Golddigger 101

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

In which we open the door to the asylum and slam it closed again

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It's been a while since I posted anything about Sly and Doris. It has been pretty calm because I have had almost no interaction with the...
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

In which my glasses are stolen in Honduras

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I think I have told you guys I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile and that when I completed my two year stint (it's two years, people,...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

In which our basement floods

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Have I told you guys about our Annual Basement Flood? I think I have mentioned it in passing in other stories, but I have not told you the F...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

In which Primo and I argue about whose parents have the right attitude about money

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This is why pre-marital counseling is important. Because they make you TALK ABOUT THE MONEY. When you don't talk about the money, you ma...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

In which Sly and Doris say the same old same old

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Primo: Your mom sent us money for our anniversary. She didn't need to do that! Me: I know. Primo: She really didn't need to do that....
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

In which I kiss a married man but I didn't know he was married the entire time we were flirting over the phone at work

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Before grad school, I worked in Austin for this company. This was back in the olden days when to conduct business with someone, you actually...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

In which Sly criticizes Paul McCartney's singing

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Sly is a singer. Or used to be. We asked Sly and Doris if they would sing at our wedding and they declined. Oh, they were out of practice. R...
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Thursday, August 18, 2011

In which we try to figure out what Sly and Doris have planned for their cats

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March 2010 At Sam's dad's memorial service, we discover that one of the issues Sam and his brother faced was what to do with their f...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

In which I find out that Ted was kicked out of seminary for having an affair

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You guys! I thought I had published all the Ted stories. But I just found a draft of another part of the saga. What a jerk he was. Sheesh. ...
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

In which I get my bellybutton pierced so I will have a flat tummy but it doesn't work and all I do is pass out

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Have I ever told you guys about the time I got my bellybutton pierced? I was 39, I think, and saw my youth flashing before my very nearsight...
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Friday, July 29, 2011

In which Primo cannot take advantage of a long boring drive to get the weekly phone call with his parents over with

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Me: Did you make The [obligatory to Sly and Doris if you don't call us you don't love us and we will punish you but darned if we eve...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

In which my cleaning lady breaks bad on my white sofa but it's sort of my fault

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I hired Esperanza, she who did laundry and cleaned windows, and things went well for a while. I recommended her to my friends. My friends li...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

In which I get a new cleaning lady who does windows

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I told you guys about Marisol, my cleaning lady in Chile. It was a few years again before I had another cleaning lady. It took me 18 months ...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

In which my cleaning lady uses a vegetable brush to scrub my toilet and the mystery of my frequent illness might have been solved

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I know it seems like a rich lady, first world problem to complain about How Hard It Is To Find Good Help These Days, but that's not goin...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

In which the cute English grad student/track coach kisses me and I leave because I am so shocked, then never get a second chance for another kiss

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Sometimes, it's not so smart to google old boyfriends or men you thought were cute but way out of reach but who then kissed you anyhow a...
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