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I got a check in the mail today, a refund from Cleveland Clinic: $330. Not bad!

I squandered an entire Monday doin' basically nothing.

Which is kind of too bad because, lookin' out the window, it looked like an interesting day outside. There was wind and huge clouds and rays of light beaming down randomly through wave after wave of shadows. I think it's neat when the daylight flickers like a candle. It was a good day to fly a kite....
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Somehow, I was talked into looking after my recently introduced nephews (step-mom's grandkids).

Boisterous, but respectful, they didn't object to me drinking a few beers and nodding out in front of Japanese MTV (satellite television is a wonderous thing).

Later on, they fell for the ol' "smelly sneaker in a plastic bag smells just like watermelon" trick. One of 'em actually huffed it for over...
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Having nothing better to do, I went down to the U of M campus and sat in on some classes, liberal arts stuff. I felt conspicuous because I seemed to be the only one not taking notes on a laptop. I hung around pretty much all afternoon and no one spoke to me, except a security guard.

Most of the women were so unbelievably attractive...
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I might be allergic to Soma...

One would assume people are basically the same wherever you go, but the differences between white folk in south florida and arizona are myriad. I'm not exactly a student of human nature, but all the nuances are significant enough to register as culture shock with me.

One of the first things I noticed about south florida is the absence of innumerable SUVs with confederate flag...
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To the uninitiated, it may seem like I just don't know hoe to type.

I like to think of my typos as dissonant, percussive and stabbing.

In the quixotic pursuit of physical fitness, I bought an exercise ball at the flea market. I brought it home and tried to blow it up by breathing into it. It turns out you're not supposed to inflate it...
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