I read a short story this week about an utterly conventional and dull fellow who found himself hiking in the “wilds of Scotland” (his complaint, having been forced to go for a walk by his new wife while on their winter honeymoon). At the end of the story, while watching the sun set, they see [...]
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Grown-Up School “I must have missed this day,” I think, Trying to coax sugar-water, Peanut butter, Mashed banana into my daughter’s sick Rat. I think that, sometimes. Maybe a sick day cost me The essential knowledge of How to find my Right Life, Retrieve my missing Socks, or Live with the consequences of Breaking someone’s [...]
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“Il n’y a pas d’amour, il n’y a que des preuves d’amour*.” – Jean Cocteau The first thing you need to know is that he doesn’t drink coffee. In fact, he secretly (or not so secretly, depending on his mood) considers my dependence upon the substance a sign of moral weakness. So I don’t know [...]
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(Anita: Don’t read this. It’ll just piss you off. This warning is only for Anita. And it’s only on account of you don’t want me to worry so much what other people think. I don’t think it is a generally pissing-off kind of post.) I have recently started hanging out a fair amount on Google+. [...]
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I hear there was some holiday in the last couple of weeks. We were up to our ears in kids lying around the house, board games, and trees covered in sparkling lights, so apparently I missed a flurry of posts. Ha ha, right. Seriously? I have gotten to the point that I resent the way [...]
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