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THIS IS ROBERT TALKING . . . Or, the Dark Side of Etiquetteer :-)

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Weeping Baby Pumpkin Head did not get to see the royal wedding today.

Weeping Baby Pumpkin Head did not get to see the royal wedding today.

Friday, October 12

October 12, 2018

1) A three-fer this morning at home: commenting on Princess Eugenie’s wedding, getting the piano tuned for the first time in years, and conferring by phone with a couple volunteers.

1a) Turns out Steinways are known just as much for verdigris as they are for tone, depth, sound, and just Being a Steinway. #surprise

1b) I’ve been just a wee bit Pavlovian about the royal wedding coverage reaction. Remembering what a nice spike I got after the May wedding, I knew I had to do this again. I just have to stop checking on likes, etc. so obsessively.

1c) OH MY GOD, DID YOU READ IT?! Please read it! :-)

2) Touched down in the office mid-afternoon for a software training, and then our team was taken out for drinks to a basement beer hall in Hahvahd Squayah. #goodtimes

3) Tonight’s soundtrack at home includes Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and Joe Jackson. And it’s so funny, I haven’t thought of any of these songs in ages. But here they are, just leaping out of my subconscious.

← Saturday, October 13 - Daddy's BirthdayNational Coming Out Day 2018 →
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