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Doni’s Dish: A Conversation with Doug Mudford, of ‘Reflections in a Mirror’

Doni: Columnist Doug Mudford, would you do me the honor of being my partner in Doni’s Dish? I hope you’ll say yes.

Doug: I’ll have to think about Doni’s Dish. How does it actually work? All at once? Over time? On a certain day? If I come across as boring, can you pull the plug? Continue Reading

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Reflections in a Mirror (While Shaving): Part 24

• Images burned into my brain … tan leisure suit, flowered shirt, white belt and shoes … white suit, spread collar shirt … Jeez doctor, tell me I never did that, even for a day.

• Doctor … Sure, OK, you never did that … pay on your way out and next week, let’s try to move you out of the seventies.

• Calamari dipped in batter, fried in oil, and … Continue Reading

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Reflections in a Mirror (While Shaving): Part 23

• Nomination for the most influential person in our lives? … Whoever gave us our last haircut leaving high school … Most of us were so impressed we’ve kept the style forever.

• I so admire people who are naturally positive … I spend too much time in a snit trying to buy into that up-beat s— …

• When did my swagger become a waddle?… a swaddle? … Continue Reading

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Reflections in a Mirror (While Shaving): Part 21

• The older I get, the more modest my goals … i.e., I would like to wash my hands without splashing the front of my pants.

• Idle thought while hanging out with idle people: They need to hang out with a better quality person.

• I’m not unobservant … I’m just heavily medicated… Continue Reading

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Reflections in a Mirror (While Shaving): Part 18

• I once ran a marathon without training. Hell, I don’t know what I was thinking either. When it became obvious I was going to collect yet another trophy for last place, I ducked into the bushes and lit a cigarette.

• I write in short choppy sentences because that’s the way my mind tosses it out. I’ve been warned that it’s coming out that way or not at all … Continue Reading