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Lovely things encountered past week

- Special Olympic's basketball practice with my sister Heather . Elsewhere life seems to be a sea of homogeneousness; there, it was unfettered joy and originality . - A b ulldog puppy taking his girl for a walk in Elmwood. Tiny, red, energetic. - Two tiny blue lovebird chicks in a case, dancing and hopping around for our attention. - Steven's elephant joke , by request. - Six pressed white shirts , ready for interviewing action. - 2046 : a Chinese movie by the director of In the Mood For Love . Became obsessed with the design and color choices for every frame. Drooled copiously. Love to you. Have an excellent week. Please tell me all about .

The Sunday Pie Sonata

Now, then. We all have our little obsessions. Whist games, light bondage before breakfast, shoe shopping, Colin Firth... Mine is pie. It is almost entirely inconsequential what type of pie. I adore it and will do just about anything for it. Particularly if guaranteed good crust. So today after a hellish sweaty fifty minutes of sit-ups and cardio-torture, Steven insisted that our mid-day meal would be taken at Lois the Pie Queen on 60th and Adeline, Oakland. "Meal" can be loosely defined as a slice of chilly, oozy about the edges lemon icebox pie and a slice of barely warmed divine pecan pie, accompanied by a classic cup of nearly black, dense coffee. The owner, a tall handsome be-dreded black man, shook our hands warmly, welcomed us in and plopped us into a window seat. While stopping by at regular 9 minute intervals with the coffee pot, he addressed me only and often as "Sweetie". When I has halfway through my pie duet with an insanely stupid smile on my face, thi