gillette

I haven't written anything here in a long time. I was sort of waiting for the drama to pass.

I also had to take some time and consider if I wanted to remain here since the site has evolved so much from how it began.

After thinking about it a bit, I decided that the whole frigging web has evolved from how it began, and...
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the time has come to quit smoking. it's going to be ugly. don't look.

i've been listening to a fair amount of hype over the new social security plan.

my personal take is that is sucks, and it doesn't address the real problem - the number of jobs in the us with no benefits, and the increasingly apparent habit of business forcing out employees who are nearing retirement age, making their lives a living hell so they will quit...
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i've become enamored of hip hop music recently. i am not sure why. i think it's because i saw a news blurb about an altercation at the vibe awards a couple of months back, and felt compelled to watch the rerun. footage was edited, but, while i waited, there was this one video about the rockaway that was wonderful.

so... i began catching odd moments...
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Mark is home from Iraq, at last, but my life continues to be more complicated than it should be.

I think I'm depressed again, and am fighting the need for drugs to repair broken pyschobits.

i really think four hurricanes in six weeks are more than anyone should have to deal with.

with mark in iraq, my stress levels were already off the charts.

it's just me and the kitties against the winds.

we had a hurricane. then we had another hurricane. we had no power or water or phone, no radio stations within 100 miles to give news.

now we are having another hurricane next week.

i have learned to make the grill work and shower with bottles of water. i prolly should have gone to burning man, at least i would have got to see interesting...
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i do not understand dating amongst the under 30 set.

or rather, lack of dating. i know so many young persons who seem unable to walk up to an attractive person - even an attractive person they KNOW - and suggest they spend time together.

it's so easy. all you do is say - "i'm thinking about going to X for dinner, would you like...
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i've been wondering if this summer is going to last forever, and the answer is, yes it will, and the fall, too.