July 2010
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yes, rick, i will be taking that porcelain deer
today, rick came over to my house.
rick, if you don’t know him, works at a moving company and he was coming by to conduct a free home estimate. i’m always excited to have people over. when i was getting my place appraised a few months ago, i lit candles an hour before mike (the appraiser) came over, cut lemons up for a pitcher of water, and put on the eagles. i don’t know mike,...
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lady elaine fairchild lives in chicago
my mom and dad came over today to help me pack. it was a bright, sunny day and it was not that hot. from my window i could see people dotted across the park sunbathing. directly below, the pool was crowded. there was a blow-up dolphin where a baby sat and floated. the tail of the dolphin came up and over to provide shade for the baby. it was bright pink.
we slowly wrapped everything in paper and...
“cheers to coming to america”
– yes, agga, thank you for coming
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times are a-changin'
the other night, silvia and agga and i played with a bubble machine. again. it’s graceful, a bubble machine and a little frenetic with flashing blue and red and green lights. i picture that these are the same bubble machines that they sell at circuses and things like that. or maybe it’s the same bubble machines (only smaller) that would be built into the set of starlight express. if...
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emily and i and the titanic
my sister emily and i went to this exhibit for the titanic a long time ago. it was when i was in a freshmen in college. and she was living at my parent’s house. i think. it’s hard to pin point details when you get older.
N E WAYZ…
during my winter break, we drove downtown to the museum of science and industry to go to the titanic exhibit. i always try to remember what we...
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my porsche does not have a very aggressive horn.
driving to work and a cab cut in front of me quickly cuts me off. i honked. but it was such a cute, sweet, little honk that it seemed as if i was saying ‘hi!! how have you been?! oh! you’re in a rush! no problem! after you, old pal!’
it’s this really high, really meek little beep. like a toy car.
whatever. it’s...
