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April 2004
April 30 ...	I Never Heard So Much About ...
April 29 ...	I Can't Get Started with Me
April 28 ...	Current Events
April 27 ...	Downsizing
April 26 ...	Blocked
April 25 ...	What is it with the Newspapers?
April 24 ...	Togetherness
April 23 ...	What are You Saving it For?
April 22 ...	Listen to Your Readers
April 21 ...	Setting Priorities
April 20 ...	Everyone is Entitled to an Opinion
April 19 ...	Forgotten Anniversaries?
April 18 ...	What Goes on in your Head?
April 17 ...	Clothes and the Comfort Zone
April 16 ...	I'm not Good with People
April 15 ...	I Already Filed
April 14 ...	My friends write, damnit!
April 13 ...	The Problem with NOT Working?
April 12 ...	When has time passed you by
April 11 ...	The Latest Gadget
April 10 ...	Nature Takes its Course
April 9 ...	New Format for New Thoughts?
April 8 ...	take a different tack
April 7 ...	the sun shines
April 6 ...	rainy day
April 5 ...	a change
April 4 ...	I'm not much of a joiner
April 3 ...	road trip
April 2 ...	free Friday
April 1 ...	who's the fool?

March 2004
March 31 ...	the perfect day
March 30 ...	in the groove
March 29 ...	drinking
March 28 ...	why does a lot add up to so little?
March 27 ...	the electronic age
March 26 ...	t's a wonderful world
March 25 ...	net positive
March 24 ...	what to do with all that free time
March 23 ...	end of an acquaintance
March 22 ...	fighting an unreasonable sadness
March 21 ...	back to sociability
March 20 ...	not according to plan
March 19 ...	back to normal
March 18 ...	fashion news from SXSW land
March 17 ...	looking for a niche
March 16 ...	out of sorts
March 15 ...	film overload
March 14 ...	doing what you please
March 13 ...	remaining calm with too much input
March 12 ...	Austin explodes with art
March 11 ...	chores
March 10 ...	not a cloud in the sky
March 9 ...	just do one thing at a time
March 8 ...	unexpectedly tense
March 7 ...	ten thousand things
March 6 ...	the theme should probably be spring
March 5 ...	get out of my room
March 4 ...	the sliding puzzle
March 3 ...	my aching back
March 2 ...	try to show more energy
March 1 ...	tired of picking things out

February 2004
February 29 ...	extra day
February 28 ...	shopping extravaganza
February 27 ...	dull duty
February 26 ...	we have a twenty-first century bed
February 25 ...	nests of wires
February 24 ...	end in sight?
February 23 ...	yes you can drink too much
February 22 ...	"I wish I was in Austin"
February 21 ...	drunk on food
February 20 ...	FFP's day off
February 19 ...	slipping everything in
February 18 ...	can't seem to get enough
February 17 ...	bellyache
February 16 ...	the punch list changes but no satisfaction
February 15 ...	marathon
February 14 ...	a winter wonderland?
February 13 ...	and I didn't even work out
February 12 ...	distraction and diversion and a public record
February 11 ...	the best outcome you could reasonably expect
February 10 ...	waiting
February 9 ...	take charge
February 8 ...	take a break from worry
February 7 ...	in the dark
February 6 ...	endings
February 5 ...	the manager
February 4 ...	what can you control?
February 3 ...	cold light of day
February 2 ...	flimsy future
February 1 ...	LB's day off

January 2004
January 31 ...	taking stock
January 30 ...	maintaining relationships
January 29 ...	paralyzed by trivialities
January 28 ...	small accomplishments
January 27 ...	why every day?
January 26 ...	facing the music
January 25 ...	sunshine
January 24 ...	let the mystery be
January 23 ...	it's always something
January 22 ...	it's starting to feel like a burden
January 21 ...	into the past
January 20 ...	talk about things swelling up to fill the time
January 19 ...	I need structure but I hate it
January 18 ...	a rich life versus a neat one
January 17 ...	shopping anxiety
January 16 ...	suddenly free
January 15 ...	a certain calm
January 14 ...	it's all relative
January 13 ...	exercising the demons
January 12 ...	exorcising the demons
January 11 ...	don't think, just do
January 10 ...	distractions
January 9 ...	changing things up
January 8 ...	waiting to hear
January 7 ...	enough to absorb
January 6 ...	take the deal
January 5 ...	fit to fly
January 4 ...	left to our own devices
January 3 ...	jam-packed excitement
January 2 ...	away from home
January 1 ...	new year

