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Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
Elvis Costello, “When It Sings” (by Iain Halliday)

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who are the secrets of living… (by ee cummings)(photo by catene)
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The Confederate ghosts of my neighborhood
Posted on November 1, 2008 | 1 CommentIn the two weeks between closing on our house and moving in a couple of years ago, I had anxiety dreams about my neighborhood. Once home to Camp Chase, a... -
Making tree forts out of high wind destruction
Posted on September 16, 2008 | 6 CommentsSo, this was supposed to be our first big week of preschool. But the back end of Ike sneaked up on Ohio and smacked us with 50-70 MPH winds for... -
Inventory: 28 Months
Posted on September 19, 2007 | No CommentsDeclan is 28 months old today. It’s kind of hard to believe that’s all the time it has been. Mysterious coos and babbles have given way to complete sentences. Once... -
Is it like a butterfly?
Posted on September 6, 2007 | 1 CommentIt was a perfect, temperate world last weekend. We spent lots of time on playgrounds and in parks, visiting with friends and family and finding places where we could let... -
West Side Story, Chapter 2
Posted on August 16, 2007 | 1 CommentI got stuck in an automatic car wash on West Broad Street* two days ago. I input the code numbers to make it go, the thing pulled me in about... -
West Side Story
Posted on May 4, 2007 | No CommentsFeatures of our neighborhood: • Mango and papaya are at the front of the produce section in every major grocery store. • Camp Chase. When we bought the house but...

