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The best journalism keeps things in perspective. This is a story you won't see reported in the national papers—it could have only been written by someone who lives in the place where it happened.
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Musicians On Call sponsors private musical performances in hospitals and treatment rooms for patients too ill to leave their rooms. What a great charity. Support it with donations—or your "gently used" CDs.
"Two studs going out on the prowl. Watch out ladies, here they come," Elizabeth teased.
"Yeah," I said. "Ha-ha."
"Yeah," I said. "Ha-ha."
Just like that: "Ha-ha."
Robert and I went out last night for dinner followed by some live music. Acme is an okay place to eat. The Cajun-style food is good and filling, and the atmosphere is fun and bright. Exposed-brick walls are lined with hundreds of bottles of hot sauce — greens and yellows and reds — and the wooden tables are colorfully painted and happily chipping away. I had the sloppy meatloaf Po-Boy with white gravy and enormous sweet potato…
Holiday office parties can be a hoot.
I have a good feeling, however, that this year's version will be safe, pleasant, and lacking in the Inappropriate Drama department. Thank you. Can't get much safer than pizza from 4 to 7pm, can it?
Please, god, let it be safe. Let it be safe.
It will be. It will be.
No, really — this is a great time for us to have an office get-together. Lately, there've been some new faces around the water cooler [We actually don't have one of those.] and it'd be great to get to know everyone a little better.
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