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Prepared Cheese Product

Posted on February 23, 2012

For some reason, the Winesday crowd has experienced a number of romantic breakups lately.  With that in mind, yesterday, we found ourselves in the midst of another breakup.  While Strand was upset, angry, and going through all of the motions … Continue reading →

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Dispatches From the Desk of the Birthday Girl

Posted on February 22, 2012

My birthday is coming up (in just under two weeks).  In general, I dislike birthdays.  The fanfare makes me anxious.  As with all gift-giving-and-receiving events, the pressure to perform is high.  For instance, for my seventeenth birthday, my parents gave … Continue reading →

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Little Earthquakes

Posted on February 20, 2012

During my first weekend in London, my friend Jenn said over dinner: I’ve never been to Scotland. Over that dinner, an impromptu weekend trip north was planned.  When Friday came, I dashed out of the office to Gatwick.  We had … Continue reading →

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The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Posted on February 19, 2012

I went out to dinner on Valentine’s Day with my friend PG.  As I’ve previously mentioned, I share custody of him with eee, who met him on a volcano in Guatemala.  They’ve been the best of friends ever since, and … Continue reading →

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Nichols Canyon, Redux

Posted on February 16, 2012

I went to see the David Hockney exhibit at the Royal Academy early this evening.  There were a variety of reasons that I went, but the primary one was that I do love Hockney’s work, and the idea of what … Continue reading →

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Love Among the Ruins

Posted on February 14, 2012

…Oh heart! oh blood that freezes, blood that burns! Earth’s returns For whole centuries of folly, noise and sin! Shut them in, With their triumphs and their glories and the rest! Love is best. -Robert Browning, Love Among the Ruins … Continue reading →

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Life as Art, and Other Stories

Posted on February 12, 2012

It was a glorious weekend: Cold, sunny, filled with friends and wine and adventure. I woke up late on Saturday after 15 hours of sleep.  By the time I’d gone to bed on Friday night, the week had turned itself … Continue reading →

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Menacing Earthworks

Posted on February 10, 2012

I have been having the kind of week where I am…run down.  I don’t mean that in a melodramatic way — I mean that in a perfectly ordinary way.  I’m quite good at making things into existential crises.  I use … Continue reading →

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The Road to Hell

Posted on February 7, 2012

Oh I had such good intentions! I was going to run and write and pack and do all of the things that needed doing.  I was going to go to bed early.  Monday Meredith had prepped Tuesday Meredith for a … Continue reading →

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Terrible Twos

Posted on February 6, 2012

Winesday turned two this past week.  Given my abject fear of commitment, and my inherent ability to screw up intimate relationships, this was no small feat. The origin of Winesday is a pretty ordinary tale — Miss Mal, Kate and … Continue reading →

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