scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
A sad sight
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Poignance +
This
lady evidently came in with the doll, sat it down and had lunch with
it. There's a back-story here that's too sad to ponder over.
Which means I just did.
I hope you're wrong, Roger. I hope this is a gift for some real little girl, and this woman was simply amusing herself on the way to deliver it, imagining the tea parties the intended recipient will have.
But I fear you are right, and this is going to haunt me for a long time.
Empathy. A rare commodity today.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're wrong, Roger. I hope this is a gift for some real little girl, and this woman was simply amusing herself on the way to deliver it, imagining the tea parties the intended recipient will have.
ReplyDeleteBut I fear you are right, and this is going to haunt me for a long time.
The contrast between this and your own end-of-summer portrait is just killing me.
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