I have been talking to Maurice about Paris. I have been talking to Maurice about Paris, even though he is from New Jersey, and I am from a place in New York that is essentially no place in particular. I have been talking to Maurice about Paris, which is to say that I have been […]
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We’ll admit it cheerfully that kittens have been blessed with an unfair share of charm. They’re ridiculously cute, their antics make us laugh a dozen times a day, and if there’s anything more appealing than holding a purring kitten, we haven’t found it yet. Our little ones have been fully vetted. As you’d expect, they […]
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Do it. Call me “greedy.” I’m not daring you. I’m not seeking absolution. I’m delighting in it. Do it!
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Rawlings came back, but Rawlings came back. It’s enough to make you twirl your mustache like a cartoon villain, minus the villainy.
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Sometimes the weight of the world feels so heavy that it’s impossible to shrug it off. Sometimes we feel responsible for getting everything done immediately and for taking care of everyone around us. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by everything that is outside of our control. Those feelings are also hard to shrug off. There is […]
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It is folly to ignore the cry when Nature calls. Now, get your heads out of the lavatory and out of doors instead. (No, not outhouses, and stop being so silly…for the moment.)
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Tabby’s Place and sparrows and leopards and the color pink and pumpernickel and Pumpernickel (pictured at left) EXIST. Also strawberries, and ice cream made thereof, and oboes, and sneakers that light up when you step down. And someone figured out one day how to tie-dye things, and the world has been better ever since, and […]
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Here’s a not-so-newsworthy newsflash: I was once a wee one.
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