This Angel
at the bar last night
matter of factly said:
“You could spin a turd into a diamond, Grant.”

I love that saying!

She was talking about
the fact that I,
having grown up reading
only DR. SEUSS,
spin every word
i hear,
into something,
well,
frankly,
STOOPID.
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Have you ever
been in a position
that you knew
you COULD do something,
but that worst-case logic,
and perhaps even fear,
made you doubt
your upcoming action?

BUT,
You knew
that if you DIDN’T do it,
that you would
miss the boat sailing towards
reward and satisfaction
whether you get on board,
or not?
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“Here’s what I have to have:”

When Betty said:
“I have to have _________”,
I knew then and there
NOT to question her.

Like when she said:
“Wayne said that THAT chair was made by a fancy designer”,
which meant that
she’d HAVE to have
ten dollars.

It was a five hundred dollar
Bertoia Chair by Knoll.

jajaj jaj
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Sometimes when I nod NO,
it means YES.
Other times when I nod YES,
it means NO..

They are sort of the same thing.

NO’s become YES’s
and YES’s become NO’s.

When I’m first getting to know someone,
I can see it on their face
when something
Fabulous Happens
and I go to nodding NO,
and they quirk up,
and say:
“NO”?
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I’m not sure
Mama’n’em
didn’t have it
all wrong?

Both of my parents
were Educators,
my Mom was MY 3rd Grade Teacher,
and my Dad was THE Principal,
which was a good deal for me,
because I had
free access
to the Lost & Found.

There was some cool shit
falling from kids pockets
in Florida
in the Fifties.
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Do we live
with fucking blinders on,
or WHAT?

Is Fear so seductive
and powerful
that it keeps us
just setting our clocks,
getting up,
showering,
and doing the same
boring-ass thing
over
and
over
and
over
again?
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My ASS is betting
that there are going to be
HUNDREDS of Comedians
conceived in the wake of
this current Recession.

People are running around
like Funky Chickens
with their heads cut off!

Look Around!
It’s Funny!

jaja ja jaja
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Compromise
has always been
a fine line
that I’ve
tip-toed around,
with my Ugly Painted
Snapping-Turtle Toes.

I understand
that in any relationship
that the people involved
have to compromise
in order to survive.

I KNOW this.
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Tears welled up
in our eyes
the first time
Hector and I
entered the “zone”.

The “zone” is a magical place.

We had been intensely
getting to know each other,
when finally
the trust solidified between us
and we just broke down
and told the damn truth,
then teared up.
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Are you FUCKING
kidding me?

In the name
of JESUS,
by Divine Guidance from
YOUR God,
in this fancy CHURCH
built with your
Bomb Building Money,
you are serious?

REALLY? I was a guilty participant.
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