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Thursday, May 05, 2005 at 9:14 PM

Mama said there'd be days like this

I have had worse days than this, and they are all too recent in my memory. . . . but this has just been the kind of day when I come home and crack open a bottle of wine all for myself and waste a lot of time on the computer instead of thinking much. Have Nora Jones' Come Away With Me on which I will probably end up listening to several times before the wine runs out. I first heard it at my son's friend's house. George, the man of the household, installs plate glass windows and has these bulked up shoulders and arms from his work. He drinks Canadian beer and smokes Marlboro lights and loves music. And Nora Jones. I think it's the only thing I've ever seen him put on, switching from Ween once his teenage daughters leave the room and he plays it over and over. They are the sort of people where you can't just stop by for a quick minute. No, you have to sit down and have a cup of tea. And then another. Sometimes they offer me a beer, particularly on balmy summer evenings, but I guess I retain my "good girl" aura, so usually it's tea. They offer a kind of a cozy hospitality I find no where else. Anyway, the Nora Jones thing is all George's fault.

By adriennelibrarian at 9:14 PM

Blogger Shaw Israel Izikson said...

Nuthin' wrong with Nora.

I luv that "ooooooh" song. So sweet.  

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