We ate ethereal soufflés and listened to the pianist sample the Great American Songbook till closing.
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Suprise Me
Stars
Prompted By Restaurants
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We ate ethereal soufflés and listened to the pianist sample the Great American Songbook till closing.
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Humbug, or Sightless in the Circus
Prompted By Can't Leave Home Without It
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I didn’t much give a damn for wearing glasses.
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The Pixies Three
Prompted By Concerts
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The drab, cavernous room reeked of sweat and hormones. Then the DJ mounted the steps to the stage.
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From Conservative Cal Poly to San Jose State
Prompted By Protests
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Les Halles
Prompted By Dawn
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Les Halles I went to Europe for the first time in the late 1960s with my husband Alan on a belated honeymoon. We spent a few days in Copenhagen where we saw Victor Borge in concert in Tivoli Gardens. And then a week in Paris where our hotel room reeked of garlic – thanks,…
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So many girls named Ashley
Prompted By Jury Duty
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“Your honor, I am a doctoral student at the University of Illinois, and I have been spending quite a bit of time in places where young people go during their out-of-school hours."
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The Friday Dress
Prompted By What We Wore
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Birthday Calendar
Prompted By Leap Day
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Birthday Calendar When I was a kid I thought it was very special that the year I was born – 1944 – was a leap year and that it had not one but two 4’s in it! And I was proud that I was born in the leap month of February, but I did wish…
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Cell phones and the world-wide web
Prompted By Life Before Computers
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As a musician, actor, writer, and part-time carpenter, I had grown tired of planning how I was going to buy my next pair of shoes, so I unpacked my diploma and went looking for a job. I had three criteria — the job had to (1) involve writing, editing, and publishing; (2) take place in…
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