Spitball Army

That time you did that thing, well, it came at just the right moment. And I really appreciated the phone call – it was totally unexpected and great to hear your voice. That comment about me that you expressed to those people really helped me. And your handwritten letter. And that bottle of wine you […]

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I feel certain that the mob of local citizens that I saw filling Party City this afternoon to the point of tick-fullness has just materialized on my street. Screaming and running and chatter and color combinations one rarely sees the other 364 days of the year – that’s what’s happening. Currently, a ghost-boy and a […]

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I see my next door neighbor on his porch this morning and holler a hello. “What are you dressing up as tonight?” he asks me because, you know, it’s Halloween. “As a next door neighbor,” I respond, and he laughs. “How about you?” “I’m gonna be a bitter old man,” he answers, and I laugh, […]

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It’s been ages since I bought a new CD. Today I got the new concert tribute to Kate McGarrigle, “Sing Me the Songs,” and it is killing me. Anna McG, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Emmylou, Teddy Thompson, Norah Jones, Richard Thompson, Antony…many more, and it sounds so great to hear terrific song interpreters singing such […]

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Facebook Friend looked right at me this afternoon as he walked between me and the baking tins at the grocery. He said nothing. Unfriended.

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Spent some time today with the new Bob Dylan recording. There are some terrific songs on it. Here’s one (minus the music): It’s been such a long long time Since we loved each other and our hearts were true One time, for one brief day, I was the man for you Last night I heard […]

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