Moleskine Mish Mash & perhaps a little give away...

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maybe if you click on this and it enlarges you will see some of my 'personal narrative'

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I wish I could send everyone I know and care about a Moleskine. I like the fact that Ernest Hemingway had one and I like that the protective hardbound cover pretty much assures that I will keep mine safely tucked away, maybe even to be viewed by great grandchildren I will never know.

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It's romantic and pragmatic for a writer to carry a Moleskine. I can't even count how many times I'm driving and I pull over to write down something I've thought of or heard.

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I'm just finishing up my fifth or sixth Moleskine. Here are some random entries as this one comes to a close:
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Day 3 in Provincetown

Lo buys a CD in front of town hall, from Brenda who could be a guy but isn't

Debra Kay hits every dog store

kj drops her books off at Now Voyager: oooh the book is in the window

we laugh our asses off at kj's crazy stupid joke: DK tells it to two strange men at the Mews' Bar and one of them thinks it's funny. kj gloats

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The joke:

This monk walks into a diner. He smiles at the waitress and says to her:

'Did you see me come in?'

'Yes,' she says.

'Have you ever seen me before?'

'No,' she says.

'Then how did you know it was me?'

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"don't hold grudges: everyone in my life is a teacher, through hurt or through joy."

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My cousin Russell and my Mother, who has lost her working memory:

Russell: I was your favorite nephew.

Mom: You probably still are.

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If and when I have to prepare, Renee, I will need you to help me know.

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'Sometimes we live in a cool corner of hell because we don't want to go through the fire.'

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"I came to conclude that some participants had walked away from her. I knew she had had two best friends before me and both were quite gone, possibly no longer nourished by her dishes.

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Advice for a therapist: "Be the one who argues for not changing so she doesn't have to"

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Nicole, age 25: 'I've been in a hurry to do the important things my whole life'

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Are the past and present equally real?

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'Until Thursday, they parted with at least two kisses'

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Fuck cancer

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Whoever dances belongs to the whole

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The hard part is that knowing doesn't matter.

Susan says read this book: To scared to cry by Lenore Teer

Dear kj, I'm writing to you from the future....

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Eulogy for Jeff's son: 'He was content with his portion'

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who wouldn't want a transitional teddy bear?

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Sign in high school computer room:

Love all

Trust a few

Harm none

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Ryan to his Mother, "When I'm four, will my name still start with R?

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And Casey, falling into a passion she had unknowingly buried years ago, could not stop either one of them. Could not. Did not.

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Advice from Nancy Rose: Not sure what to write about? Write about then things you don't want to write about.

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From a client: 'It hurt so much it was like three corners of awful'

Okay: if you've read this far, I'm sneaking in a little contest. The prize is a moleskine of your very own. Here are the rules:

1. Choose your favorite snippet from above and explain why your chose it.

2. I will select my favorite explanation.

3. The winner will receive a moleskine that may come with a doodle or two already in it....

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One more thing: it was so hot today the candles on the porch melted!!!

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Love,

kj

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p.s. I don't know WHEN Emily Rabbit will appear, but I know she will......