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02 April 2008 ~ 10 Comments

Born OK the first time

Every now and again, you hear a song that really speaks to you. Its about something you’ve thought about but couldn’t express half as beautifully, or you weren’t sure if anyone else ever felt the same way.
This is one of my favorite things about music. And, this time, the song that has me completely gob-smacked [...]

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06 February 2008 ~ 5 Comments

Super, fat, super-cell Tuesday. Just on Wednesday.

[I really meant to post about this yesterday. Sorry about that.]
Mardi Gras! Fat Tuesday! What a bizarre tradition. Leave it to the Catholics to decide that the most appropriate way to ready themselves for forty days of Lenten abstinence and penitence is to get rip-roaring drunk. I celebrated by eating a vegan chocolate cookie in [...]

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26 January 2008 ~ 3 Comments

At least I have plans to go honky-tonking tonight

I found myself this morning at Rob’s law firm without anything to do, so I started wandering his floor, nosing around in other peoples’ offices, looking for something to read.
And I came up with nothing. Nothing! On the entire floor, I couldn’t find a single thing that I wanted to read. Not even a Glamour [...]

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