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36

1. My new age adds up to 9 and is also the former ideal measurement for female busts and hips. I can’t get “36 24 36” by the Violent Femmes out of my head so if you want, go here … Continue reading

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A Man of Innumerable Talents Turns 38 Today

He is unfailingly generous, one of the funniest people I have ever met, smarter than a red felt riding hat and sweet like that moment you exhale all the jive and inhale all the love. But that won’t stop me … Continue reading

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And So Tonight

Light gleaming off the floor, sweet vanilla smell drifting from the oven, the kitchen appliances offering a background hum to the quick stuttering dialogue of the old movie SA is watching. I recently got mad at a book for giving … Continue reading

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On Memory

My memory is not what it once was. I have said this before. I remember the saying of it. There was a period of time, my 20s, when I remembered things. I remembered numbers, faces, peoples’ favourite songs, the shoes … Continue reading

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Monkey Party!

We were walking up the ramp to the overpass and Fresco was screaming, “Monkey! Monkey!” pointing out at McBride Boulevard. All I could see was traffic. No monkeys. “MONKEY!” he insisted and when he insists, you have to figure it … Continue reading

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