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Off the rack

PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE I took in two things during lunch the other day. One was bean soup. The other was Goethe’s observation that the nobleman “tells us everything through the person he presents, but . . . the burgher simply is, and when he tries to put on an appearance, the effect is ludicrous […]

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Hunters and Gatherers

“Garage sale!” My mom would shout into the back seat of our yellow 1982 chevy cavalier. She always said it like she’d just spotted someone famous skulking the streets of our suburb. No matter where we were headed, she’d pull over immediately to take a look. We’d venture into someone’s garage, driveway or backyard to […]

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