this woman’s work

You get four songs today because the strength tape has twenty and so I need to bump up two entries.

(By the way, I’d love to hear what you think of any of these songs or the other songs. But not if you hate ‘em. I only want to hear if you like ‘em because I want to know why you like them if you like them. I’m less interested in why you don’t like them because sometimes it just comes down to genre. Liking is more interesting.)

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Noah had the throwing up thing going on yesterday but everyone is lovely and the tummies around here are now all (fingers crossed) settled. So I have time to mix tape!

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Here are the last four songs on the set. The next CD is Joy, which is why this one ends so jubiliantly. (It’s to get you ready.) I’ll leave these up until next Monday and then take them down to put up the next set.

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Damn her and her interesting, soul-searching topics that keep a girl out past midnight and make her groggy eyed the next day! No, I’m just kidding. I loved being out after midnight sitting in a mosquito-filled field gabbing with her. It was pretty great. And she can cook! Someone ought to marry that girl! (Oh wait, someone did — lucky dog.) I would sit in a mosquito-infested field with Paige any old time she asked. And play Bey Blades with her son. THAT, my friends, is how much I like her!

In Mix Tape news, we start out with Mr. Feinstein himself first thing. Last night I decided he was “spectrum-y” (someone on the autism spectrum) and Paige said could be. (She knows about these things but wants everyone — including Mr. Feinstein’s legal reps — to know that she of course has not met Mr. Feinstein and was mostly just agreeing with me so I would shut up and let her listen to the music.) But think about it: Musical genius, very single-minded in his pursuits, and sometimes has something of a wooden delivery even when he’s belting out Alexander’s Rag-time Band. I’m just sayin’.
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You know why I’m going to miss Paige when she moves? Is it her fabulous cooking? Her ease with all kids? Her expertise and generosity? Well, yes, but most of all, it’s because she’s the only one of my friends who would be willing — nay, eager! — to go see Michael Feinstein with me. We’re going tonight! Hooray! Back to the mix tape (Michael makes an appearance on tomorrow’s line up)!
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