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turkey drunk

Friday, November 28, 2008

Our first American Thanksgiving has come and gone. We ate turkey and considered the pilgrims in a home pulsating patriotism. And by pulsating patriotism, I mean the Christmas tree was covered in American flags. And by covered I mean, the branches were not obvious. Need I say more? Actually I do…need…to say more.
The living [...]

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rebecca gets political and all-american-savy in honor of the vice presidential debate

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Today I sent in my application to vote. Does that make me like, a total American or something? It definitely ups the ante on my Americanness. America. America. The Beautiful. Maybe now I don’t have to feel like a fraud when I hear The Star-Spangled Banner and start to cry.
My kid is American. (Do [...]

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come into my world: three snippets

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

“Can you tell Elsie that I love her later?”
“Just tell her right now.”
“But you’re with her all day. Like, you get one hundred chances to tell her. I only get ten.
Is that fair?”
“Well, you don’t have to push her out of your genitalia. I don’t think ‘fair’ is really the word.”

“You forgot the ‘u’ in [...]

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