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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Cursed (need for) Sleep

Thursday, June 11, 2009

So I’d meant, in all earnesty, to come back to regular posting on Tuesday. And if I would have done what my knowledge of Memphis told me to do, I wouldn’t have gone to the venue for Bonnie “Prince” Billy in time for doors to open. I would have waited at least two more hours, [...]

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If you see those kids, grab Andy’s phone

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

I was skimming through my Twitter stream this evening when I saw this disturbing piece of news from NPR’s social media guy Andy Carvin: “Robbed on the DC Metro. Rat bastard took my iPhone. Filed police report; need to put ice on my leg and change all my passwords.” He tells the story of the [...]

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But they didn’t hit the booty do.

Monday, June 8, 2009

One Saturday, I went out to the skating rink I used to go to as a child to get some extra derby practice in. The rink was about the same as it was when I was 14, only this time, I was being made fun of by little kids for wearing knee pads. Also, several [...]

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