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Monthly Archives: August 2006
One, Two, Three, Four, I Declare a Toilet War!
Since Spring I’ve had troops of plumbers marching through my apartment to examine my toilet. Or they may have been the same two or three plumbers. As I was leading one of them through the apartment a month ago, I … Continue reading
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Smokin’ Blows
I’m smoking too much. I used to be one of those people who could make a pack of cigarettes last a week. Sometimes longer. I could go all day and just forget to smoke, or only have one with my … Continue reading
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specul.at.ion/nation.html
A while back The Husband and I decided that we should have a collective website to house our various interests. Not that we have a lot to post right now, but we’ve been thinking about it. Coming up with a … Continue reading
Death on Four Legs (You’re Tearing Me Apart)
“…Cerberus, monstrous and cruel Barks doglike at the souls immersed here, louder for his triple throat. His eyes are red, his beard Grease-black. He has the belly of a meat-feeder And talons on his hands. He claws the horde of … Continue reading
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Dream Machine Dreams
The laptop I am now writing on is an antique (I think seven years qualifies a computer as an antique). Her name is Esperanza ("hope" in Spanish, as in "hope you don’t munch that disk I just shoved in ya.") … Continue reading
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Once a Farmer
Online dating is pretty damn popular, and nearly necessary for those poor souls who live out in the boondocks, and I mean the places where you can still clearly see the constellations at night. There are some bars and line-dancing … Continue reading
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Suburban Snarl (part three)
Last Tuesday night we drove to Mom and Dad’s to mow their lawn. It’s a good hour-and-some ride after a long work day (for the husband), then a couple hours mowing (again for the husband), then dinner, then the long … Continue reading
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Gonna Cry Now
If the Philadelphia Art Commission approves the Rocky sculpture’s placement anywhere near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I will spend my days standing next to the sculpture, kicking it mercilessly until the museum returns my membership fee. Have you … Continue reading
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