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gratitude

2009-11-26T21:14:15Z

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all and gratitude to my peeps. On this day of plenty, please take pause to remember the many who do without - without jobs, without homes, with little clothing and one pair of shoes, without food on their tables. B...

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hasta luego*

2009-10-02T00:20:31Z

We interrupt our regular programming ... *except for the Japan crowd like Expat: また Energies are needed elsewhere. Vox'll be fine without me for a while.

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Dr. Scholl on steroids

2009-09-30T23:13:38Z

Here’s a surefire trick to add 50 years to your age: Shop for shoe inserts. I don’t mean the orthopedic sorts, I mean the plain ol’ basic run-of-the-mill insoles to replace worn ones. Or the paper-thin cheapos because the shoes were made in Chin...

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And God said: Let there be light. And, that done, chocolate.

2009-09-28T20:29:19Z

Yesterday’s breakfast: chocolate. Dinner: chocolate. And for dessert: chocolate. All in a 30-minute span. There’s a church in my hood that I attend occasionally -- not for religious purposes, rather the cool blues vespers. Last evening was al...

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Will she or won't she idolize American Idol?

2009-09-27T19:09:07Z

I confess. My mind's jam-packed with all sorts of knowledge, useful and useless facts and bits of information ranging from the astronomical workings of the universe to expert bedmaking with military corners to safe removal of a broken bulb from a ...

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my QotD x 2

2009-09-26T19:28:25Z

What's American Idol? And why does everyone talk about it? signed, an American only by birth oblivious to TV pop culture

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from sweater to shirt to shoe to strange ...

2009-09-25T22:08:55Z

Strange is life sometimes. On the very day I wrote of a sweater, a shirt, a shoe, of lost items found on the street, I came upon another. It is a little tale of magic, the power of timing, of kismet. I’m walking the long stretch of sidewalk tha...

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a sweater, a shirt, a shoe ...

2009-09-23T20:32:14Z

I’m touched by the little things in life that are often overlooked or unseen by others. I find poetry in the mundane and sadness in the pedestrian. For example, the other early evening stroll I came upon a sweater-jacket tucked into the railing a...

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equinox.

2009-09-22T23:07:03Z

honoring the balance of light and dark

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What 'ales' Jack? Blandness.

2009-09-21T22:35:36Z

You can’t judge a book by its cover. Goes for beer too. We’re in autumn. And that means pumpkin spice beer. Yesterday the mood for the first seasonal brew struck and rather than drive across town, I opted to walk to the community market where p...

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