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Archive for July 2012

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On 31 July 2012

GO DJ, THAT’S MY DJ The “day camp” my kid attended last week was Girls Rock! Chicago, where she was learning how to match beats, spin records, rock the party that rocks the body, etc. Camp ended with all the camper bands playing at Bottom Lounge, which is a venue you should frequent for their […]

crisp, teetering remains

On 24 July 2012

COMMERCE We had a garage sale. It was all Nora’s idea and she worked seriously hard at cleaning out her room and toy bins, plus she helped me drag all the shit out to the yard and sat out there all day, making change and hawking her old comic books and Bakugan. So I split […]

up down knees cloud

On 18 July 2012

TAKE TWO ITALIAN BEEFS AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING So I went to the doctor, terrible blood results in hand, and she put me on iron supplements. She also suggested I start eating birds and mammals, which is not going to happen, but the discussion kind of amused me. Doctor: Have you changed your […]

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On 10 July 2012

Lately I have been neglecting my library books in favor of lots and lots of magazine articles. Here are a few of the things I have read, divided up into categories of “infuriating” (GRRRR), “interesting” (HMMMM), and “somewhat uplifting” (WHEEEE). Guess which type predominates? Most longer-form journalism is inherently depressing, I guess. GRRRR Ocean garbage. […]