December 2003
December 31 ...	a certain amount of freedom
December 30 ...	if only
December 29 ...	where's the freedom?
December 28 ...	the first time
December 27 ...	Saturday slide
December 26 ...	what day is it?
December 25 ...	honestly it's good to have it over
December 24 ...	I suddenly realize
December 23 ...	it doesn't feel like Christmas
December 22 ...	tasks swell to fill time
December 21 ...	he reads, she reads
December 20 ...	fifteen months
December 19 ...	cold turkey
December 18 ...	recovery
December 17 ...	stay at home and let it come to me
December 16 ...	Am I sick? and, if so, what should I do about it?
December 15 ...	the chasm between healthy and sick
December 14 ...	the news we don't need to pursue
December 13 ...	the unexpected
December 12 ...	this progress is interrupted
December 11 ...	I have the whole day 'free'
December 10 ...	what I dislike about giving
December 9 ...	there has been a change in plans
December 8 ...	why do we do what we do
December 7 ...	parties
December 6 ...	guilty pleasures of materialism
December 5 ...	I've got to question it
December 4 ...	shades of gray
December 3 ...	don't worry
December 2 ...	How did it get to be December?
December 1 ...	life at a construction site

November 2003
November 30 ...	nothing to do, nothing gets done
November 29 ...	home again
November 28 ...	aftermath
November 27 ...	feast of thanks
November 26 ...	not your father's family gathering
November 25 ...	chaos and nostalgia
November 24 ...	what a day!
November 23 ...	aging
November 22 ...	the great divide
November 21 ...	get the worries in a list
November 20 ...	how big is your world?
November 19 ...	what I don't like about doctors
November 18 ...	I would be lying if I told you I didn't think it was art
November 17 ...	conquering the little things
November 16 ...	nothing has ever really happened to me
November 15 ...	full of possibility
November 14 ...	I am powerless
November 13 ...	organize
November 12 ...	what to worry about
November 11 ...	becoming lazy
November 10 ...	what is art?
November 9 ...	staying home
November 8 ...	errands and chores
November 7 ...	agreements and nerves
November 6 ...	as we age
November 5 ...	splitting hairs
November 4 ...	why feel bad?
November 3 ...	adrift
November 2 ...	getting in sync
November 1 ...	avoid the crowds

October 2003
October 31 ...	you're a winner
October 30 ...	the interview
October 29 ...	spam spoofer
October 28 ...	changing plans
October 27 ...	just a little writing
October 26 ...	one extra hour
October 25 ...	things do change
October 24 ...	dreaming of school and war
October 23 ...	what to write about?
October 22 ...	too much input vs. a rich environment
October 21 ...	adrenaline
October 20 ...	reclusive gene
October 19 ...	gatekeepers
October 18 ...	real time
October 17 ...	to know or not know, to tell or not tell
October 16 ...	down tick and diatribe
October 15 ...	upbeat
October 14 ...	seeing daylight
October 13 ...	better off
October 12 ...	stress kills
October 11 ...	I really don't mind
October 10 ...	the shear joy of it
October 9 ...	bag fetish
October 8 ...	circadian rhythm
October 7 ...	a lot of nothing
October 6 ...	I even found a frog
October 5 ...	not as planned
October 4 ...	truly Saturday
October 3 ...	somehow it went south
October 2 ...	celebrity
October 1 ...	new month

September 2003
September 30 ...	duties
September 29 ...	what to do?
September 28 ...	catching up
September 27 ...	that Saturday feeling
September 26 ...	things do change
September 25 ...	cleaning out
September 24 ...	back to a routine
September 23 ...	it's always good to go home
September 22 ...	just driving, my dad's kind of travel
September 21 ...	scenic drive and preparation for going home
September 20 ...	a year of <fill in the blank> has ended
September 19 ...	a little bit of rage
September 18 ...	birthdays
September 17 ...	large gathering
September 16 ...	children
September 15 ...	landscaping the suburban desert
September 14 ...	distant makes things seem possible
September 13 ...	one endless landscape after another
September 12 ...	a short jaunt to nowhere
September 11 ...	just another day
September 10 ...	preparation
September 9 ...	staying in control
September 8 ...	nihilism
September 7 ...	taking the time
September 6 ...	being sociable
September 5 ...	at war with the stuff
September 4 ...	one small phrase
September 3 ...	like nowhere, like everywhere
September 2 ...	a sense of time passing
September 1 ...	out of the ordinary

