Life and Stuff

Blog this! Hey, X-ers, remember Slim Goodbody on Captain Kangaroo? He’s still doing his thing! How cool is that!
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Zane has returned another audio diary from the south of Baghdad. He has been very busy of late, but reasonably safe.
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I had such a fabulous weekend. Really, really […]

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Okay, I’ve got this ginormous stack of literature that needs reading before I bring one more book into this house. Help me out. I just finished all of the Kurt Vonnegut (again, hush up. Love that gnarly old guy.)
Should my next read be Anna Karenina? (Yes, I know that all these books end with […]

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listening: louis armstrong, satchmo serenades
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Observed today at the Carrboro Poetry Festival:
An older couple, probably in their 80s, walked into the room during today’s readings. Both walked with canes, but the man was considerably more physically challenged than his wife. Osteoporosis left his head bowed toward the floor, and he held it up with […]

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And so, the year comes to this.
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Field Day Festivities: I think I just finished an hour of soccer with the Honduran National Team. Christ, those kids play dirty. Fun! More! Heh.
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I dismiss every class–every class, no matter what, by simply smiling and saying, “Happy Day!” I suppose it began […]

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Quick update–so many of you have written this year to ask about my kids, the class, what goes on in here. By tonight, I will have finished the last big slide show (with cool film clips) to surprise them with tomorrow.
If you’re interested in seeing it, let me know and I’ll direct you to the […]

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