blasted the soft middle of our lives — thrusting us backward a hundred years behind a wall...
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Apple iPad Airs Have Landed in Our Hands and Taken Off Again in Our Hearts
Our two iPad Airs arrived via FedEx Air this morning — straight up at 10:00am — and I haven’t been able to put down either of them ever since they landed in my hands. Yes, the iPads Airs are incredibly...
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