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ahhhh, december. the best month ever-ever-ever created. christmas, playoffs, long breaks from school/work, snow, my birthday, goodwill, receiving gifts, aspirations of self-improvement, snow, giving gifts, cheer, getting the christmas shakes the night before christmas, social gatherings, carol of the bells, cards from friends, empty streets on christmas day, snow, the grinch (animated only), fires...

a couple of weeks ago i ordered a necklace i found on the web. yesterday i received a call at work from the proprietor of the web site telling me that i was her first customer. she was very excited and very kind. it's unfortunate more business folk do not take her approach with their customers. so all of you last minute shoppers should swing by and check out her wares at magicbeads.com. she has some nice and unique pieces. and of course, it always feels better to buy stuff from people you don't mind buying stuff from. good luck lauri.

i met a guy the other day who when we shook hands i discovered that he was wearing a rubber glove. now, not a medical glove (snap!) nor a yellow toilet scrubbing one but a loose clear plastic one like the people at subway subs wear. this was at a gym so i figured perhaps they have to wear them for some hygeine based reason, but upon further observation, i found that he was only wearing the one on his right hand.

now admittedly, this is something that should be able to happen and you furrow your brow but then move on. problem is i cannot shake this image. i'm suddenly obsessed with the why's and how's of this moment in my life and the events that led up to it. and given this experience, i'm considering a zany antic of my own so that i may stimulate comparable thought in others that cross my path. second problem is, i cannot think of anything as uniquely cool as the uni-crazy-glove. AHHHHH!

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