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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:38:46 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-06-01T17:30:25Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>theo van gogh</title><category term="painting"/><category term="pookie"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/31/theo-van-gogh.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/31/theo-van-gogh.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-31T19:27:59Z</published><updated>2013-05-31T19:27:59Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Theo's first painting was of the British Isles.&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>happy birthdays</title><category term="dylan"/><category term="trevor"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/24/happy-birthdays.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/24/happy-birthdays.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-24T14:19:13Z</published><updated>2013-05-24T14:19:13Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.johndufresne.com/storage/Trevor.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369405358671" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">William Trevor is 85 today.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span>&ldquo;Shame isn't bad, her voice from somewhere else insists. Nor the humility that is its gift.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span><br /><span>― William Trevor, "Cheating at Canasta"</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Bob Dylan is 72.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Ah, but I was so much older then; I'm younger than that now." Bob Dylan, "My Back Pages"</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">A good day to stay in and write.&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>alan dayton</title><category term="alan dayton"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/20/alan-dayton.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/20/alan-dayton.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-20T19:41:28Z</published><updated>2013-05-20T19:41:28Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span>My old pal and one-on-one basketball foe,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://blogs.canoe.ca/brandnewblog/general/rip-alan-dayton-london-painter/">Alan Dayton</a><span>, who lived in Fort Lauderdale for a time, has passed away in London, Ontario. Here's a&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.londonartists.ca/riverproject/artists/dayton.pdf">brief article</a>&nbsp;<span>about Alan. And here's a piece in the&nbsp;</span><em><a href="http://www.johndufresne.com/display/ss_temp_url">New Times</a></em><span>&nbsp;about an exhibit of his work when he was living down here. I'll miss you my friend, but won't forget you.</span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>zippy</title><category term="cogitation"/><category term="marmite"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/11/zippy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/11/zippy.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-11T12:50:04Z</published><updated>2013-05-11T12:50:04Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.johndufresne.com/storage/Screen Shot 2013-05-11 at 8.49.14 AM.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1368276653260" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=10-May-13&amp;Category_Code=ma2013&amp;Product_Count=8">Zippy's</a> thinking about thinking.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>signs of the end times in dania beach</title><category term="fish"/><category term="suicide"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/8/signs-of-the-end-times-in-dania-beach.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/8/signs-of-the-end-times-in-dania-beach.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-08T22:20:51Z</published><updated>2013-05-08T22:20:51Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Julie and I saw this fish hanging from a tree today along the West Lake Park canal.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>polio legs</title><category term="death"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/8/polio-legs.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/8/polio-legs.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-08T22:12:12Z</published><updated>2013-05-08T22:12:12Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.johndufresne.com/storage/toni.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1368051403086" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(thanks to David in LA)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">When your obituary begins "Waffle House lost a loyal customer on April 30, 2013" and includes your battle with feline leukemia and your kin, Piji the piji, Spooker McDougal, amd Poodle Pump, well, you know you've lived a full life. Rest in Peace, <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=antonia-larroux&amp;pid=164596250#fbLoggedOut">Toni Larroux</a>.&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>theo y tio</title><category term="theo"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/5/theo-y-tio.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/5/5/theo-y-tio.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-05-06T01:17:09Z</published><updated>2013-05-06T01:17:09Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">celebrate cinqo de mayo</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>downy jesus</title><category term="freezer jesus files"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/4/22/downy-jesus.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/4/22/downy-jesus.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-04-22T15:31:49Z</published><updated>2013-04-22T15:31:49Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">From the Freezer Jesus files:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Jesus pays a visit on <a href="http://now.msn.com/martin-andrews-sees-image-of-jesus-in-fabric-softener-spill?ocid=ansnow11">laundry day </a>and, apparently, juggles star clusters. (thanks to Neil in Miami)</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>theodorable</title><category term="pook"/><id>http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/4/17/theodorable.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.johndufresne.com/blog/2013/4/17/theodorable.html"/><author><name>John Dufresne</name></author><published>2013-04-17T14:30:09Z</published><updated>2013-04-17T14:30:09Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Pookie pays a visit.</p>]]></content></entry></feed>