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See if I don’t

07-Aug-08

Last night, after hanging for awhile at Randy’s, my husband dropped his cell phone from his motorcycle, while going (he claims1) 65 mph. Evidently, after paying a toll on the Powhite Parkway, he’d forgotten to re-attach the Velcro strap of the bag in which both his change and his phone had been stored, so a [...]

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Wreckage of an other than historical and/or metaphorical variety (UPDATED*)

20-Jul-08

Earlier this evening, as we were driving home from a visit to my in-laws, I thought it would be funny if I posted this pathetic but true-to-life tip on Twitter:
Lifehack: Can’t afford repairs needed to pass inspection? Make sure you have washer fluid. Pass cop, wash windshield, sticker date obscured!
Within about ten minutes of sending [...]

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Escape hatch

29-Apr-08

Between my husband getting laid off last week (with all of three weeks’ severance - Jesus God what are we going to do?), his aunt dying yesterday, and an increased severity of political disillusionment on my part, I’m not much inclined to blog right now.
Fortunately, my favorite living author, Augusten Burroughs, has a new book [...]

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