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respiratory infection, day IV

What’s the pulmonary equivalent of dry heaves? Whatever it is, my diaphragm has been doing it irregularly all damn day. Feels a bit like doing sit-ups; if this keeps up, who knows, I may find myself with washboard abs. A … Continue reading

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flix pix

Another neat thing about Netflix is that it encourages me to make a list of all those movies that I “always meant to see someday”. My list has 240 entries so far, of which 163 are series: 44 discs of … Continue reading

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the freedom to change my mind

I did the philosopher quiz again and some of my scores shifted sharply from two years ago: 1.00 John Stuart Mill (same) .96 Epicureans (was .76) .95 Rand (was .44) .94 Noddings (was .44) .88 Hobbes (was .34) .82 Cynics … Continue reading

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family entertainment

Monday I saw The Return of the King with family. I was a bit surprised that Allegra the vegan was the biggest fan in the bunch, since all that photogenic carnage tended to crowd out the plot somewhat. — Most … Continue reading

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you are in a maze of twisty passages filled with books, all different

Spent an hour browsing at Grey Wolf Books in San Leandro, a great barn of a place. Bought a small heap of sf/fantasy paperbacks, concentrating on the top shelf that only we freaks can reach unassisted. I also found a … Continue reading

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Jack Sprat could eat no fat

Me: “If I’m a bit depressed, it’s probably because I haven’t seen blue sky for a couple of days.” She: “I know, isn’t it great? Sorry.”

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sleeping arrangements

I’m quite pleased with my new Coleman air-mattress. It replaces one from Greatland [Target’s house brand] which was rather less like a bed than like a quicksand pit. Later: The air-mattress apparently succumbed to Fluffie’s claws as she scrambled up … Continue reading

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