August 2003
August 31 ...	observation changes the observed
August 30 ...	things change
August 29 ...	worthless dust-collecting space-hogging detritus
August 28 ...	meant to
August 27 ...	time flies or at least moves inexorably
August 26 ...	a dead run
August 25 ...	watch out looking back
August 24 ...	living the life
August 23 ...	not something else
August 22 ...	thinking about Georg, my mom and the passing of time
August 21 ...	cultural link
August 20 ...	in a tizzy
August 19 ...	and what do you have to show for eleven months?
August 18 ...	looking forward, looking back
August 17 ...	near perfection
August 16 ...	as you like it
August 15 ...	choking on nostalgia
August 14 ...	what becomes of an empty day
August 13 ...	I thought I'd sit in coffee shops
August 12 ...	I can see the floor
August 11 ...	it's not my birthday
August 10 ...	a day off
August 9 ...	why things end up where they do
August 8 ...	decisions
August 7 ...	nerves at a distance
August 6 ...	I thought it would be different
August 5 ...	priorities
August 4 ...	where'd that come from?
August 3 ...	new people, new places
August 2 ...	goodbyes
August 1 ...	remembering dates

July 2003
July 31 ...	just the next thing
July 30 ...	limbo
July 29 ...	get with it
July 28 ...	as soon as you say it
July 27 ...	it's like a religion
July 26 ...	aftermath
July 25 ...	the party day arrives
July 24 ...	concentrating the mess
July 23 ...	I give myself a pass
July 22 ...	renewed ethusiasm..and cooler air
July 21 ...	good theory up to a point
July 20 ...	active
July 19 ...	sweaty Saturday
July 18 ...	and I appear so organized
July 17 ...	time skew
July 16 ...	more productive
July 15 ...	back to reality
July 14 ...	flawless
July 13 ...	What to do while waiting to check out
July 12 ...	things work out
July 11 ...	what are the odds?
July 10 ...
July 9 ...	preparations
July 8 ...	it will all be fine
July 7 ...	just do it or, alternatively, don't
July 6 ...	overload
July 5 ...	contacts
July 4 ...	damp fireworks
July 3 ...	remarkably busy
July 2 ...	labor
July 1 ...	business

June 2003
June 30 ...	the club
June 29 ...	your own agenda
June 28 ...	just (start to) do it, just finish it
June 27 ...	for want of a theme
June 26 ...	a pleasant day
June 25 ...	fit for tennis
June 24 ...	gadgets and games
June 23 ...	stay active
June 22 ...	you can do whatever you want to do
June 21 ...	I never knew
June 20 ...	sweat
June 19 ...	eating out
June 18 ...	stuff
June 17 ...	frittering away
June 16 ...	politics
June 15 ...	fathers
June 14 ...	can't resist tinkering
June 13 ...	Friday the 13th and I'm OK!
June 12 ...	down
June 11 ...	home again
June 10 ...	relative time
June 9 ...	rally driving
June 8 ...	preparation for the return journey
June 7 ...	discuss the disposition
June 6 ...	it's a zoo
June 5 ...	child's play
June 4 ...	special days
June 3 ...	too young
June 2 ...	the break
June 1 ...	understanding

May 2003
May 31 ...	arriving
May 30 ...	driving
May 29 ...	conflicting directions
May 28 ...	it was easier than you might think
May 27 ...	another way of looking at it
May 26 ...	best intentions
May 25 ...	dogs
May 24 ...	the perfect life of indolence
May 23 ...	little things
May 22 ...	a special day
May 21 ...	routine
May 20 ...	denial of service
May 19 ...	learning new things
May 18 ...	fear of exposure
May 17 ...	change of routine
May 16 ...	the object of the game
May 15 ...	small duties
May 14 ...	death
May 13 ...	a different way of looking at it
May 12 ...	ordinary day
May 11 ...	Mother's Day
May 10 ...	collections
May 9 ...	this just in
May 8 ...	social connections
May 7 ...	just do it
May 6 ...	output must exceed input
May 5 ...	new format!
May 4 ...	finding time
May 3 ...	election day
May 2 ...	checking things off the list
May 1 ...	so little time

April 2003
April 30 ...	incredible detail
April 29 ...	large and small
April 28 ...	as much fun as the dentist's chair
April 27 ...	Sunday brunch
April 26 ...	aspects of the weekend
April 25 ...	unexpected
April 24 ...	new leaf
April 23 ...	errands
April 22 ...	what's on your mind?
April 21 ...	honestly
April 20 ...	Easter
April 19 ...	a day off
April 18 ...	cloudy excursion
April 17 ...	early riser
April 16 ...	slow start
April 15 ...	stuff moves on
April 14 ...	planning and plotting
April 13 ...	sunblock to black tie
April 12 ...	back to tennis
April 11 ...	luau you
April 10 ...	cooking
April 9 ...	enjoying the facilities
April 8 ...	duty
April 7 ...	Monday mission
April 6 ...	Sunday, rainy Sunday turns to heat
April 5 ...	plans evolving
April 4 ...	premiere
April 3 ...	day slips away
April 2 ...	why is it all so hard?
April 1 ...	April Fool

