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a long view: 8 things I do in my car with my broken radio
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011. 8 things I do in my car with my broken radio. About 6 months ago, my radio died. The CD that was in the CD player (a podcast, which is entertaining but doesn't stand up to multiple listening) wouldn't come out. The radio, which was on a soft rock/adult contemporary station (Magic 106.7), wouldn't change stations. As a result I've spent a lot of time in my car, listening to soft rock or sitting in silence. 2 gripe about all the songs that Magic could. 5 call people who don't p...
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a long view: October 2008
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Monday, October 20, 2008. Thursday, October 02, 2008. The Atlas of the Real World. The Atlas of the Real World uses software to depict the nations of the world, not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a range of subjects. Here, we select a series of travel- and news-related maps.". Apparently this is coming out as a book on Oct. 6, but the maps in this. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Am I less of a lady cuz I don't wear pantyhose? View my complete profile. This is the true story.
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a long view: 2 times I didn't say anything, and 1 time I did
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Friday, April 08, 2011. 2 times I didn't say anything, and 1 time I did. One afternoon, there were four of us girls and two boys, one who was white and one who was black. While we were eating, the mother came over and said to the boys, "You can't stay here and not buy anything.". They were confused, as we were all eating off one plate of fries, but one of them said, "OK, can I have a Coke, then? But she refused, and kicked both the boys out. Once they left, she turned back to us. In college I was in a gr...
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a long view: one sentence book reviews: catching up on the 25 book challenge (17 down, 8 to go)
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Monday, September 19, 2011. One sentence book reviews: catching up on the 25 book challenge (17 down, 8 to go). Don't read if you don't like baby talk - someday I'll learn that just because something's a best seller doesn't mean it's good. Crooked Little Heart,. For a book on creativity, it sure is boring. Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. I enjoyed this book, but I think it says something that I can't remember what it was about two months after the finishing it. Jim and Casper Go to Church.
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a long view: April 2011
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Friday, April 08, 2011. 2 times I didn't say anything, and 1 time I did. One afternoon, there were four of us girls and two boys, one who was white and one who was black. While we were eating, the mother came over and said to the boys, "You can't stay here and not buy anything.". They were confused, as we were all eating off one plate of fries, but one of them said, "OK, can I have a Coke, then? But she refused, and kicked both the boys out. Once they left, she turned back to us. In college I was in a gr...
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a long view: May 2011
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Friday, May 20, 2011. We see from where we stand" - Haitian proverb. A few days ago I was driving through Hyde Park. I stopped at a stop sign, for 3 seconds like the good citizen I am, and then proceeded. I wasn't on the phone, or changing the radio station (because I can't change the radio station, my car's stuck on Magic 106.7), but for some reason I wasn't paying enough attention, and as I proceeded I cut off a woman who was crossing the street. She stopped short and glared at me. "Fucking bitch!
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a long view: April 2008
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Thursday, April 24, 2008. I woke up to the sound of buzzing this morning (about 5 minutes ago) really LOUD buzzing. And as it turns out the really loud buzzing was coming from a really BIG bug that is now hanging out on my window sill. I don't know where the bug came from - I had my back door open last night but there's a screen and no hole big enough for a bug of her enormity to fly through. I'm too scared to get close. But I don't want to leave either, because what if she hides somewhere?
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a long view: extra short story: companions
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Saturday, March 19, 2011. Extra short story: companions. 8221; and moves past him to an alcove, where she hides, but she is smiling. The boy goes after her until only his back tire is sticking out of the alcove. They're talking quietly, and her friend moves a little closer but not too close, leaning against a pole and playing with her phone. She flicks her eyes up every now and then when she hears a giggle or a hush. Labels: extra short story. 3/21/11, 8:23 AM. 3/21/11, 1:16 PM. View my complete profile.
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a long view: A Melancholy Memory (sort of) in Honor of Friendlys
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Monday, October 17, 2011. A Melancholy Memory (sort of) in Honor of Friendlys. Friendly's is an institution in the Northeast. I just read the news that it's facing bankruptcy and in danger of closing. Since I started taking piano lessons at the age of 4, my parents would take me and my sister to Friendly's after our piano recitals as a special treat. One time my parents let us share one of those big fat sundaes which we ate in six minutes flat. What's the worst thing you can imagine happening? My mama sa...
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a long view: October 2009
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Friday, October 16, 2009. Zuppa toscana and boo! So, I'm sure you are all dying to know what happened to the kale. I bought some kielbasa, some cream, and some bacon and made zuppa toscana, which took me 45 minutes and used approximately 6 pieces of kale. So, there were many pieces of unused kale, which I.did not cook. I gave them away. That's right, I gave up on the kale. Judge me. A superhero (NOT wonder woman - just a generic saver of lives). So I have a lot to live up to. what can I be? Which was eno...