better here than in my email drafts

when I said goodbye to milwaukee, there was a gathering of the kindred types.

joe said.
I wish I had something for to take with you. but I don't.
so take my wishes and put 'em in your pocket.

the amount of time I've spent with you relative to the big wishes I have for you are completely disproportional.

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jack said.
you can come back in three weeks.
you're going to feel like you need to do all this.
but you can come back in three weeks.
and we'll have a welcome home party for you.


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and you, dear friends, drew on my mirror.
and made the canvases look bright.

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from the milwaukee goodbye in 2009