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This year’s Xmas/Hanukkah vacay turns into a bad trip — as in brown-dot acid bad. And you wonder why I hate the holidays?!? (Oh, and happy birthday, Dr. King.)

Robert DuncanJanuary 21, 2019family, Florida, bigotry, Christmas, Hanukkah, age, longevity, North Korea, Italian restaurants, Northern California

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I had plans. One was to get drunk. The other, to sit down at table 10 and live-blog what happens next.

Robert DuncanJune 14, 2018small town, hippies, Northern California, festival, restaurant, writing

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I crossed the Alps today. Except they looked like corn flakes bobbing in a bowl of milk.

Robert DuncanNovember 16, 2017travel, friendship, family, North Korea, Florence, Alps, restaurant, Northern California

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When Maria was approved and Kang was not, I ventured an improv about a Trumpland security stooge reacting to an application from North Korea.

Robert DuncanSeptember 27, 2017citizenship, North Korea, restaurant, Fairfax California, family, travel, Northern California

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That ether-mixed-with-garbage smell is drifting through again.

Robert DuncanSeptember 20, 2017racism, polarization, politics, parking, Northern California

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There are a lot of birthdays at Sorellas. They clog the tables. They strain the kitchen and servers.

Robert DuncanSeptember 14, 2017brotherhood, sibling rivalry, birthday, restaurant, Northern California, brothers

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When the temperature soars in Fairfax, Roni and I have been known to ditch the vaunted camaraderie.

Robert DuncanSeptember 7, 2017heat, summer, Northern California, restaurant, San Francisco, Italian, Fairfax California

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Sometimes you hit a wormhole, one of those space/time tunnels that lets astronauts leap ahead.

Robert DuncanAugust 30, 2017mountain biking, Northern California, champion, hunger, poverty, restaurant

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My shirt smells like smoke.

Robert DuncanAugust 24, 2017sisterhood, restaurant, Northern California, Italian, Korean, Brazilian, chef, small town

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No doubt about it, the Sorellas parking lot is cute. A funky folk-art replica of an Outback or Friday’s lot at 5/8 scale.

Robert DuncanAugust 17, 2017new car, parking, identity, hippies, restaurant, Fairfax California, Northern California

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i saw a man fall on the path today.

Robert DuncanAugust 8, 2017blackberries, picking, small town, Northern California, Fairfax California

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I hear middle C on the piano, coming through the jungle. C, C, C, C.

Robert DuncanJuly 28, 2017Northern California, Fairfax California, prostitution, nature, speakeasy, Prohibition

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This has nothing to do with the unfunny topic of peace, love and understanding.

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I used to call him Julius, stone-faced dude who presides over Table 10.

Robert DuncanJanuary 17, 2017sisters, Romans, Agrippa, David, Augustus, restaurant, small business, Fairfax California, Northern California

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Enough with the Monster Storms.

Robert DuncanJanuary 12, 2017weather, webcam, hallucination, Northern California

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We hadn’t been on the mountain for years — so long we took a wrong turn.

Robert DuncanJanuary 6, 2017restaurant, Mount Tamalpais, Muir Beach, stranger, criminal, spaceship, Northern California

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Dear Rev. Kang, I should’ve sent a postcard from Amsterdam, I know. Six weeks was a long time.

Robert DuncanDecember 28, 2016Palm Beach, friendship, family, holidays, Christmas, Florida, Northern California

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Guy called Noize sent his new record. Sought me out after a talk show about Kiss.

Robert DuncanDecember 20, 2016Kiss, Gene Simmons, holiday parties, wake, San Francisco, Northern California, grief

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You can tell normalcy is making a comeback when the talk of the town turns to coyotes.

Robert DuncanDecember 15, 2016coyote, grief, travel, Amsterdam, small town, Northern California, Fairfax California, restaurant

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