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only on a train…

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

so…yesterday night on the train I experienced the most polar of opposites:
I was sitting in my seat, reading, and a very large man decides to sit next to me. Now, I’m not huge — I am a big guy but I have this habit of making myself small in public seating — but between the […]

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flipping the pages

Friday, November 19th, 2004

Grab the nearest book.
Open the book to page 23.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the text of the sentence in your blog……along with these instructions.
(as seen at Michelle’s)
:::
“And surely this is the most ingenious feature of my art, that I don’t want to be so clever.” Euthyphro, Plato

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discounts galore

Tuesday, February 17th, 2004

so…we went to Borders the other day to take advantage of their “buy 3 paperbacks, get 1 free” sale. I picked up:
The Complete Book of Hold ‘Em Poker: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing and Winning by Gary Carson — I’m sure that the recently poker explosion had to do with the fact that there were […]

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