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Indian consulate. Flat screen TVs playing Bollywood music videos, music loud. Line long. I’m next. Indian man appears out of nowhere and cuts in front of me. He gets called up to the desk. I turn to the Indian guy … Continue reading

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Rainy, non-winter winter day. Almonds and dark black coffee. Alone in the secret office. I just gave a presentation, 10 minutes, at which I played about 5 minutes of a recording I made of a client describing the outcome of … Continue reading

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Scrambling to get my visas on time, ticket purchased weeks ago. I sent everything in but there was some kind of problem, something triggered something in their system and I have to go in person. Appointment scheduled for tomorrow morning. … Continue reading

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In motion, can’t get real soon enough. Watching my body come back to life from the injury has been everything. Blood is flowing and my muscles are filling out, back to normal. I’m hitting the bag for 8x 3min rounds at … Continue reading

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11 hour sleep and I’m in two minds at once, the liminal condition of being between two modes of experience simultaneously. I floated up to the work setting and passed on the coffee stop in favor of preserving the state. … Continue reading

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Boot inclusion accidental. Created at 126th and Broadway. I spent the day at a museum downtown again in meetings about a major project and it went well. Getting there was a pleasure, the weather was so excellent, man. Check it … Continue reading

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Sad eggs. Totally accidental, totally sad. I’m going to use that as a phrase to describe all pitiful things, now. “I lost my wallet last night.” “Dang, sad eggs dude.” I went out last night, Saturday, and had a good … Continue reading

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The apartment is quickly turning back to Bushido Dojo, emptying out, growing larger, growing peaceful. I woke up early and spent some time looking around while the coffee brewed and the eggs fried. Big spaces get better wafts of cookery, … Continue reading

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7:30am First snow of the year and it’s January 21st. Makes one nervous, like maybe next year we won’t get any at all. My perception of what we should get in NYC is skewed, though, because the last few winters … Continue reading

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2:47am. Sometimes when I lie in bed sleeplessly like this I move my pillow to the side so I can put my ear on my mattress and hear my heart beat through the springs. Sometimes it beats out of me. … Continue reading

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