It's been awhile, but I put up a new SuperLowBudge Radio hour'ish.
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“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
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Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th... -
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These are essays from the Diaryland site. Each will open in a new window. 2000 The Award Goes To... (American Beauty) -
These are some words and phrases for the *suggestion box. This is a list that's always evolving. *As in, I suggest they be retired for...
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That woman in Jaws who yells “Twenty-four hours is like three weeks!” has irked me since I was 7 years old. Or by her math, 45 years old. -
Ellen Lubin-Sherman Some years back I did some editing for a style/fashion writer in NYC, Ellen Lubin-Sherman . She was a hoot. She once tol... -
Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th... -
I wandered into the TV room where my little brother was splayed out on the rug watching Miami Vice. I had just turned fourteen and my room... -
Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove... -
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One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ...
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This is in case you appreciate any of this. $10 is all, don't go nuts with it.
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