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He likes to turn the other cheek

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

I attended the annual dinner for the county Democratic party last Saturday; not the sort of thing I usually enjoy, and this shindig was no exception. Luckily, both Spouse and Gina were there to share my penance, which made the whole thing a bit more bearable.
When we got back, Derek informed me in passing that […]

I will always love you

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I’ll go but I know
I’ll think of you every step of the way
Gina, this one is for you.
From the moment of your birth, even before that, you were always my (relatively) easy baby. We had our differences and we’ve gone round the bend a few […]

Life in the fast lane

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Derek, Kimmie and I took a very nice walk this evening. We went around the block. It took about an hour.
(”Around the block” means around the corner to Route 7, up 7 to Route 8, and down 8 to River Street. It’s a long block but it’s still just a block.)
We’d just rounded the corner […]

Just call me angel of the morning

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Kimmie … gentle Kimmie … empathic Kimmie, who feels our pain and (usually) tries not to inflict any (in spite of her sometimes blood-curdling threats) …
Kimmie, who isn’t like her tough jockette sister Gina. Kimmie, my sensitive, artistic child …
… sat up in bed this morning, took a look at the cat rolling around on […]

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