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Two miles a day is all we ask

I was speaking to the 95 year old woman across the bayou and she said she walks two miles around the bayou every morning and then takes another walk in the afternoon. Certainly, she has found the fountain of youth – movement. Someone was saying the other day that marriage is hard work and I said, not hard, but it is certainly not effortless. Great love starts with a spark, long love requires the flames…

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I can find you no comfort

I remember when I was having a midlife crisis meltdown in Marin County and my housekeeper, this gorgeous young Brazilian wrote me a note saying “I CAN FIND YOU NO COMFORT” – seeing how she was looking for the duvet and I was looking for a whole new lease on life, it ended up being my mantra. Friday night at Abby’s memorial, we were lounging towards the end and a friend threw herself on the…

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Mañana Por La Mañana

Mañana por la mañana llena tu casa de flores de seguro que te visita la virgen de los dolores Today, I got a visit from the J-man who wanted to put his motor boat in the bayou. The misty, overcast, winterish day suddenly gave rise to a gorgeous sunshining fall day and the bayou had a few little white caps to provide enough adventure for the boat. While he maneuvered the boat back and forth…

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Voodoo Experience in my own backyard

City Park is blocked off and all a flurry this morning and the Voodoo Experience gets ready to open its doors. I took a look at the line up having mistakenly dismissed it as a youth experience. Although I saw a bunch of youths lined up already waiting to get in, the truth is tomorrow the Old 97s and Bonearama and more play and on Sunday Irma Thomas, the Queen of New Orleans is singing.…

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Obama – via the NYT

I woke this morning with hope in my heart. I put on my two Obama buttons that T brought home the other day. I believe is what I was thinking as I walked through the park. Then I read this editorial in the New York Times endorsing Barack Obama and thought, I am so glad I renewed my subscription: This about sums up the whole shebang: October 24, 2008 EDITORIAL Barack Obama for President Hyperbole…

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Vote No on 8

If you live in California and are reading this – vote NO on 8. If you want a story to go with it – take it from one of my favorite craftsman, Jonathan Adler: Eulogy for Charlie Powderpuff   My faith in the human race has taken a turn for the better. On September 18th, I got married…to another man!  I refer to Simon Doonan, the creative director of Barneys, the divine author, and my…

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