Apparently, I neglected, once again, to greet my brother’s ex at a party. I had no idea she was there, probably walked past her thirty times, looked at her, whatever. No idea.<\/p>\n
Brings to mind the fact that I’m having worlds of trouble with friends’ ex’s (obvious exceptions notwithstanding) in that I can’t freaking recognize them. This happened with Mel and with Camille and….and some others too. And it’s not that I just wasn’t recognizing them, but it was a total blank. The name wasn’t even ringing a bell. Nothing clicked. Total lack of connections.<\/p>\n
Like when the relationship ends, I just completely wipe my memory clear of that person. “More room to remember quotes from ‘The Simpsons!'” says I.<\/p>\n
And now, for some reason, I remember the grammatical puzzle my mother’s mother once presented me with:<\/p>\n
“that that is is that that is not is not is not that it it is”<\/p>\n
Which is just brilliant. Tune in again for the freaking answer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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