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iPad Field Test

Syracuse, NY — This afternoon the Post-Standard sent me out to cover a car accident in Volney, NY. Instead of lugging one of the newspapers laptops with me, I grabbed my iPad. The device was a graduation gift from my … Continue reading

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My drink

Syracuse, NY — Whenever I smell burning leaves, I think of home. Whenever I hear a garbage truck backing up, I remember “what I’ve thrown away.” Whenever I drink Welch’s grape juice, I think of the Post-Standard. Since I started … Continue reading

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Let them eat (bundt) cake

Syracuse, NY — A brief bundt history: 1901: Aspiring cook Lizzie Black Kander mentions the word “bundt” for the first time in a cookbook for Milwaukee’s first settlement. 1950: H. David Dalquist, creates the Bundt cake pan for “easy cake cutting.” 1966: A bundt … Continue reading

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The Man with the Weird Peanut

Syracuse, NY — I’ve been on a serious nut kick since I visited my family in New York City last winter. My uncle Alberto–berto for short–was to blame. His nut of choice was a shelled pistachio. As we sat in his … Continue reading

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When Annie came to visit

Red Hook, NY —  Kait Burud’s uncle was hired to do some construction work on Annie Leibovitz’s home in August 2008. In return for a job well done, Leibovitz agreed to photograph Burud’s entire family. On a warm, overcast day, Leibovitz … Continue reading

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