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Archives for October 2013

Absinthe + fruit = my new health kick

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 By Dan 2 Comments

Some say you shouldn’t tell girls they will never, ever be as important as your cat. Others say alcohol and cats don't mix. I say to hell with all that – but I do caution against buying fruit when you’re hungover. Every time I’ve had a big night out I end up crawling, full of remorse and childish fears of dying young (ok, at my age maybe that ship’s sailed), to the … [Read more...]

Sleaze, spittle, kittens and self-destruction

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 By Dan 6 Comments

When I was 20 I used to drink with this dirty old man who sprayed spittle when he spoke. He was sleazy, obnoxious and the only person I knew who read the same kind of books I did. Actually, he was the only guy I knew who read at all. I eventually stopped drinking with him (I could handle the sleaze but not the saliva), but I do owe him for two things: he recommended A … [Read more...]

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