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I am reading a book ( Read more... )

I've never fully written this out, but I was thinking about it today and I want to do this before I forget all the details ( Read more... )

Growing up I had a speech impediment. I still do, occasionally; my Rs come out as AHs or Ws, what my mother generously called a Boston accent. In reality my bad days sound more Elmer Fudd than Matt Damon. My tongue twists over Rs and Ws and Ls: one of the hardest words to say is world, followed closely by wolf. I have to stop and think about ( Read more... )

Penny popped her first tooth! And the second one, its mate, appears to be imminent. Hooray ( Read more... )

It is SO NICE to back home where the buffalos roam and the chairs aren't all covered in cat fur ( Read more... )

I used to be a good writer, but I've fallen off a lot in the last few years or so, especially since moving out here. I haven't had anything published since 2002, haven't even tried. No direction, no inspiration ( Read more... )

I just went back and tagged EVERY FUCKING ENTRY over the last six years. I used to post multiple times a day, every day. Ack ( Read more... )

Right after I pulled into the Toyota service center I heard what sounded suspiciously like the Good Eats theme, albeit tinkly and tinny. When I turned around I saw a catering truck going by, plain white with just CATERING printed in black letters on the side, the source of the music ( Read more... )

When I moved to California in March of 2002, I drove a rented truck carrying all my pitiful belongings and towing my poor, beaten up car. I had little money and had to bring what I could, furniture and all. Although Southern California is supposed to be good for cars--low moisture, no salt on the roads--my car was in poor condition to start with ( Read more... )