March 2003
March 31 ...	errands
March 30 ...	a glorious day once you peek out
March 29 ...	slightly under expectations
March 28 ...	eating out
March 27 ...	life with father
March 26 ...	life with father
March 25 ...	dinner party
March 24 ...	preparing
March 23 ...	and the winner is...
March 22 ...	art day
March 21 ...	changes and changes of plans
March 20 ...	six months retired
March 19 ...	a day of dislocation
March 18 ...	a strange and wonderful day
March 17 ...	a new regime
March 16 ...	home again
March 15 ...	surprise
March 14 ...	fighting boredom
March 13 ...	long day
March 12 ...	change your routine
March 11 ...	getting it done
March 10 ...	change
March 9 ...	back to normal?
March 8 ...	selected shorts
March 7 ...	opera
March 6 ...	you think you'll remember
March 5 ...	home again
March 4 ...	homeward
March 3 ...	cold wind blowing
March 2 ...	rainy Sunday in New York
March 1 ...	up and down the island

February 2003
February 28 ...	tourists but hip
February 27 ...	travel
February 26 ...	the melt
February 25 ...	cabin fever
February 24 ...	winter asserts itself
February 23 ...	diet (?) and exercise
February 22 ...	glorious feeling
February 21 ...	getting old
February 20 ...	deluge
February 19 ...	have a plan and work it
February 18 ...	stop in your tracks
February 17 ...	a big dream
February 16 ...	cold but the sun shows itself
February 15 ...	warm with clouds
February 14 ...	my heart's not in it
February 13 ...	back to my old new self?
February 12 ...	old things are new again
February 11 ...	life in the past tense
February 10 ...	an inexplicable letdown
February 9 ...	catching up
February 8 ...	old skills for old age
February 7 ...	I'll get on a schedule!
February 6 ...	a different view
February 5 ...	office assistant
February 4 ...	best laid plans
February 3 ...	one thing fixed
February 2 ...	duties
February 1 ...	entertaining within a cloud

January 2003
January 31 ...	a month gone
January 30 ...	a change in plans
January 29 ...	the edge
January 28 ...	do I need a routine?
January 27 ...	priorities
January 26 ...	mindfulness
January 25 ...	cold and wet
January 24 ...	the retirement dance
January 23 ...	a calmer approach
January 22 ...	what I'm thinking is this....
January 21 ...	maid day
January 20 ...	an anniversary of sorts
January 19 ...	a walk in the hood, a visit to the club, an old fav
January 18 ...	chilly Saturday
January 17 ...	focus
January 16 ...	I just can't get anything done!
January 15 ...	home again
January 14 ...	going back in time
January 13 ...	get busy
January 12 ...	laziest day in a decade
January 11 ...	entertaining
January 10 ...	senior social, dead man walking
January 9 ...	up earlier
January 8 ...	not much change
January 7 ...	I know! I must have more hours
January 6 ...	It's Monday...take charge!
January 5 ...	a change in procedure
January 4 ...	Saturday rhythm
January 3 ...	a certain rhythm
January 2 ...	not that good a beginning
January 1 ...	it's really 2003

December 2002
December 31 ...	toast the new
December 30 ...	nearing an ending
December 29 ...	dreary
December 28 ...	routine without accomplishment
December 27 ...	a new plan
December 26 ...	new beginning
December 25 ...	the jolly day itself
December 24 ...	Christmas Eve
December 23 ...	entertaining
December 22 ...	cleaning the refrigerator
December 21 ...	weekend
December 20 ...	significance
December 19 ...	best-laid plans
December 18 ...	finish something
December 17 ...	Dad returns
December 16 ...	day slips away
December 15 ...	holiday extravaganza
December 14 ...	busy busy bee
December 13 ...	holiday tradition
December 12 ...	thunder
December 11 ...	a perfectly dull day
December 10 ...	recluse
December 9 ...	it's raining, it's pouring
December 8 ...	damp Sunday
December 7 ...	Saturday seems like Sunday
December 6 ...	always busy
December 5 ...	remembering people
December 4 ...	LB's day off
December 3 ...	checking my list
December 2 ...	normally I'd be going back to work
December 1 ...	routine madness

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