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“The Man in the Box II”

February 4th, 2010

He’s a fat man in a box.   He is all squished in there, rolls of fat wedged into the corners, knees drawn up and toes flexed to fit.   His bellybutton puckers in the middle of his big, round belly like a button on a quilt.  He is fabulous – this naked, rounded man painted into the four walls of the ornate and heavy picture frame boxing him, barely. 

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“Blue Skies Over Ralph”

January 22nd, 2010

We say “Wax on. Wax off.” every time we clean our cars or do a karate-like hand gesture.  When we saw My Cousin Vinny, we said, “Hey, Daniel-san!”  And, oh yes, we can all spell M-A-C-C-H-I-O.

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