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Another weekend in Durham

August 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Mr. D. and I took a tour of the new studios at Golden Belt last night. Some of the work was excellent, but overall, it was not the highest caliber of art I’ve ever seen. But one of the things I like about Durham is that it’s not an art-snobby place. If you are working [...]

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Tags: 27701 · Beaver Lodge Local 1504 · Daily Life · Durham, NC

Sentimental stuff about stuff

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

There was a crash of breaking glass from the living room. My first thought was: Oh, no! Not the blue vase. I like the blue vase. Pretty blue vase.
No, Barry was on the other side of the room, and one of the table lamps was on the floor. My thought was: Oh, well. We need [...]

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Tags: Daily Life · Friends & Family · Mom

Cross-marketing

June 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I just received a package from Amazon.com, and inside were two coupons for Hormel cold cuts.
Because when you break open that new book of heartfelt and humorous essays, you just gotta have a baloney sandwich to go with it.

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Haiku

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

On hold with paypal
La dee dah, what nice music
OK, I’m bored now

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Tags: Daily Life · Haiku

Haiku

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Roast beef wrap tonight
Tortilla tastes like paper
Tossed it in the can

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Tags: Daily Life · Food · Haiku

Haiku

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

9 a.m. already.
Write proposal or pay bills?
I need more coffee.

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Tags: Daily Life · Haiku · Working World

The next growth industry

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Manufacturing is gone, farmlands paved over for subdivisions, and the real estate market is collapsing. But some enterprising Americans are improving the trade deficit by turning to the pygmy hedgehog industry.
“They love being handled and rarely curl up in a defensive ball. ”
Also a quality I look for in a man.

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Tags: Daily Life · Society

A man and his cats

April 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments

“I get out of the shower and Zoey is sitting on the toilet staring at me!”
“That’s because she either wants you to fill the graywater bucket up to the top so she can drink out of it, or sit on the toilet so she can jump in your lap.”
“Well she better get over it because [...]

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Tags: Daily Life · Friends & Family

The ghost of Mr. D

April 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments


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Tags: Daily Life · Friends & Family · Photos

Mmmm…I’ll have mine with lemon

April 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

One of the local dining establishments has recently redone it’s wall menu. It’s lovely, but they should have hired a proofreader for this item:
Sweat or Unsweat tea

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Tags: 27701 · Communications · Daily Life · Durham, NC · Food