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Apr.06.2010
Some days even the smallest thing can lift my mood. Walking to my Marta station in Atlanta is usually uplifting and energizing, even in the worst weather, but the ride on the train—arguably one of the ugliest subway systems in the world—is always a downer. If you want to find the highest per capita...
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Apr.05.2010
Today is my brother Phil’s birthday. Phil lives in Roswell, Georgia, outside Atlanta, and at one point Newt Gingrich was Phil’s representative in Congress. But Phil never capitalized on that relationship. It wouldn’t be like Phil to capitalize on a relationship. He is one of the gentler souls in...
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Apr.05.2010
It doesn't matter whether you're a Glenn Beck quoting, gun- toting, TeaParty voting Evangelical, or a solar heating, tofu eating, New York Times crossword puzzle cheating Environmentalist, you still got to admire the way the President breathed life into the health care reform bill. It was a gosh...
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Apr.04.2010
“But Mom, how come we’re not religious? I’m missing out on an awful lot. Where are my little white gloves and my shiny patent-leather Mary Janes? How can the Easter Bunny find me if we’re not religious? If we were religious and prayed to God, maybe all this crap wouldn’t happen to us.” ...
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Apr.03.2010
“Write ‘em about the pumps. Tell ‘em how I’ve suffered. They’ll want to know all about it.” The puppy spins as ever in the center of her dizzy private universe and thinks involving others will lessen the odious burdens that are hers alone to bear.
“Just how have you personally...
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Apr.01.2010
Today I would like to talk to you about a matter of the utmost importance, as indicated in the headline above. I can give you a call, or we can meet at the Starbucks on California and Battery in San Francisco. It’s going to take me a while to get there because I’m in Nashville right now. Come to...
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Apr.01.2010
With the publication of The Delightful Undoing of Patricia Enid Guppy, old Pat, doer of charitable works and boiler of tripe, will be going on the road, beginning with the book launch in Bath on July 10th at one of Waterstone's flagship stores.
I do hope you'll come along and say hello if...
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Apr.01.2010
I think the word birdsong is annoying. It sounds lofty and precious and annoying, when, in fact, robins squalling at 5 am isn't song but advertisement.
Come to me little sexy robin bird and let me nest with you, the song goes on and on and on. And on. The one right now in my backyard needs...
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Mar.30.2010
Before this morning I was not aware of the fact that chickens could fly. Not just fly but attain enough lift to get into tree tops. How I managed to survive without knowing this escapes me.
I came upon this knowledge when my inside dogs began barking. Looking out the window to see the cause of...
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Mar.29.2010
March 29 — Tonight we will be observing Pesach, or Passover, in our home. Coincidently, tonight there will also be a full moon. I don’t know if anyone’s ever noticed, but the first night of Passover always occurs at the same time as the full moon. Coincidence? I think not.
Passover is celebrated on...
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