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anywhere there’s cake

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Spongy rich inside
with a healthy heaping of
frosting. Milk? Gravy.

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negotiations

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Not so much about
the plans. Just about the way
we woo each other.

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stronger than she looks

Monday, February 1st, 2010

I can tell her just
about anything. She won’t
buckle or break down.

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oh, stop

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

“Did you hear about
Fred?” “Fred rules!” “What’s this I hear
about Fred?” “Get him!”

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a rush ahead to the blood

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Smell that? It’s the scent
of a good story waiting
to be told to all.

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the road to success

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The road to success
looks nothing like a highway.
Yet the path is worn.

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a reporter’s secret

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

He never goes home,
never stops calling, writes and
rewrites with gusto.

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no punching at the dinner table

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

As satisfying
as it could be, please refrain
from feast fisticuffs.

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a dare-to-be-great situation

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Buy, sell or process?
As long as you get paid a
princely, tidy sum.

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the 39th parallel

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Cross this border to
see beyond the mists of youth.
Gaze into more life.

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stains of history

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Swiftly the currents
of events rush by, little
understood for now.

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rebooting birmingham again

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The reset button
is faded and worn, having
been used quite a bit.

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a matter of service

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Do not expect good
service until you give good
service unprompted.

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habits

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Let’s do the same thing
a thousand times because it
takes little effort.

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return of the bug

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Even after flu
vaccine, cootie shot, body
succumbs to sickness.

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