A Change For The Better

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2 ft. 4 in. tall, Clarence Chesterfield Howerton

Since Frank quit drinking, he got smaller. It wasn’t gradual. It was immediate, boom. His voice softer. His stance shorter. His smile weaker. His eyes dimmer. If he turned the right way with the perfect lighting, he could disappear into apparent nothingness. He enjoyed fading out of existence.

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Around Town with Reginald The Cat

 

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Illustration ©1992 Jay Lynch

It’s been a stretch since I last mewled at you all. Meow. I didn’t think it could be possible, but things have gotten crazier since then, right? Alabama. Jerusalem. Wild fires in California. Our current president, TRUMP. North Korea. The new Fancy Feast® roasted salmon in primavera sauce, chunkier is better. It is so good. I have been known to beg for more. MATT LAUER. Pitch Perfect 3.

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“Fixing A Supernova Hole” by THE BEATLES Vs. MR. HUDSON featuring KANYE WEST

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As 2017 comes to a rapid end, so concludes the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was hoping to celebrate this occasion by mashing up every song by the year’s end. That is not going to happen, so in the words of the jolly man down the street, better late than never.

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To A Lesser Degree, Cuba

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A gam, or potpourri of Cubans.

In 1959, he was a legally registered full-fledged lesbian. Sung Kim was a man out of place and time, amongst many other things. Did you know that he loved bebop more than his family? It’s true. Get to know him.

A fluent-Chinese speaking Korean man living in Cuba was a statement all in itself.

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