I never learned how to sleep well. When I was very young, I learned how to convincingly pretend I was asleep, which obviously means I couldn’t really be sleeping then, or much of anytime else. Sleeping, to me, was synonymous with not good surprises. Pretending to sleep either got me ignored or got me some …
September 2009 archive
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Sep 17 2009
Peter and Paul on Mary Travers' Passing
What a sad day. Mary Travers, part of the ’60s folk rock trio Peter, Paul & Mary, has died. In a statement on Mary’s website, Peter Yarrow reflected on his lifelong admiration of Mary, and how she lived her life. I believe that, in the most profound of ways, Mary was incapable of lying, as …
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Sep 14 2009
Equal Time For the Guys (US Open)
Roger Federer had a really bad day. You see someone who is so consistently flawless, for years, then it’s shocking to see him struggle and actually lose a five set match. The odds were really good that del Potro would lose, having a 0-6 past record with Federer. Roger helped him out with 11 double …
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Sep 14 2009
Congrats to Kim Clijsters
The US Open Tennis Women’s Championship last night was definitely a Storybook Ending. It was a hard-fought match, without any histrionics or anybody cursing or breaking anything. Both Kim and Danish No. 9 seed Caroline Wozniacki played their hearts out. I believe it’s good for the sport to occasionally not have the Williams sisters play …
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Sep 13 2009
It's Like School Is Starting
I mean, for me, personally. When I was a kid, I always welcomed the start of school as a marker for new adventures, new (non-life threatening) challenges, and new hope. I created ways to become increasingly lost in my studies, as a means of not dealing with my particular hell-for-a-childhood reality. Starting school was a …
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Sep 08 2009
I Have To Eat
You know, I spent most of my life trying to not eat, and feeling guilty and self-loathing when I did anyway, or using food as a control device — when it’s not controlling me — or actively not caring if I was committing slow suicide and eating whatever I damned well felt like eating. Me …
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