strike one and two

Horrible name. And in the Disney font. Please don’t use the Disney font. Unfortunately, your sushi is really good. A recent experience at this restaurant, related on Facebook: Becky: Sharing the restaurant with “Tammy,” drunkest sushi-eating lady on the planet. Perhaps she was attracted to the “aholic” in the restaurant’s name. Roger: Tammy’s motto must…

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sum sum summertime

My favorite solstice memory. In 2009, I was at the International Improv Fest in Seattle. We had our last show on Saturday the 20th of June. It was an extraordinary evening; the connection I felt to my friends and fellow improvisers was magical. After the show, we hung out at the theatre and ate and…

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dreaming of paris

Hi! Checking in, real time, to say hello, and that Seattle was great, but I had the worst cold of my life, but I would do it again just as it was — it was that worth it. I am home, wiped totally and completely out, and am letting myself fantasize about a trip to…

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songs that get me going

These songs bring me joy. These versions may not be your cup of tea, but try to imagine me, in my car or the shower or in the office, singing them instead. For it is true that I do. Tom and Jerry theme song — I didn’t really love the cartoon, but that song! I…

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monkey man

It’s Father’s Day. My pop’s been gone for almost five years. One of my favorite memories is when I was about 7 or 8. Dad and I went to the zoo, and both of us were captivated by the monkey cage. One of the monkeys discovered an empty paper soda cup that had been tossed…

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good time girl

My mom would have celebrated a significant birthday this year that would not have pleased her. She disliked “old” people and saw nothing in common with herself and anyone over 65, if not 35. Happy birthday, silly girl. I love you forever.

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learning to leave them alone

I am bad with shy people. Poke, poke, poke! They just need some poking to loosen up, right? Maybe a joke will bring them out of their shell, or a rapid-fire series of questioning and a while lotta eye contact! Hey! I know! Hey.. oh, where you going? I don’t know why I do that,…

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myPhone: jeers

Now that we have the positives about the iPhone out of the way, let’s dig in to the features (or lack thereof) that make me want to claw my face off: Stinking, horrible Mail app. How do I hate thee? How about the lack of “Delete All Emails,” for starters? Stinking, horrible Contacts app. How…

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myPhone: cheers

So here I am with an iPhone, after my Blackberry died. I mentioned in that post that there are a couple things I love about the iPhone. I’m trying to dig past my annoyances and find the positives: I like not getting lost. I do not get lost as much thanks to the iPhone. The…

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