Dinner's simmering.

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It's 85 degrees F. here. And extremely humid. Heat in OH always comes with humidity.

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Wrote a review of Coeur De Lion by Ariana Reines. While I was composing it I listened to Norah Jones' new CD, Little Broken Hearts. It seemed appropriate.

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I've read a few pages of the new Zizek. It looks like it's going to be a lot of fun.

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Yesterday, because of something Kate Zambreno posted, I read Anne Carson's essay, "The Gender of Sound." Now I'm thinking a lot about mouths. And Baubo. And the many, many women writers I admire.

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My sister is 2 years younger than me. When she was an adolescent in the '60s she was diagnosed with diabetes. The physician told her she would not live past 40. What a prick.

His prophecy would have come true, but she was saved by organ transplants--pancreas and kidney. Before she turned 40.

She's been through a lot over the last 40+ years. She's among the most courageous people I know.

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The chili I'm making smells great. I'd share some with you if you were here.

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Stop by and say "Hello" sometime.

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Later, agitators.

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