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Sam’s hat (definitely not at Amazon)

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10 things you can do during the Super Bowl (if you're not a football fan).

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1. Go to the grocery store. It’s really empty and quiet.
2. Go to Walmart. It’s really empty and quiet.
3. Surf the web.  Every once in a while, check the score of the Super Bowl.
4. Watch blockbuster oldie movies on the other channels.
5 Take a long walk (weather permitting).
6. Exercise.
7. Work.
8. Eat.
9. Read.
10. Watch the Super Bowl.  The ads and half time show are good — and it’s a cultural event that you can be a part of.

Any other ideas?

healing

bedroom gray
the last bulb pulls sparks
against the dim

she, cold fever in bed
sucks hard for air

in the kitchen
smiling children
gobble eggs and crazy wine

while they argue
and vote
about the length
of fingernails

nobody hears
her weak voice
beg for a doctor

02/02/2010

Oh two oh two two oh one oh
Not just a date, but a nice little combo

And hey
Also Groundhog day!

Punxsutawney Phil

Punxsutawney Phil (from National Geographic website)

Snow, a beautiful moon, and a hell of a bruise

I thought the snow might be gone before I had a chance to blog about it.

It’s not.

I did post a Facebook status update about my inelegant fall down the concrete stairs at the back of my house.  I must say that I’m quite touched at how many people commented with their concern.

It was

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Snowday = Lazyday

This dog is such a homebody.  She likes to go out.  Loves a walk.

But let there be a few inches of snow on the ground and she’s a hibernator!

In the past 24 hours, she’s been to the bushes once — very briefly.  The rest of the time, she’s been like this.

Maybe she learned

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Making a Kerosene Run

Steve Huffman

by Steve Huffman

I bought a kerosene heater the other year and used it on rare occasions when I was living by myself and too tight to pay high gas bills.

I eventually ran out of clear kerosene and bought some of the red stuff at a gas station. I don’t think my

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For Salinger, with Love and Squalor

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is when I first read The Catcher in the Rye and how it influenced my lousy adolescence, and how all of us phonies read it and all that kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going

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I crashed a party Saturday night

A rollicking bunch:  After all these years, they’re still partying on Saturday night.

For decades, this group has gotten together on Saturday nights for an evening out.  For most of those years, my father was there also.

(L to R) Leon Zimmerman, Phyllis Zimmerman, Naomi Berhnardt, Paul Bernhardt, Rose Post, Billy Burke

I’ve been there

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Lost my hat. Broke my glasses. Who cares?

I’ve been watching CNN a good bit since the earthquake in Haiti.

It’s been fascinating to watch the coverage evolve.  At first, there weren’t even pictures.  Anderson Cooper arrived on day 2, and now more and more reporters seem to be filing reports each day.

The despair, and loss of life, the destruction, is beyond

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Is Fox News really a news organization? Is MSNBC?

It’s interesting that while CNN is scrambling to cover the earthquake in Haiti, Fox news is talking about filibusters and stopping health care reform.

Is Fox News really a news organization?

MSNBC (my preference) is talking about Jay and Conan and late night comedy.

If they were “news organizations,” wouldn’t they be reporting the strongest earthquake

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