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Stamp this on your forehead
Avery is about four years old. She comes into my clinic with her mom. One of Avery’s favourite things to do is find one of my office stamps – the kind that stamps my clinic address on cards and magazines and … Continue reading
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Gump
So I’m in this play called Marvin’s Room, having been cast about three days ago as Marvin, a man who never actually appears to the audience, and who has no dialogue. Not one line. He makes sounds (he’s had a … Continue reading
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Say we’re apples and we want a big, sweet, juicy life
(Or a few thoughts on how to get what we want.) 1. Stop going around saying we’re small and sour. So what if we are? We’ll grow into something different, and being sour about being small and sour is a counterproductive drag. … Continue reading
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Even Jerry Springer is Holy
September 28 Today it’s raining and I’m feeling a wee bit bleh. I’m hanging out with the dog when I could be installing solar panels or memorizing Dalai Lama quotes. Saving the planet somehow. I’ve just come back … Continue reading
Flake
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Currency of illness
Download now or watch on posterous unknownname.out (5131 KB) A few thoughts on the currency of illness, or illness as an identity. Shot in conversation with a great friend.
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Your cheek is twitching
So what can I say? Most people who come through my clinic (and any other clinic, I’ll bet) are just busting their faces all day trying to get more done, trying to be more (physically fit, successful, disciplined, put your … Continue reading
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Being clever isn’t as satisfying as it used to be.
In fact, to be precise, it was never about just being clever. The satisfying thing was being more clever than you. Having the loudest and most entertaining opinion, the best vocabulary, the leading-edge-of-trendy thoughts, the feigned indifference about things that … Continue reading
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