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Nuance

I, like most of us, was brought up to be truthful. In fact, it was a bit of a thing in my family - no shades of grey or excuses, you just don't lie to people. No claiming to be younger to get the kid's price, no pocketing the extra if you're given the wrong change, no staying home "sick" if you're not. And I really took it to heart. I eventually grew out of the wide-eyed absolutism of childhood, but the overall message stayed with me and while I'm not shocked-shocked-I-say at the white (and other colored) lies a lot of people are comfortable using, it's not for me. I'm not above smiling through food I don't like, but that's generally the extent of it. Except, today I had to choose between either relaxing that standard or putting a friend's job on the line and causing trouble for the rest of the company, and of course I chose the former. The disconcerting thing is, I think I was quite good at it. I wasn't happy about it, but the fa...

Death Via Facebook

Sometimes having a super cool phone that keeps you connected ain't all that it is cracked up to be. While I am on facebook I'm hardly ever on facebook. I got an email tonight from someone named Cheryl who was looking for Michele there but found me instead. It took me a long time to respond. There was only one thing I could say. I gave her the address of the blog I started and let her know Michele had died earlier this year. It was just an odd way to start the new year.

i dare you to try to read this one

ok deep breath in 1..2..3 (this will take advance PIDOSPEAK I'm thinking) so last year dallas had to win at philly to make it to the playoffs and got thier butts handed to them and i'm in hte bar all booohoooo and philly fans were all like eat shit cowboy dude etc etc etc and there was one fan while the philly caowboy connection of instant hate was obvious as they always are it seemed like ohhhh shes nice for someone whoroots for them and oh well i must now hang ny head in shame and wait for the 2009season fastforwardtothis year and she walks in thebar and shesdating a coolguyiknow and wetalketcetcetc and ov erhtelast coupleweeks textshit about the gamesand shes all wevabout theboy and now ihearthey arebrokenup and imall likewhatdoIdo? shesanurseandcooland prettyandsmart and asusualmy bottomline isifi can make a new freindSWEEETbut i kindalikeher noireallylike her buttheniworryabout ageand performanceand stuff likehtat andwehaventevenhad adate. imthinkingimprettystupidworryinga...

space cows and naked women

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My Right Thumbnail Is Shiny

trust me you don't want to know but the sales person was really persuasive

Where Have Eight Months Gone?

Eight months ago today Michele died in a hospital room at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas.

Misphits Of Holiday Pasts

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the best pic because it has Jen in it! Not sure what's going on here the laptop did not start the car as i had hoped :) Yes Bob and I called each other to make sure our outfits coordinated AHHH Where did that Monkey come from? Bob looking all pipey and stuff!