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Dear gentle reader: this blog has been operating continuously since I was a teenager. The writing below is at least a decade old. In that time every molecule of my body has been replaced, along with many foolish ideas and flighty beliefs. I want to keep some of those things public out of an honesty and humility I owe the world. I trust you to carry that context with you.

July 24, 2003 /

Ad in the paper:

Lasik $299!*


Must have Lasik by August 31.

Yeah, I’m so going bargain-basement when I have someone perform delicate surgery on my eyes.

June 27, 2003 /

I accidentally threw away my first microfiber glasses-cleaning cloth with my broken case, a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been casting about for another one ever since, substituting shirttails and paper towels. Coincidentally, I started carrying a handkerchief in my pocket back in April, and almost always have it with me.

It wasn’t until today that it occurred to me that these two things might be related. Man, how did I ever graduate?

May 19, 2002 /

Picnic at a pond, and today’s the first time the sun has been out for weeks. The water was so cold I could barely breathe. I went in, and got out, and I went in again, because it was so cold, and because it’s so good to be alive.