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Yesterday was Mike’s birthday. He turned 51. To celebrate, we drove to Portland, in the rain, checked into a hotel, ate BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches at the hotel for free, then watched Julie and Julia. His pick. But he was just being nice to me. But he liked it! And so did I. Merryl Streep [...]
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Carmel Market
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I have recently reconnected with a long-time friend. For nearly 15 years, we had shared many of the same experiences through church, Middle School and High School, and then college. He was an important person in my life and I counted him a friend. I believe he [...]
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Today we celebrated our 7th or 8th annual Summer Birthday Party. Usually we’re down at Mary’s house in Tacoma, but with me housebound and recovering the women moved the party to Mercer Island.
Kim, being a summer birthday girl herself, was here from LA, and along with Laura, Mary, Rachelle, Kathleen and I, we celebrated our [...]
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My friend Anna Q is in the 2nd or 3rd grade. I can’t remember which. She likes to play basketball, but isn’t that good at it. Still, she runs up and down the court and tries to make baskets and puts her hands in the air to block her [...]
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I think I have two brains. The dominant one is rational, organized, thoughtful and funny (ROTF). I think it goes on holiday at inappropriate times. Or maybe it’s just that the ‘WTF’ brain clobbers it sometimes and takes over. I know it goes to sleep earlier than I do which is a problem [...]
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