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Day 352 —Right Now

[for Tuesday, Dec. 18] Let me tell you something about Chicago. What they’ve got there is the coldest cold I have ever felt. And I know that it gets so much colder. There and elsewhere in the world. Soooo much colder. The wind is bad, yes, but even without it, the air will kick your ass without first bothering to learn your name. I was outside without gloves at around 8 p.m. Monday for about…

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Day 351 — Chicago

[for Monday, Dec. 17] Even though I felt like absolute crap all day (the sinus infection, she is taking her time to take hold but is already wreaking havoc on my head and my ears), Chicago managed to charm me enough to make me go outside — as underdressed as a lifelong Tennessean who owns no real winter coats can be at 8:30 at night to take photographs of its famed Magnificent Mile until I…

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Day 347 — Cords

[for Thursday, Dec. 13] Jack has an eating disorder. It’s called “Feed Me All The Time or I Will Chew On Your Phone Line Until Your Internet Disconnects.” Luckily for his fat ass, I happened to have another long phone cord (pictured above) stowed in the closet for just such a stupid emergency (and saraclark has suggested I coat it with the spicy juices of a hot pepper). Really, though, he has some food issues.…

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