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Shoreline
Three years and two months sober. Married life is a fine thing. We bought a house in a wooded area of Shoreline, a small city 15 miles north of Seattle. It's an old house, and possibly a little big (four bedrooms, 2.5 bath, two story) but it turns out I'm good at fixing up houses. Who knew all that painting and fixing holes in apartment walls ( Read more... ) -
Something old, something new, something from Amazon, something purple
Like everyone of a certain vintage and stripe, I grew up on Jim Steinman, Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf. A decade before Old School turned it into a punchline, I'd lie in the backyard with my Walkman, staring at the stars, and let shooting stars and dreams of my future swirl around in my head to "Total Eclipse of the Heart". I knew my life would not ( Read more... ) -
Washington: Some Things To Know
Big secret: the coffee's not that good. It's okay, but you can get equally good coffee in any big city.
Not so secret: it snows occasionally. Men wear coats and scarves; everyone covers their head. All those beanies and boots I've collected over the years have come in handy ( Read more... ) -
Thanksgiven
We had no invitations for tonight, but that's fine. It suits the kind of year it's been. The Year of Lost Friends ( Read more... )
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