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moving back to new york: help decide!

May 21, 2012

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moving back to new york: help decide!

We originally moved to Boca Raton, Florida for a job opportunity Phil couldn’t pass up. Now, we’re moving to New York with the same explanation. The reason Phil has been in New York for two weeks, back to Florida for…

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bless this mess

April 11, 2012

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bless this mess

I beg your pardon. My site is going to be experiencing some down time as I straighten up. She’s taking a wee little break to keep things from breaking. Alcoholic Arnold Palmer cocktails will be involved. Speaking of which, has…

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first one out is the rotten

March 28, 2012

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first one out is the rotten

I was just at Way Beyond Bagels, cashing out at the register. As the clerk made change and printed a receipt, I noticed the hands of the woman beside me, crossing off what looked like the last items of her…

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i heart (liver, lungs, & spleen) NY

March 21, 2012

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i heart (liver, lungs, & spleen) NY

I loved taking the beans to the New York Public Library. We were walking across town from Grand Central Station, and when the library first came into view, I asked them if the area reminded them of any of the…

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well, welcome to boca, honey!

February 28, 2012

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well, welcome to boca, honey!

Gall. Audacity. Chutzpah. What would you do?
I used to believe that being ballsy was a good thing. Called it Moxy. Would say “Good for you,” for having the nerve to confront someone when it’s easier not to. I suppose…

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take nothing personally, except for this

February 22, 2012

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take nothing personally, except for this

A few months ago, I wrote about tequila friends. The words that hadn’t made it past my edits went like this:
If we don’t make time for it today, then it’s really not all that important to us. And “it”…

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her hometown might be chicago, but she’s all florida

January 30, 2012

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her hometown might be chicago, but she’s all florida

The Bachelor, Ben Flajnik, sent Chicago girl Elyse Myers packing tonight. It happens. I have (almost) nothing to say about it other than these two things: 1) “What did I do wrong” is “the wrong.” Going there, blaming ourselves for…

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modern flow of randoms

January 17, 2012

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modern flow of randoms

Breakfast bread puddings. At least, that’s what Phil’s taken to calling them because he’s wholeheartedly against my calling it “French Toast Casserole.” Casserole, quite simply, is an ugly middle-America word that conjures up images of upturned gelatinous soups, chicken legs,…

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