Gary Numan
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Not one of mine.
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We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.
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Paul Giamatti
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Highway To Hell.
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Thank You For The Music by Abba.
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Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
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View profile →That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
Today, waking up in the dark hours of the morning with a litter of puppies snoozing on my bed.
I don’t know. I prefer it that way.
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