{"id":157,"date":"2007-06-29T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-29T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/fiction\/2007\/06\/random-notes-on-a-friday.html"},"modified":"2011-06-30T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T20:54:08","slug":"random-notes-on-a-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/fiction\/2007\/06\/random-notes-on-a-friday.html","title":{"rendered":"Random Notes on a Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heard yesterday on TV \u201cThe nights are hard . . .\u201d . This is from a person on the street in NYC. Not a homeless person, not a person who can\u2019t afford a roof over his head. No, this guy is camping out, outside Apple Stores, as are many others to buy a new iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2007\/06\/29\/technology\/iphone\/index.htm?postversion=2007062913\">New age Nuttiness<\/a> ? CNN calls them the \u201cFaithful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Please to read, no. It\u2019s hilarious and I think it can also be safely filed under my \u201cDumb things people do\u201d tag.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m at the doctor for allergies. She takes a look at my stuffed up nose, ears, and insides as well as she can. Then she writes me a prescription.<\/p>\n<p>She : \u201cTake one everyday\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Me : \u201cFor the rest of my life ?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She looks at me like I\u2019m an oddity from outer space \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t taken a single one.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>As I walk, my denim skirt whips around my legs and makes this cracking sound, with every stride. Much as I love it and the stretch denim \u2013 it\u2019s super-comfortable, fits beautifully and makes me look about 10 pounds lighter, (this is where I love technology) the circumference of the skirt is way too small. I have to shorten my stride to walk in this without falling over \u2013 annoying. Are women supposed to walk in small strides ? What next \u2013 6\u201d inch heels which also contrive to prevent foot growth ?<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/11570614-9072185306970600758?l=reviewroom.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heard yesterday on TV \u201cThe nights are hard . . .\u201d . This is from a person on the street in NYC. Not a homeless person, not a person who can\u2019t afford a roof over his head. No, this guy is camping out, outside Apple Stores, as are many others to buy a new iPhone. 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