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in praise of back-up boys
Joey Heatherton – I’ve Got Your Number [direct link] Judy Garland – Get Happy [direct link] Iris Chacon – Cumbanchero [direct link] Ten Gallon Hat, 1930 [direct link] Adalat – Dance The Kung Fu In this one, we praise the boys and the girls. [direct link]
Read MoreFriday’s A-Z
My good pal Toni is also participating in this Nablopomo madness and I am totally appropriating the concept that she posted today — things that I love from A-Z. I’ll stop short of just copying and pasting her own excellent list. I’m not burning out yet on the daily postings.. it’s just a million degrees…
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Yup, another late Halloween post. Happy Nablopomo! Halloween was pretty good this year, although it missed the frenetic crazed-gang feel that last year’s “Angry Mob of Villagers” inspired. I was pleased to see some witty costumes throughout the week, that weren’t just your run-of-the-mill Sexy [Blank]. These ladies were so, so great. Running riot, being…
Read Morecollect witty friends about you
I promised a couple of Halloween- and Brenna-related stories a while back. Is Halloween over? Too bad! Brenna, as you may remember, is a genius friend of mine with whom I’ve recently reconnected. Here are two instances in which she made Halloween so much better than I could think possible. Brenna and I met at…
Read Moregood friends
Several years ago, my sister L wrote a note to me, contained within a valentine card. Her writing “voice” can be oddly, endearingly formal, sort of New Yorker-ish. From what I remember in the note, she goes down a list of my positive attributes ending with “… and you are a good friend to animals.”…
Read Moreyuppie scum!
My friend Shana and I have been spending time moving our flesh around at the local Y, trying to sweat on a regular basis. Since S and I have flexible schedules, we have been taking advantage of mid-morning classes sometimes, which are inhabited by a lot of Active Seniors. We are honorary Silver Sneakers! There…
Read Morefluff and fold
Dryer repair day is a good dryer repair day when the dryer repairman is hot, tattooed, Russian, and funny. There were initial bad vibes, since there was much paperwork confusion and hubbub, thanks to Maytag.com’s terrible online service reservation system. I didn’t catch his name, but I’ll call him Sergei. We stood in the garage…
Read Morebawk bawk BAWK
I promise I have delightful and witty blog posts that in the pipeline with pretty pictures and everything. This past weekend, however, took a vile U-turn, and my ability to crank out candy-colored awesomeness has temporarily ceased. However, my fingers are still able to type out complaints and snark and aggravation! And instead of turning…
Read Moreweirdness surpassing words
I went to college with Brenna. We spent a few years in our in our young adulthood, um, cutting a swath through San Francisco. We eventually drifted apart — she went off to raise her kids and I went off to do whatever it is I’ve done. It has been a singular pleasure to find…
Read Moreon the plus side
The trauma of the Big Move has subsided, pretty much. I promised to talk about the pros of moving and living where I do now, and so it shall be done. Money I have mentioned that the speed at which I am getting out of debt is really awesomely fantastically great. I get really Christmas-morning-level…
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