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Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
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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... -
Construct your own narrative
Posted on November 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsFor the past several months, I’ve been helping my mother out with a family project. We’ve been going through scads of old, deteriorating photographs, scanning them and identifying faces. Apparently,... -
Update on the nameless faces
Posted on December 20, 2007 | No CommentsI guess I’m not the only person who loves a good mystery. I had absolutely no idea how much attention this post would receive. Throughout last weekend, I watched the... -
Who on earth are these people?
Posted on December 15, 2007 | 12 CommentsA couple of years ago, my mother found an old roll of film in her house and developed it. She didn’t recognize any of the faces in the pictures. Most... -
Outré d’ouevres
Posted on November 29, 2007 | 2 CommentsWe had spaghetti and meteor-balls for dinner. Declan also ate a bag of crunchy frotons that came with the salad. Rather than sneak all kinds of food to the dog... -
Hey, it’s “for women”
Posted on November 17, 2005 | 1 CommentSince we’re on the subject of “Unsolved Mysteries,” here’s a question I’ve pondered for years now: Why is that show always always on Lifetime, the alleged “TV for women.” According...


