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Month: May 2012

  • Dues are up

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    I’m wondering what I should do this morning. It’s such a warm, beautiful morning that I had to pull the covers over my head to sleep in. Another night shift tonight – I ride them pretty easily, it’s steady work, but mundane and not creative. News design is the assembly line of design – headline…

  • Neil's wheelless 17‏

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    17. May 15, 2012 Dear Vicarious Travelers; Neil called first thing this morning. The first item of business is a retraction of a previously made statement: the Turks do speak English as well as, if not better than, the Iranians. Neil’s hasty judgment was caused by a sampling error. He had not talked to enough…

  • Neil's wheelless 16‏

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    16. May 12, 2012 Dear Birdwatcher; Don’t you just hate it when some family member calls up and yacks away forever – blocking your phone line. I know that I do. And, so does Neil. Therefore, he called up, gave me some quick details and got off the line. Good job, Neil. Now, I can…

  • Neil's Wheelless 15‏

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    15. May 11, 2012 Dear Van Guardians; Daddy-o is doing well. He is happy and also proud that he is navigating on his own. He is also tired from walking and climbing steps because there is so much good stuff to see. The camera is still not working, much to his dismay. If he had…

  • Additions

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    It’s raining on all the sparrows. Inside my beautiful old house, I drink a billowing latte, knowing this will not be my house much longer. There are things inside this place I have never done – no sex on the stairs, no writing on the walls, no paintbrush has ever extended from my arm. But…

  • Phoenix, we are moving to Phoenix

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    …Thank you, Marylinn =) I had the day off yesterday by accident. We are working these god awful night shifts and a little scheduling mishap rewarded me with A FULL DAY OFF FOR NO REASON. I’ll have to make it up eventually, but maybe no one will notice and by the time they do I’ll…

  • What we do seems so unnatural

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    Yesterday, I watched women smoking in the rain under a pine tree. Sitting and standing around a red park bench, their smoke trailing up in fingers; rain intermittently falling down like a leaky roof. I realized addiction takes a lot of commitment. When you think you need something you’ll put your body through so much…

  • We are coming home

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    By the end of July, this is where I will be. By August, this is where Pat will be too. I’ve been sitting on this giant egg for quite some time and finally am able to let a little peak out. I’m terrified, but so ready. We are coming home. At least more home than…

  • Neil's wheelless 11‏

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    11. May 3, 2012 Dear Leader’s followers; We got another overseas call last night. Neil’s cold is better and he is feeling stronger. Stronger than what, I don’t know. When the group visits a mosque, they do not have to remove their shoes. They are in Isfahan, one of the most beautiful cities in the…

  • Neil's wheelless 10‏

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    May 2, 2012 Hey you; The good news just keeps coming: 1. Two more people have promised to donate to the ransom fund, one with all of his pocket change and another with some post-vacation left-over Mexican coins. That makes a total of 4 promises, and 7 Mexican pesos. We are prepared for anything now.…