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Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
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Are you okay?
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 4 Comments“People help you, or you help them, and when we offer and receive help, we take in each other. And then we are saved.” – Anne Lamott I sat alone... -
It’s such a good feeling
Posted on November 17, 2012 | 2 CommentsMy son and I have been watching old episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood lately. It’s much easier than I realized to get engrossed in the land of make-believe and film... -
I guess I picked the wrong night to fall asleep at nine
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 3 CommentsMy mom broke into bedtime last night to deliver “good news and bad news” to me. Apparently we are descendants of early U.S. settler Richard Treat, which means that we... -
Pink stink
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 CommentI had an impossible time finding a plain pink shirt for my son when he was two. I wound up buying him a tie-dye with a big pink heart in... -
What to do with empty ears
Posted on April 9, 2011 | No CommentsI seem to have tweaked my neck this weekend, so I’m avoiding the keyboard and pointing you to someplace I find interesting (for a minute or two, anyway). Visit Incredibox.... -
What to do with an empty house
Posted on April 8, 2011 | No CommentsAsk everyone in the surrounding neighborhood to write their hopes and dreams on it: Visit Before I Die Related Posts:Pimp walking ain’t easyI hate art scavenger huntsWild things -
Offensive things
Posted on April 7, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve always hated the fact that the majority of the clothes available for boys have a sports theme. I don’t have a girl, but I hate this more. Related Posts:Mean... -
Sprout
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsAfter teasing us with several summery days, snow and hard frost decided to try and pin spring back down. It can’t last. The hyacinth have already pushed through. I feel... -
Things I have learned from the gym
Posted on January 26, 2011 | No CommentsThere are things in this world you aren’t likely to know until you start spending your time on some kind of aerobic machinery in front of a bank of 8-10... -
Hey you guys!
Posted on December 18, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Electric Company took me to lunch. By the Electric Company I mean American Electric Power. And by me I mean to say myself, along with several other Ohio bloggers....








