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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
“Man On Wire” is a documentary about the French tightrope walker Phillipe Pettit and his 1974 tightrope walk between the …Continue reading »
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Top 10 things to stop doing right now
Reblogged from YOU'RE JUST A DUMBASS: 1. Don't think that people will change. 2. Don't settle. In every person you …Continue reading »
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With the Wisdom Of A Child (Or a Smartass Younger Version of Myself)
An actual excerpt from my journal, circa 1984: “Home is the place where I can just sit and let the …Continue reading »
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In Praise of Loving What Is, Rather Than Longing for What Isn’t
I hoisted a 21 pound turkey into my shopping cart at Trader Joe’s today. Then I put a few select …Continue reading »
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Reframing The Past
I’m sitting in my living room putting some old photographs back into their frame. Earlier this month my daughter needed …Continue reading »
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Blog of the Year 2012 Award?! Me?
I am absolutely gobsmacked to report that I’ve been nominated for a Blog of the Year 2012 award. It is …Continue reading »
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Physical Plant Maintenance
When I was in high school there was a nice middle-aged guy who did things like mow the grass on …Continue reading »
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The Life of a Goddess
‘Wow, what a gorgeous Goddess you are, finally someone worth writing to. I wish I could be your good boy …Continue reading »
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It Gets Better. Or Worse. I Can’t Decide.
Update: I’ve been doing a little research about OKC and discovered (after everyone else did, apparently) that there’s been a …Continue reading »
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Life, Death, and All That Stuff In Between
I love old graveyards. I walk into one and I feel at peace. The quiet, the lack of expectation. I …Continue reading »
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Put That Bad Boy Away
Have you ever wanted to erase someone from your life? You can’t. You can delete the pictures, put the handwritten notes away, wipe the text messages from your phone, delete their contact information,...
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An Open Letter to Every Love Song Ever Written
Dear Love Songs, Fuck You. I grew up listening to you on the radio while I fell asleep, while I got dressed in morning, while I sat in front of my bathroom mirror and tried to turn myself into the...
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A Short Story About Noodles
Cast: My two children, my son’s friend Chris, home from college for the summer, and me. Setting: Comfortable apartment in a good part of town. Summer evening, sun setting. The apartment is filled with...
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Never Love A Wild Thing
“Never love a wild thing, Mr. Bell. That was Doc’s mistake. He was always lugging home wild things. A hawk with a hurt wing. One time it was a full-grown bobcat with a broken leg. But you can’t give...
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Crash Landing
In 1991 I landed in San Francisco like a bag of trash and exploded. I gave my life in England two-weeks notice. I was scheduled to start a Master’s degree at Cambridge University in Sustainable...
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The Third Half Of My Life
On a long-distance call, earlier today: When I first separated from (my husband) I fucked anyone who would fuck me back. Then when I got over that phase, I wanted something more. I wanted to try having...
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I Told My Father to Fuck Off Right Before Thanksgiving
Yea, I did. Then my ex-husband was 2.5 hours late with all the sides, and my turkey had been out of the oven for 2 hours becoming more styrofoam than turkey. Then, he had to make mashed potatoes. And...
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