jewishblues

At a funeral today I had a chance to talk with a guy I knew in high school but haven't seen for fifteen years. Time has changed us both in very similar ways. For instance, neither of us particularly care about our birthdays anymore; if you ask me what I want to do for my birthday, my answer will be that I don't know. At...
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The first dog whose death I can remember was Ruby. She was a catahoula, on the larger side, perhaps 75 or 80 pounds. There had been pets that died before Ruby, but I must have been too young to have formed definite memories of them. Reaching back into my memory now, I can't even clearly recall how old I was when we euthanized Ruby and...
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I like pets and small children. I think it's because they're relatively uncomplicated. Not that either of them are simple; even the stupidest dog is incredibly complex, biologically speaking. But when a child wants something, in my experience they simply tell you, or demand it, which is effectively the same thing. And really, there aren't that many things that children actually want. They want to...
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I have a difficult time telling people what sort of music I like to listen to. It really depends on my mood. Some days I am in the mood for AC/DC, others for Big Daddy Kane, others for Dusty Springfield, others for Gustav Holst. I typically tell people that I tend to like anything with a fat bounce; some people understand what I mean and...
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My OKCupid A-list membership will expire in four days; I chose not to renew it after seeing that my profile was liked by someone (thing?) who wrote this,

Looking 4 a high profiles only , u hv to be well educated , well living , polite , kind hearted , good looking , very understanding , respectful in ur social life ... on the other...
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I hate the word "call." A lazy word for lazy people. I read an otherwise excellent article in Collectors Weekly this morning about the development of San Francisco's housing crisis, and at the end the author wrote that "Major publications like the San Francisco Chronicle are using their voices to call for more housing construction..." What an insipid fucking word. Are they really "calling" for...
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Thinking of titles for these entries is becoming a hassle, and I have enough hassles in my life already, so from now on the title of every entry will simply be the date. I have no doubt that there will be much rejoicing among the peasants.

I recently quit an embracing sexuality meetup group because it's owner, for lack of a better word, gave a...
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In general, I have a bizarre love of highly choreographed singing and dancing, so it was a little surprising to me that despite my affinity for musicals I'd never seen Singin' in the Rain until the past weekend. I had no idea it actually had a plot! And honestly, it only barely had a plot. My friend and I commented on the remarkable similarity between...
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Over the last few weeks or so I've gotten in the habit of leaving my smartphone in the locker rather than taking it with me while I exercise. As a result I've listened to a lot more Ariana Grande than I ever would have cared for. I've noticed that the only people around me who don't have headphones in their ears are the older guys,...
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People are fond of saying that you should be yourself, until you actually are. Then, if it makes them uncomfortable, they want you to be something different, so that they can be feel better. I refuse to be anything other than myself.