February 2011
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again is a perfect name for a new nail polish color.
Feb 23rd
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The right way to tell her that there is something about her spirit that screams, “Yes, I am willing to be pushed over in pursuit of your dreams.”
Feb 18th
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“Important mainly because of the words in the message.” “Important mainly because of the people in the conversation.” “Important mainly because of your interaction with messages in the conversation.” “Important mainly because it was sent directly to you.” “Important because you marked it as important.” When Gmail annotates e-mail by algorithm,...
Feb 16th
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If it is time for the Spanx to come off and you can’t laugh about it, then the Spanx should probably stay on.
Feb 15th
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I just called to say I love the episode of The Cosby Show in which Stevie Wonder’s limo crashes into Denise’s car and then, in an act of reconciliation, he invites the Huxtable family into the recording studio where he samples them speaking into his Synclavier, and then they all sing together.
Feb 14th
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My profile in The New York Times. Not on purpose. Not that kind of profile. A full-length photo of me walking past the actual subject. More accident than assignment. (Printed across more column inches than I knew how to handle at the time. The angle, unflattering. The art review, fine.) I did not tell anyone. A spectacular and silly secret to keep, I suppose. And an insane lie as...
Feb 2nd
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