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We Come to Praise Caesar Not to Bury Him

I was going to record Gord’s Gold but there’s a riveter banging out across the street. That is not conducive to recording. It’s also not conducive to writing but at least it doesn’t totally preclude it. Yesterday I went to another Met game, they were playing the Marlins. You might have noticed that I’ve been […]

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Shiva with Anticipation

I have made a disappointing discovery. Now matter how ready I am to write if my water bottle is empty, I can’t fill it psychically. I have to get up from my computer, go to the kitchen, and fill it. That would not be so bad if I had not previously discovered that no matter […]

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No Weddings and a Funeral

I always like to describe my days as adventures but that seems unfitting for yesterday, I went to a funeral. Perhaps it is still appropriate, Siegfried’s funeral expanded into Wagner’s Ring Cycle. My friend David’s wife Terrie died. It was both after a prolonged illness and sudden. We thought she was through the worst, she […]

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Chuckles the Clown: Born in a Trunk, Died in a Trunk

One of the hardest things about being me is that often upon hearing of someone’s death I often think of something funny in response and have to restrain myself from saying it. This explains my love of Chuckles Bites the Dust. I suspect I’m not the only one that has this problem, at least I […]