This took an embarrassingly long time to write and record, because I kept crying thru every stanza break and retake. For my sister. 💖

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So I figured I'd try recording this one again. I was reminded of it when I posted the last one for #PoemsAbout. It's an oldy goldy from like 2008, I think. Anyway, best wishes. Enjoy your double shot of #CuppaLin today 🤗

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Tentatively titled "So you're like a crazy person?" But I DID the thing. Figured if I started out looking hair amess, makeupless, in my star trek bathrobe, every other video recording after will be fantastic by comparison. Anyway, enjoy ☕️🤗

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And now for a surprise morning #CuppaLin. Just starting my day. Wishing you and yours all the best. 🤗

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Then again... I do have quite a few bathrobes and an inordinate amount of coffee mugs, very in spirit with the #CuppaLin "vibe."

Could be funny if the only time you see me properly put together is for readings, or when I'm making goofy faces doing #lunchbreakbookclub 🤔

That sounds brilliant. I'll have to try and get gumption to do a #CuppaLin recording just to read it how I mean it and see if it's like how you hear it, eh 🤔

Some of these might make good CuppaLin videos to try and read aloud, come to think of it. With all the perspective shifts and wordplay.

Might be fun, and it's been at least a box of hairdye ago since I did a video ... because that's obviously a denomination of time, obviously 😅

Yeeessss! Ditto ditto.

Omg remind me, this one and/or tariff the tyranny I should do for the next #CuppaLin. Or do one and save the other for the reading. 🤔

And I'll try not to be in pj's for the next one... try being the operative word 😝

Out of it in a series of videos, like I'm reading to you from my living room with a cup of morning coffee or afternoon tea.

Call it having a #cuppaLin or a #CuppaWithLin. Something like that. Not sure I'm there yet, but we'll see how the journey goes.

Thanks again, thought hugs and all that 🤗