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Monthly Archives: April 2005
Becoming my mother
My mom and I get along great, we always have. But I’m a little concerned, I think I’m becoming her. When I was back home in Portland last December, my mom and I went out to dinner, just the two … Continue reading
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Lost and found
Two weeks ago I found something that had been lost since I was eight years old. As many of you know, I live in an apartment that has been in my family for forty years, so you’re all probably thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Histories/Memories, Philly Living
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Sore knee and interesting movies
When I woke up this morning, my right knee was sore and it’s gotten increasingly sore and stiff as the day has gone on. It started to freak me out, because immediately I started fretting that my running was causing … Continue reading
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The weight of the air in my office…
My desk has a unique gravitational force. It pulls me down, towards the floor. My eyelids droop. People walk to my door and my response time to their approaching footsteps is almost drunken. I schlump at my desk, my chest … Continue reading
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Manifest your furniture
I have poorly designed closets. An interior designed in 1966 convinced my grandmother that she should put in closets with sliding hooks for hangers instead of a bar, but the hooks can’t hold more than three hangers each and there … Continue reading
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Mr. Martino's Trattoria
I have to admit, I have a wonderful life. Take today for example. The Dansko outlet (half off retail price) was my first stop. I don’t think that you understand the extent to which I love Danskos (“It’s not a … Continue reading
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I've been a bad blogger
I haven’t posted in days. And sadly, I don’t have anything good to write now, so I’m going to offer up something my mommy wrote, because it encapsulates my family and cracked me up. I’ll write something good, hopefully later … Continue reading
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Talents
Throughout my childhood, I longed to possess exceptional gifts. I wished ferociously to be a prodigy, at something, anything. It didn’t matter to me, I would have happily taken on the burden of child math egghead, piano maestro or art … Continue reading
Posted in Histories/Memories, Inner Itches
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Dum doobie do dum dum
I’ve taken voice lession twice in my life. Once in the fifth grade and then years later towards the end of high school. The first time around my teacher was named LeAnn and she liked to teach show tunes and … Continue reading
Posted in Heartbreaks, Interesting Encounters
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Rainy, sneezy Saturday
It is drizzly and overcast here in Philadelphia. I came down with a nasty cold on Wednesday morning, that is still persisting. So the weather outside and the climate inside my body are well matched today. In the last couple … Continue reading
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