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My apartment is so close to the next building that…

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

I can hear people leaving messages on her answering machine.
(I know. Who still uses an answering machine?)

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Then we discovered the bakery across the street. Yesterday.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

“Our neighbors are baking bread AGAIN? Potheads.”

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Off-the-Job Training

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

I had a teacher-on-a-powertrip moment the other day. Not in my classroom, but in my apartment.
It’s hot. I have the windows open. I’m listening to music on my laptop to help pass the time as I wash the dishes.
I hear a knock on my front door that is wide open because of my ever-present trust [...]

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