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Category: Musing

Counting backward

Counting backward

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by Clay

There is a little game with which I amuse myself in which I take my age, or that of other people, and figure…

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The dream with Ron the Uber driver

The dream with Ron the Uber driver

Posted on November 10, 2021August 30, 2022 by Clay

I was in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles and wanted to go to the airport. I tapped the Uber app on my…

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The dream with Harrison Ford and the Moscow Mules

The dream with Harrison Ford and the Moscow Mules

Posted on April 22, 2021January 8, 2022 by Clay

It was unclear in my dream how I came to such a state of urgency vis-à-vis my housing situation. But urgent it was,…

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On this date—1969

On this date—1969

Posted on November 7, 2019January 8, 2022 by Clay

Fifty years ago today, Frank Sinatra stepped into Studio 1 at Western Recorders in Hollywood.  The building isn’t called that anymore—it’s still a…

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The dream about the apple pancake

The dream about the apple pancake

Posted on October 17, 2019January 8, 2022 by Clay

I awoke this morning from a dream in which I was having a meal in the Walnut Room at Marshall Field’s State Street…

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Rodgers & Hart & Sinatra

Rodgers & Hart & Sinatra

Posted on April 23, 2019January 8, 2022 by Clay

In recent years, friends have tagged me on Facebook asking for lists of favorite records and favorite books. I sighed a little when…

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Yes, I vacationed in Paris

Yes, I vacationed in Paris

Posted on April 16, 2019January 8, 2022 by Clay

Already the snideness has begun. “We get it. You vacationed in Paris.” “Suddenly everybody is French.” Some among us have taken to social media…

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My dinosaur

My dinosaur

Posted on August 3, 2018January 8, 2022 by Clay

Earlier today, I found myself prostrate with guilt when I realized that, as a child, I had chosen a favorite dinosaur not because…

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My dampness

My dampness

Posted on June 22, 2018January 8, 2022 by Clay

I was born and spent my early years in Houston, and I lived there again in several stretches as an adult, so I…

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10 records

10 records

Posted on June 15, 2018January 8, 2022 by Clay

Not long ago, a friend tagged me on Facebook to participate in a “10 records in 10 days” exercise in which you describe…

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