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I heard, for the first time ever, this song (from "South Pacific") as a follow-up to the William Saroyan piece. The song is "Cock-Eyed Optimist" and is quite lovely! Here are the lyrics ( Read more... )

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This past Sunday, I was walking to the T stop from the Boston Common Loews movie theater when I passed someone who looked vaguely familiar. I stopped because I thought it was this kid, Doug, who I knew at Stonehill. He apparently also saw me and stopped. We both turned around and pretty much were like, "Doug?" "James?" How fortunate for me to ( Read more... )

Given that I had three really close Buddies at my last place of employment, I was concerned about starting somewhere new and having no friends. Which doesn't settle with me well, as I like being the center of attention and well-liked. So yesterday was tough- the first day! Egads! I got through it ok and my parents even called to see how it went ( Read more... )

1. Of the 13 holidays that I get each year, one of them is my birthday! Yay for an automatic day off!

2. The PR lady asked if the vest I was wearing was "enough" in today's inclement weather. Yay for a mom-type in the new office!

3. Dental insurance at noooo charge to me. Yay teeth!

That's it!
James

I used to have this poster from Madonna's Re-Invention Tour that highlighted her musical career over the past twenty-odd years with blown-up album covers from "Madonna: Madonna" to "Madonna: American Life." She's really changed a lot, which is neat. And also got me thinking. SInce 1998, I have lived a number of placed! In 1998, I started at ( Read more... )

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So I was driving home from The Hammer tonight and my phone rang. Who could it be? It was Reis! I haven't really talked to him in ages and ages (does this sound like the Vincent story?), so we talked all the way home then I pulled over so we could talk more while I gazed at the Great Bay in Newfields/Stratham. He sounds so good and was actually ( Read more... )