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Last Evenings of Summer 19 Sep 2012 | 10:48 am
It’s the open windows of summer that I’ve started to miss. I miss all the people in town sharing their indoor space with the world. On my walk home, I used to be able to hear a conversation every nigh...
Let’s Make Some Things Happen 18 Sep 2012 | 08:37 am
There’s somethin’ brewin’.
Triple Shot. 27 Apr 2012 | 06:25 am
Therein lies the rub. Therein lies the rub. Therein lies the rub. Why has everyone agreed to this misquote? Aye, there’s the rub. ——- This will change your life: Stove-top popcorn. Popcorn. 1/4 ...
Wind Swept. 4 Apr 2012 | 06:52 pm
One weekend: City lights in the rear-view, The Sunday Times, an Irish pub, sunsets, crashing waves, cold nights, sweaters, drive-up beach fronts, and books and books and books and books and books and ...
Atlantis. 7 Feb 2012 | 09:09 pm
I met a glass blower today on Capitol Hill. I didn’t know that could be your living these days. Apparently, Seattle has the second most glass blowing studios in the world after Murano in Venice, Italy...
Triple Shot. 13 Jan 2012 | 11:26 am
At the bakery in the market, the woman behind the counter always calls me “scrumple.” Like, “Whaddya need today scrumple?” “Try this this sample you scrumple you.” Not only is it weird, but it sounds ...
Through west Texas 11 Jan 2012 | 02:39 pm
Through west Texas you told me I needed to take a step back when all we had was yellow brick after yellow brick after yellow brick, I stayed between the lines. And that always bigger picture of thi...
Triple Shot. 14 Oct 2011 | 01:27 am
Sometimes, my life feels like just one long episode of Moesha. —– A friend of mine in northern Canada sent me a picture of herself and her two huskies in layers and layers of clothes in a snow cover...
Triple Shot. 7 Oct 2011 | 01:50 am
The Chairman at work. April : What is Zumba? I keep hearing about it and seeing ads… Me : We walked past a class in session this weekend. Looked like step aerobics without the steps. April : Oh… So...
Merde, il pleut. 30 Sep 2011 | 12:55 am
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