On A Limb with Claudia

I bumped into the slumlord man who owns the house next door to us. After the usual pleasantries, we started talking about his current and previous tenants. I shared with him the reality that the “nice boys” had not so nice visits from the police every single night after the bars closed. He was [...]

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I’m driving home from the gym this morning, when I remember that I have to go to the market. I shrug, turn on my blinker and move in front of this guy in a Saab convertable. For the sake of clarity, this is on a 30 mph two lane street lined with tall trees [...]

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They jack up the gas prices so you can use it waiting while they work on the roads.
It’s always been this way.

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What is it with eldest children?
Here’s a study that was published under the headline: “Study says Eldest Children have Higher I.Q.s” (The difference in I.Q. between siblings was a result of family dynamics, not biological factors.)
Now I know what you’re thinking.  You’re thinking, “Claudia, you’re just jealous.”
Read the article – Eldest children have higher I.Q.s [...]

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I always try to put up some music for your Friday. But I’m a bit befuddled today.
Last night, I went to see Breaking Benjamin and they were fabulous. Boy, if you get a chance, and you like rock, you owe it to yourself to check them out. Beyond their extraordinary talent, they [...]

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“What are you saying?”
“What do you mean?” She said.
“You just said something that sounded like you want me to perform your wedding,” I said.
“I did?”
“Actually, that would be great,” her fiance said. “Would you mind?”
“Would I mind what?” I asked.
“What you said,” he replied.
“What did I say?” I asked.
I look across the half eaten [...]

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“You are more influential than you think.”
John Wooden

I’m miserable about all the things that are happening in the world.
For months, I’ve felt overwhelming helplessness about the Middle East. I get distraught over the wall that has been built around Israel

and is now being built in Iraq.

Christ, we’re even building a 700 mile wall [...]

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Every morning around 6:30 am, I stand on a Lifecycle Eliptical machine and do ten minutes of aerobic exercise (ten heart rate sprints). I’m not really awake, but I’m there giving it my all.
The television in front of me is always tuned to this foreign language station. This particular television is always surrounded with men. [...]

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Listen to this song (You are the one) by Shiny Toy Guns.
Doesn’t it sound like she’s saying: “you’ve got nose hairs painful?”
She’s not. At least that’s what the official lyrics say. (Like we believe them?!?)
But for a mind as perverse as mine? I’m trying to figure out how one could have painful nose [...]

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Some mornings Rosie and I play in the river. Actually, Rosie plays in the river and I must, must, must, RIGHT NOW, throw her another stick. She slips into the river, slides down the current and catches the stick.

One recent morning, we happened upon a man in swimming trunks. He was adjusting [...]

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