January 2010
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Listen“Blue Christmas” by Dead or Alive via...
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Listen“Little Mary Christmas” by Roger...
Dec 21st
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Merry Christmas From The Angry Naked Way:... →
They also asked me what my fitness goals were. I said I wanted my torso to be like the Face of God. What about your legs? No one should live to see my legs. I’m not sure that they understood, but they smiled again and gave me over to the trainer that had a bracelet made from real barbed wire.
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Conversation Contravention III
It happens even to the best of us, sometimes we start talking about something unforgivably boring in conversation. In an effort to help remind myself (and others, as a bonus) of topics best avoided, I’m collecting conversation contraventions. Contravention III: Technical Difficulties Having troubles with your phone/entertainment apparatus/computer/whatever? If you must share this exciting...
Dec 18th
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“How much simpler it is to tell a community of celibate monks when to go to sleep...”
– from a thoughtful essay by Francine Prose, “The Original Sin,” in Lapham’s Quarterly.
Dec 18th
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RIP Helen Sclair →
“No longer are you likely to walk into Collectibles and hear someone burst into full-bodied song.”
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“Here are some expert tips on how to conquer small talk - actually learn to enjoy...”
– This is from a McClatchy-Tribune News Service article on how to make small talk which appeared in the News-Observer this week.  It was so astute I just had to share. Harriette Cole is really onto something here.
Dec 17th
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Listen“What’s So Different” by...
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Lady Miss Kier's photostream →
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ListenSpice Girls cover of “Christmas...
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“I think it’s bad luck to talk about something before you do it, it makes it not...”
– John Waters, on a Christmas movie called Fruitcake that he is trying to make. Click link to read the entire, very enjoyable interview in the Washington City Paper.
Dec 3rd
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When Heaven Was More Interesting Than Hell →
Interesting short piece on Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s 14th century frescoes showing The Effects of Good and Bad Government on the City and Countryside.
Dec 3rd
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Listen“Blame It On the Girls” by Mika. He...
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