Sweet reward for sweaty work

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Thomas Edison has been quoted as saying, "The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense."

I'm pretty sure Mac would add to Edison's adage a fourth essential for achievement: frozen yogurt afterward!

Mac's frozen yogurt 

Mac enjoyed his sweet reward for his...

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Saturday movie review: McFarland USA

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My oldest daughter ran cross-country for a bit in high school, and she and her two sisters all enjoy running events of various sorts still as adults. Which means I knew a little something about the cross-country sport going into MCFARLAND USA, based on the true story of one of the most incredible teams in cross-country history. You need not know a single thing about the sport, though, in order to enjoy and appreciate—as well as root for—MCFARLAND USA.

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MCFARLAND USA is set in 1987 and stars Kevin Costner as the real-life Jim White, a down...

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Forgotten photos: Splash!

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I recently purchased an external hard drive on which I can house a big chunk of my photos. I take so many pictures — and have a horrendous time hitting the delete button, even if I have 26 of the same shot — that I came perilously close to crashing my laptop under the weight of the mega megabyte-sized pictures I've been hoarding.

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As I went through the pictures folder...

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Devoted D-Backs duo

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Bubby and Mac love nothing more than going to Diamondbacks baseball games. And watching D-Backs games on TV.  And talking about the D-Backs — especially their fave player, Paul Goldschmidt, No. 44. And pretending to be one of the D-Backs. And collecting D-Backs cards, too.

Diamondbacks fans

It's D-Backs...

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