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About Me

"Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it." --Tallulah Bankhead ************************************************************ ** "If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" --Abraham Lincoln ************************************************************ ** "It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office." --H. L. Mencken ************************************************************ ** "Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops." --Kurt Vonnegut
Your Inner Retro Girl Is
1960s City Girl What Retro Girl Are You?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

whoever's working the customer service counter of the universe. and maybe glenda the good witch...

My Blog

Commemoratio omnium Fidelium Defunctorum

I think of them often. And on November 2nd I say prayers for rest and peace.  I like to imagine them sitting at a counter not a worry or care, sipping coffee while they swap stories... and the...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT

thoughts on a sunday evening...

It's good. There's music in the car again and the Sharks won the game last night. I've mastered that baked macaroni recipe and there was money for groceries. I even slept in, which Oskar didn't like...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:49:00 GMT

i never could blow smoke rings...

I've been romancing the cigarette.  Oooh  it sounds magical and delicious.  There's nothing like it on the face of the planet, the sense of ease and comfort every puff of smoke wraps you up in.  The...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT

like the deserts miss the rain...

The gaping hole in the dash of my car is killing me inside... driving without music playing is so miserable.  Those bastards took my happy place when they stole that stereo.  Silence has its virtues...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:53:00 GMT

ranting and raving... and a little good news

In my infinite nerdiness I subscribe to a few daily educational e-mail lists: word of the day, this day in history and (my personal favorite) quote of the day. I strongly suggest visiting http://ww...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:46:00 GMT

Alexander Graham Bell eat your heart out...

I've been thinking about the telephone...Finally someone sent an encouraging response to my resume and we have scheduled a telephone interview for Monday. I'm not nervous about how I'll do so much a...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:34:00 GMT

when you walk on by and you call my name...

John Hughes died today of a heart attack. Like so many 80's talents, once the 1990's hit it was like the earth swallowed him up. You don't hear his named mentioned when critics discuss the great fil...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:10:00 GMT

how i wish that it would rain...

the heat is stifling... they're calling it a heatwave and putting out air stagnation warnings.  covered in a slick layer of sweat all day long with the exception of the 15 minutes spent in the shower ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:38:00 GMT