It poured (and even thundered!) last night and was still going strong when I got up at 8:00 so I had to scrap my plan to go see leaves. For a moment I saw a spot of sunlight burst through the grey window, but then realized it was only the reflection of the light bulb in my mirror. Still, it gave me an idea: conceivably the sun could push through by the time I got […]
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Fastest Creature on Earth
Today I was talking to my Russian friend who referred to her mother as “elderly.” My Russian friend is the age of my children, so I thought perhaps her mother had given birth at age fifty-five. —“How old is your mother?” I inquired. —”Fifty-five,” she answered. I let out a howl because my feelings were hurt. That’s because it’s all about me, as you well know. But in this one case I turned out to […]
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In the SIT library (where, theoretically, there is no talking) I heard a guy loudly announce to the person at the reception desk: “I finally pulled the trigger and asked her to marry me.” (I hope she lived long enough to reply.)
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Here’s the late John Hartford singing the Lord’s Prayer (after a fashion). To entertain your eyes while you’re listening, here’s something Yo-Nenny e-mailed me in 2003.
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