Monthly Archives: September 2009

quip: the internet hates me

Posted on 30 September 2009 by thedoormouse
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Blood on the Ice, the NHL pre-season Preview

Posted on 29 September 2009 by thedoormouse

Ah, the smell of ice in autumn. Ah, the stain of red against that translucent surface. The swoosh of a stop, the ping of the puck off the goalpost, crunch of bodies flailing against the boards and the sound of … Continue reading →

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quip: splat

Posted on 22 September 2009 by thedoormouse

It is mosquito city here in Firenze right now. Or, so I’m told by friends, because I’m certainly not feeling their effects at present. I suppose it’s because of the garlic and wine they’re staying away? Or, I’m just not … Continue reading →

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ciao, au revoir, do svidan’ya

Posted on 19 September 2009 by thedoormouse

I honestly enjoy visiting new places. Tasting the different foods, seeing the architecture and the landscape… the different smells and sounds… the way not being “home” feels. What I dislike about the whole experience is the traveling part. The whole … Continue reading →

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spam poetry: weenie

Posted on 18 September 2009 by thedoormouse

Weenies… kind of made out of the same meat byproduct as SPAM, right? So, do you think it works the same way in email form? enjoy your spam of the week:: Don’t rely on luck in such important question as … Continue reading →

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duality

Posted on 17 September 2009 by thedoormouse

I love to hate things… I love experiencing new things, I hate change… I love opinions, I hate when they are ill-informed and only driven by emotion thus lacking true substance… I love extremes, I hate unpredictability… I could easily … Continue reading →

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On the Ocean of Life

Posted on 15 September 2009 by thedoormouse

Throughout life people come and go. Acquaintances, co-workers, friends, even family find there place in the storyline if only for a brief moment. None though is particularly fleeting. Although their introduction might have come quite by chance as an unexpected … Continue reading →

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quip: not gonna die

Posted on 14 September 2009 by thedoormouse

So, with the dirge of deaths in the celebrity world trying to take down the venerable facebook and twitter services by the number of reposts of reports of passing and listless memories by mourning fans, I found myself proposing this … Continue reading →

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Grateful (but not spammy)

Posted on 11 September 2009 by thedoormouse

No Friday Spam Poetry for today. I know, I know… someone was looking forward to reading them in an alternate universe from another time-space parallel, but really my inbox was sucked into this vortex and there was no good spam … Continue reading →

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quip: fish philet

Posted on 6 September 2009 by thedoormouse

I love baseball, as do many of my friends. Several of them are Central Jerz and SEPA people who have VERY strong ties to the majority of Phily sports. As many people know already, my background in sports prevents me … Continue reading →

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