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Born49

Born in the 40's. The reincarnation of some anonymous soldier who died a few years after WWII .

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Born49
Born49
2012-11-28T19:59:27

A Simple Pleasure Remembered

I stick my hand in the incredibly cold crushed ice and water in the old Coke box in my Grandfathers tiny grocery store.

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Born49
Born49
2012-07-14T15:48:40

TTPMO #2

My wife will be watching her recorded shows (Dr. Phil, Biggest Loser, Judge Judy, etc.) on the TV in the bedroom. I will be watching some movie in the family room.

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Born49
Born49
2012-07-10T05:54:19

TTPMO #1

Things That Piss Me Off #1 My wife and I will be in line at the grocery store. We will be next in line for check out. Suddenly, my wife remembers something she needs.

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Born49
Born49
2012-07-02T22:02:20

Marriage

I think most people are married because they don't want to be alone. I wonder how many are married because it is magic. Can you imagine what that would feel like. Seriously, try to imagine it.

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Born49
Born49
2012-05-27T00:21:39

Forever?

She asked me, "Do you think it is possible to love the same person forever?" I said, "Yes." She asked me, "Do you think I am that person for you. Your forever person?" I said, "I'm afraid you are.

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Born49
Born49
2012-05-17T03:00:53

Bottom Line

“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.” ― Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays.

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Born49
Born49
2012-04-10T21:37:11

Good Advice

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes. William Gibson.

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Born49
Born49
2012-04-07T20:46:33

Sorry If You Can Relate

He no longer wished to be dead. At the same time, it cannot be said that he was glad to be alive. Paul Auster, City of Glass.

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Born49
Born49
2012-04-04T04:52:57

Rule To Live By

Never go straight. Always go forward..

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Born49
Born49
2012-04-03T23:43:19

An Act Of Love

She had plucked her eyebrows for him. She knew he came in on Tuesdays. Thus, begins a love affair..

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Born49
Born49
2012-03-13T12:43:44

New South

"When fascism comes to America, it will pretend to eat grits." - Sinclair Lewis.

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Born49
Born49
2012-03-12T12:53:15

Smart Doggie

Yesterday, like ever other day, I walked the dog up to the park and back. As we were approaching my house, Katie veered off the sidewalk toward the mailboxes. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was.

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Born49
Born49
2012-03-11T07:15:29

Regrets?

I have been alive in eight different decades. Sure, I was born just a few weeks away from the 50’s, and it’s only 2012, but still, it’s true enough.

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Born49
Born49
2012-03-09T19:14:02

Disposable?

I had just downloaded an MP3 from the Internet. There it sat on my computer. Just a bunch of bits and bytes. If something happened to my computer, I guess it would be lost forever.

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Born49
Born49
2012-01-14T16:20:33

Taco Time

When my wife and I go through the drive through line at Taco Bell, she frequently insists that I ask for extra cheese on her bean burrito.

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Born49
Born49
2012-01-13T20:29:38

November Memory

English Leather came in its own little wooden box. It looked kind of like what you would see in a cedar chest.

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