Monthly Archives: July 2010

Heat

Posted on July 25, 2010 by catbird2

By H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) O wind, rend open the heat,                                                                                                           cut apart the heat,                                                                                                                         rend it to tatters. Fruit cannot drop                                                                … Continue reading →

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Adventures in unpacking

Posted on July 18, 2010 by catbird2

I’ve been one week in a new apartment, along with Kyle and the three cats, and today I’m working on getting it to smell like home. I’ve got incense burning and some Indian curried chicken in the slow cooker, doing … Continue reading →

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A new car!

Posted on July 5, 2010 by catbird2

I’m moving this week, dear readers, and having internetz troubles at home. And so I present, from my home storage vault, an older tale about a previous move to keep you reading while I pack boxes and jiggle wires. Enjoy. … Continue reading →

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On dirty jokes and love songs

Posted on July 2, 2010 by catbird2

When I first heard the Dave Matthews Band song “Crash Into Me,” I was only 17 and still not completely sure how the whole sex thing worked. My mother, bless her heart, had been a bit too tender and vague … Continue reading →

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