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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

December 2016

Dear Thursday…

2016/12/22 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

Trixie must learn to stop using her new alarm cat powers once I have already got out of bed…

Love,
Kevin

(22 December 2016)

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Winter Solstice 2016 (a poem)

2016/12/21 — Leave a comment

Trixie woke me up this morning at the exact time of the solstice—2:44 a.m.…

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Dear Wednesday…

2016/12/21 — Leave a comment

Dear Wednesday,

Trixie must learn to use her new alarm cat powers for good—not for waking me up at 2:30…

Love,
Kevin

(21 December 2016)

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The year without Xmas (a poem)

2016/12/20 — 2 Comments

Normally, even when I am feeling depressed about it, it still feels like Xmas. This year has been different—with all the hand-wringing, angst, and anxiety about the election, it has not felt even a little bit like Xmas…

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Dear Tuesday…

2016/12/20 — Leave a comment

Dear Tuesday,

I’m not asking you to clean up after Monday—but isn’t there something you can do?

Love,
Kevin

(20 December 2016)

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Lonely Xmas evening (a poem)

2016/12/19 — Leave a comment

Went to an Xmas show this evening, as I’ve done for all but one of the last five years. One of the performers was a very beautiful burlesque dancer. I wonder about myself sometimes…

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Dear Monday…

2016/12/19 — Leave a comment

Dear Monday,

I was going to say it feels like Monday…

Love,
Kevin

(19 December 2016)

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Dear Sunday…

2016/12/18 — Leave a comment

Dear Sunday,

You and Saturday are in cahoots, aren’t you? Brrr…

Love,
Kevin

(18 December 2016)

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Dear Saturday…

2016/12/17 — Leave a comment

Dear Saturday,

Friday brought all that sun, and you had to go and hide it. Could you at least turn up the heat a bit? It’s cold in here…

Love,
Kevin

(17 December 2016)

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Dear Friday…

2016/12/16 — Leave a comment

Dear Friday,

I see you’ve brought sunshine with you. Good job!

Love,
Kevin

(16 December 2016)

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