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Pushin Toes

Still flipfloppin, but the shorts have stopped. My feet are getting used to the cooler air now. We’ll see how long this can last. One danger of full-time flipflops is the toll daily use takes on them. Mine were $40 … Continue reading

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Hollow Way To Hell and Back

Blister on my index finger from playing bass last night after our drummer got tired and we all switched instruments. My ears are ringing a little. We had Jack Daniels and the guitarists were down-tuned and we growled fiercely at … Continue reading

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Time Illusion

I’m forcing shorts and flip flops on the situation. Hoody to restore the balance. Visa application sent and time is passing quickly. Has it really been what it has been. There are times when it seems impossible, yet there’s no … Continue reading

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Hyper Spice

Last night I met up with a Bhutanese friend who’s headed back home for about a year before he matriculates into a doc program here in NYC next winter. He came up to where I was last night and brought … Continue reading

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Finnishing Up

A friend invited me to watch the Finnish metal band Nightwish perform on Saturday at Beacon Theater down in the 70s. I had completely forgotten about this band– hadn’t heard them or anything from them in years. About ten years … Continue reading

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Ancient Holy Driver

These days, many people evoke the idea of our human “interconnectedness” and revel in the idea of “unity” or “oneness” with everything.  Many have also pondered how we’re all ultimately related to each other, some of us by a few … Continue reading

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People finished all the cookies. That is all for now.        

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Fall of Cookies

Fall is peeking in and everyone exhales. After the overheated summer, we guessed if autumn would disappear, perhaps becoming what summer was supposed to be, and who could survive that tragedy. I like summer. But I love fall. Feeling autumnal, … Continue reading

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Big Meeting

9/11/12 08:07 The big meeting today, this morning, in 55 minutes. I’m still at home as I’ll head straight there from here. It should be OK, save for any giant curve balls they can through. I mean throw.  It’s an … Continue reading

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Purple Hazy Phantoms of the Majestic Opera

Saturday night, September 8th, 2012 I highly recommend watching Phantom of the Opera live on Broadway after smoking a significant amount of pot. The surround sound made everything luscious and amazing, and the pyrotechnics were mesmerizing. The character Christine Daae … Continue reading

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