L’shanah tovah, and a Happy Rosh Hashanah to everyone celebrating!  May you and your loved ones have a happy, healthy, and wonderful year!
And on an unrelated note – check out USA Today’s list of the country’s greatest college towns.   Number one on their list?  You guessed it… Ithaca!

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I have tasted heaven, my friends – heaven.
So over the past weekend, I had to go to St. Louis for work.  Being the BBQ aficionado that I am, I really wanted to try to get some authentic St. Louis style ‘cue.   I went to a place called Pappy’s Smokehouse because they supposedly have amazing [...]

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Loyal readers – it is time to settle a debate once and for all, with an Official Alannoah.com Poll!
The question: Which parent does Eli more closely resemble?
To judge this noodle-scratcher in a fair and equitable manner, I will present side-by-side pictures of Eli (who will always be on the left) and baby pictures of myself [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, for your viewing pleasure, please enjoy this video of a Golden Retriever, dancing the Merengue.

If you happen to be having a rough day, I’m pretty sure this video should cheer you up pretty darn quickly.

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