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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I want 16 more of these&#8221;, he says casually as if commenting on the rain outside. I remind myself why I&#8217;m here, what I want, and I say nothing as I stare out beyond the hard bodies and weight machines to my other self, the self I&#8217;m moving towards. &#8220;Eight, seven, six&#8221;, I hear the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gottaleap.com&#038;blog=18395213&#038;post=785&#038;subd=gottaleap&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[We used to be six. Now we are three. Three producers, Three males, Three actors, Three ex wives, We smile, we laugh, but No longer six are we. Filed under: dreams, love &#38; related dilemmas, poetry, theater Tagged: exes, moving on, poetry, separation, yesterdays<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gottaleap.com&#038;blog=18395213&#038;post=779&#038;subd=gottaleap&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday a long-time friend and I caught up on the phone as he began his two-hour drive to see family. We talked about this and that, which led his brain to remember something suddenly and he burst out, &#8220;My god, David Byrne got old!&#8221; Stunned, I just took it in, wondering if Byrne was [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gottaleap.com&#038;blog=18395213&#038;post=756&#038;subd=gottaleap&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am 5&#8242; 3 and 3/4&#8243;.  I just say five, four to keep it simple.  My friends tell me that I seem much taller than that, and I suppose I feel more like 5&#8217;10&#8243;.  I love to dance, especially salsa.  Dancing makes me smile out loud.  All the bits of life that aren&#8217;t important slip [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gottaleap.com&#038;blog=18395213&#038;post=717&#038;subd=gottaleap&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[At sunset I heard Joni Mitchell sing “Two Grey Rooms” on my drive home. The blues and corals swept the sky, my heart swirled with the unexpected changes, harmonies, and the vivid story. Perfection. Absolute perfection. Although I own the album, this was my first listen. I love firsts. After catching up with a friend [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gottaleap.com&#038;blog=18395213&#038;post=709&#038;subd=gottaleap&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a beautiful day in the Bay Area. I had a good interview with a lovely prospective employer. Ahh, the future. My resume gives some insight into my past. Possibilites percolate. This afternoon I hit an existential speed bump and began to ask all my old questions, beginning with: Can I be an artist and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gottaleap.com&#038;blog=18395213&#038;post=703&#038;subd=gottaleap&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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