Category: daily drivel
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faithless
There seems to be a lot of talk in the media (social and otherwise) about the electors and how they can “save” us from Donald Trump. I want this to be a nightmare I will somehow wake up from, too. I’d like to say I want to wake up from it *way more* than other… Read.
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cleaner whiter teeth
Scooter is fascinated by the sight of me brushing my teeth. Or spooked by it, I can’t tell for sure. Whenever I go to the bathroom, he drops whatever he’s doing and joins me in there, I guess to make sure I’m all right or to see if I need any help. If I’m on… Read.
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frozen
We have somehow survived Part One of The Great Blizzard of 2016! But wait! There’s more! (That’s why they called it Part One, see.) More snow is on the way! No one will blame you if you cannibalize your spouse! Seriously, we got two, maybe three inches last night, about the same as last weekend… Read.
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this blows
We bought a snowblower on Saturday. This is the first time ever that we’ve owned a snowblower, which is odd because if ever there was a time we should’ve bought our first snowblower, it would’ve been the second winter in Misawa when it just wouldn’t stop snowing. That would have been 2002 or 2003, I’m… Read.
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it is what it is
I am almost at peace with the phrase, “It is what it is.” Or, to be completely accurate about it, I’ve grown numb to it. You can say it all you want, it’s just static in my ears at this point. It used to be like an ice pick going in one ear and coming… Read.
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start the day
Woke up very slowly this morning, saw light shining through the slats of the window blinds, thought it was late morning. Checked the clock: 4:00 am. Went to the window, peered through the slats: Sodium street lights reflected off low clouds. Peed, went back to bed. Figured I had maybe a half hour, if I… Read.
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unclean
I have this new theory that the naked corruption, nepotism & lying that’s been swirling around the new administration is something that’s always been going on in Washington, except that before it was happening behind closed doors, and now it’s happening right out in the open. Because the American people apparently find that refreshing. It’s… Read.
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Bump in the night
When B was having trouble sleeping night before last, I didn’t hear when she got out of bed, and didn’t wake up until I heard something go bump in the next room. “Oh, it’s only the cat,” I thought to myself, “not the axe murderer finally come to slay us both in our bed.” And… Read.
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Garbage
My cat just ate some random garbage of the arm of the sofa, a piece of acrylic thread that I tore out of the lining of the glove I was mending last night. It was still there this morning because I’m lazy and careless and promised myself that I would clean it up today. Well,… Read.
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O-mobile
I mentioned that we went shopping for a new car about three weeks ago, and when I said “shopping,” I meant we drove to a dealership and took a test drive in a Subaru Forester. Why that particular car? Because My Darling B’s coworkers drive Subarus and they just love them to death. That was… Read.
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