Category: it’s all relative
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I was up at 6am. Not to prepare treats and holiday surprises, but because the goddamn phone rang… Mom. Getting an earlier flight. Arriving at 1:30 instead of 4:30. Throwing out of whack my carefully drafted do-nothing-until-absolutely-necessary Cleaning The House for Company Plan. Crap. Keeping in mind the Theory of Good Enough (more on that…
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Throughout the family holiday, Miss Ruby never lacked for her favorite thing; a warm lap.
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Tom, the Tattooed Elf Tom and Devon, the Threes of Us, I better get baking!, Traditional Christmas Jammies styled for the Italian life, and Tom Injures Self with Own Gift.
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Mom rocks out….thanks to her new iPod Shuffle from Tom and Devon…already thoughtfully loaded with a hundred of her favorite tunes…no techknow required!
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Mom's going home to her own gift….Marco (scroll down), her new boaty hired-hand.
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Well intentioned, but far too early….the phone rings at 7:30am today: -"Hyeowullo?" -"Hi Kate! It's Dad! Happy Birthday!" (with far too much enthusiasm for this early) -"Whoueitkd?" (clearly not clear-headed, asleep and deeply troubled by Spanish Coffee intake night before) -"Oh, is it early?" -"Yes" -"Did you go out last night?" -"Yes" -"Are you off…
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I've neglected to properly label this photo—I forget sometimes that I have 'readers' outside the immediate family. So, for Dawn ("Did you find a vintage photo or something?") and Mike (Who ARE those people? They look FABULOUS!")— Aunt Grace (recently passed, see previous entry), Grandma Mickey (she of the eleven children), Aunt Marie (still partying…
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The trouble with burying someone better than yourself is the feeling that you have so much more to accomplish. By the standards by which Aunt Grace was eulogized, I have a long way to go to be the person I want to be. 1923–2005 Housing, racial equality activist By Andrew L. Wang Tribune staff reporter…
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Damn it, I'm happy. Portland, more clearly than ever after some time in Smogville, is becoming a very liveable, enjoyable city with lots to offer. My job is good, I like what I do and I seem to not suck at it. I've had the chance to travel to see beloved family recently. Friends have…
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Rumor has it that my brother Tom enjoyed my visit.
girl at large 