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The Pride Day highlights reel
I didn't realize it was Pride Day today. I was on my way to the farmer's market to procure for our little patch of land a few more herb plants. I remarked to myself, "What's the deal with all these...
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Can it be three whole weeks since my last post?
That's it. I'm fired!Okay, not really.So much has been going on, most of which is not blog fodder, so I must abstain. But here are a few things that are worth sharing.First, I did several hours of yard...
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'Heh, what's goin' on here?'
I had a crazy dream over the weekend. I was walking in my backyard, but it was really the back yard of our house in Connecticut that I lived in until I was 12 (but it was connected to my current house...
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Not Amy Ray. The other one.
This afternoon, I was walking down Main Street in Northampton. There were two girls behind me. I'd say they were about 20. One said, "I can't wait until I'm 21, because by then, I'm going to be so hot....
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Jennifer "Jennifer Myszkowski" Myszkowski
Damien brought this story to my attention, which I'm sure will entertain you.As a person with a name that has many popular nicknames, I can relate to this lady's frustration. While she takes it a bit...
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Aging gracefully a la chin hair
I'm turning 34 on Saturday. At the precise moment of my birth, 7:43 p.m., I'll be ushering in my 35th year by enjoying a Prairie Home Companion live from the Koussivetsky Music Shed at Tanglewood in...
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Taste the old El Paso
A while back, I followed a link Ann and Linda posted to a site that rated the toxicity of personal-care products. You might consider following that link; it's pretty eye opening.I, being a delicate...
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The sincerest form of flattery.
My elderly aunt, No-legs' sister, is really sick right now, but nowhere near as sick as No-legs was. Still, she's in a bad way, so my mother and sister picked me up after work on Thursday and we took a...
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Misrepresentation
I was just rereading this post about when the Indigo Girls came to Northampton because someone added a new comment yesterday.I'm a little bit offended that the person who commented (scroll down to the...
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My identical-twin grandmother - plus a few other things
Grandmother Myszkowski, my identical-twin grandmother, will shortly be having a birthday. I'm making her a proper cake next week. I can't wait! I asked her what kind of cake she likes. She said, "Any...
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Canning season
I got canned from my day job on Monday. I got a 60-day notice, which is hella generous, so I'm still working. I'm hoping that my current status of networking like a maniac will land me a job before my...
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Smarts
I know I'm all inspiration and everything with my hope for the future, but you should know I'm having a very hard time right now - crying by accident in public, on conference calls, etc. In short, I'm...
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E.coli, E.coli everywhere...
Okay, so we're in the middle of a giant (for us) house project. We're moving the washer and dryer out of the kitchen and into the little room above our stairs on the second floor. Second-floor laundry...
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Halloween: A washout
In my ever-continuing quest to be the coolest neighbor ever, I purchased full-sized candy bars again this year for Halloween. On account of last year being glorious Halloween weather, we blew through...
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Mental health day
I decided to take a mental health day from work. I'm frazzled. Instead, I've been catching up on Internet goings-on and stumbled upon this:The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3...
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Yes, I have a job
I got a note from a friend who didn't realize I have a job. I announced what happened on Facebook, I think, and didn't update here. Many apologies.So August I got the can. I was bereft, truly, because...
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Happy New Year!
Ah, 2010. Have you decided if you're calling it Two Thousand and Ten, Two Thousand Ten or Twenty Ten?I'm calling it Twenty Ten, for the record. Join me if you want to be cool.I'm not big on...
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To: Sworn enemies. Return address: Unknown
Scott (the Count of Counts - Hallelujah! Hallelujah!) gave me a copy of George Carlin's autobiography (or sortofbiography, as Carlin called it), Last Words.It is dynamite. I love it. I'm on page 178. I...
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Public apology
This morning, I went through the Dunkin' Donuts drive thru right down the street from our house. On Saturday mornings, I have to leave the house at the latest by 7:20 to make it to the station by...
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One American dollar
Last night and tonight we watched a film called Wristcutters: A Love Story. We watched it in two nights because we couldn't finish watching it last night on account of being old people who like to go...
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For the record
In this whole Leno v. Conan bullshit, I'm rooting for Conan. I think he and his staff are a bunch of comic geniuses. I'm not really anti-Leno because I think he's getting screwed in all this too. I...
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Making reparations: An update
So I was a total chicken shit and couldn't bring myself to apologize to the Dunkin' Donuts crew at first, but because I said publicly that I would apologize, before I left for the radio station on...
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Bang the gongs! Ring the bells!
Our laundry room is officially done.With the help of a handyman, the folding-folding tables are now mounted on the wall, and this concludes the laundry room project that began in August. Yes, they're...
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'Padlock' Podolske needs your thoughts, prayers-equivalent
My dear friend and comedy colleague Ann Podolske requires your good thoughts, healing energies, and whatever else you can muster. If you can spare a moment to think kindly thoughts of her, she'd sure...
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