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watchin’ the ships roll in, then i watch them roll away again
I’m spent from an in-town vacation and I still have a full week of work ahead before I go back to the East Coast for the holidays. My friend came in from out-of-town and all we did was laugh and eat...
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yes, i’m already gone, already gone
In four days I’m getting on a plane and there’s a lot to do between now and then. Or at least there should be a lot of things that I do between now and then. I need a new phone, which hopefully I’ll...
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we work hard, we play hard
Last night was quiet. Good thing I’m working five shifts this week, because I think that’s what it’s gonna take just to bring in the normal amount of money I require to keep my head above water. If it...
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it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas, everywhere you go
And boom – I’m on vacation. Vacation actually started last night when I picked up my favorite regular from work. She’d had a no-good, horrible, shitty-ass day and so when I suggested we stop for...
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over the fields we go, laughing all the way
I woke up this morning in DC, swaddled in blankets and not wanting to get out of bed. After yesterday’s unseasonable warmth, last night the temperature adjusted back towards the normal holiday...
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this is the season for love, it’s christmas day
It’s Christmas and I slept in. I stayed up til around two last night, watching Bad Santa with my Dad and sending a few texts and emails. Eventually everyone went to bed and I was the only one left...
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i got a card up my sleeve, name it and i’ll pull it out your ear
When we knocked on the door, my friend answered and welcomed us in. There were toys strewn all over the living room and her little boy was running around the house in a ninja turtle mask holding a...
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do you remember when we were only kids, knew everyone in our neighborhood and...
I drove around a bunch the other night. Some miles were with friends, some were alone. It was late on Christmas night and everywhere I went the roads were free and clear of everything except police...
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you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
It’s the last night of my Christmas vacation and everyone is asleep but me. The house is quiet except for the sounds of my typing and soon I will sleep. Tomorrow I get up, have breakfast with Mom and...
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dedication, hard work, routine builds character
The day started with my parents making breakfast before driving me to National airport, my bags in tow. They hugged me tight at the terminal and then, boom – they were gone. On to the ticket counter I...
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