and silly did the workday get. not one damned thing worked. and so we joined the masses of stumped workers in this area with computers that are on the fritz. yesterday was the same. last friday too... it's like the rain, a sure thing this summer. mr. murphy's got our ticket. but i'm smiling anyway. those bartlett pears i bought this weekend are absolutely awesome. juicy, sweet, and just the right lunch size. one dollar for a bag. Dad would have been proud, he had a knack for finding the best produce at a great price.

sometimes, when i food shop, i think of him. a bag of bananas can get the tears rolling...

it's just a given. i'll always miss him. and the small stuff does count. all those seemingly insignificant gestures, like packing papertowels and little boxes of raisins for me to take back home... reaching for a working pen in his billion and one collection only to find none of them work... sneaking him another piece of chocolate cake behind mom's back... (i'm so glad i did that now). i hope all of those little things never fade.
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i took a road trip today with my boss. and despite my protestations to having lunch in the city, i found myself sitting in a burmese restaurant with a plate of basil tofu staring up at me. i ate it. it was spicy hot. it was good.

we finished our business in the city, said our goodbyes, and headed back to our workplace. i broke out that great pear and had it for dessert. that's about as productive as i was today, i could have done better staying at home and doing the laundry that should have been done last weekend.

tomorrow is only wednesday. but the summer is almost gone. i'll be 38 soon. so what?!
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