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Just like anyone else.</p> </div>  <div id="content">  <div id="main"><div id="main2"> <h2 class="date-header">Wednesday, July 25, 2007</h2>  <div class="post"><a name="1704630733679022410"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> I blow the dust off my guitars </h3> <div class="post-body"> <div> <div style="clear:both;"></div>There is no one reading this and I never post, and that's fine. Right?<br /><br />Anyway.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.silive.com/advanceupdate/2007/07/autistic_boy_not_welcome_in_mu.html">You've probably mostly seen this by now. But.</a><br /><br /><i>"Ryan's not going to know why he can't go back there, and that's sad, because he loved to go there," his father said.</i><br /><br />Yes. He is going to know why he can't go back there. Maybe not right now, but he is going to know. The only real question is whether he's going to parse that reason as 'Because I'm a fuckup' or as 'Because that dude's an asshole'.<br /><br />And I have my personal bet out for that one, as well.<br /><br />Not that I'd have reason to know or to feel way too effected by this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1Pbdj5UW41JTBfkx7HfBqPJ6kRmo3-mrzTr4nDdfyTuzhzBrdwqzi2XnilzlGoi02r3fEEjoROUmoLKtzP9PmrTeKaLpZKFbPJMM0mwbB_9dPgZwBOj6k0NpPpjEpyRFXC6m/s1600-h/Image278.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1Pbdj5UW41JTBfkx7HfBqPJ6kRmo3-mrzTr4nDdfyTuzhzBrdwqzi2XnilzlGoi02r3fEEjoROUmoLKtzP9PmrTeKaLpZKFbPJMM0mwbB_9dPgZwBOj6k0NpPpjEpyRFXC6m/s320/Image278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091094905021646978" /></a><br /><br /><small>Title: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wk6tjSVJgg">Smashing Pumpkins - Eye Of the Mourning</a></small><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </div> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Mat at <a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-blow-dust-off-my-guitars.html" title="permanent link">7/25/2007 07:26:00 AM</a></em> <span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1380168333"><a style="border:none;" href="https://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=28173247&postID=1704630733679022410&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div>   <div id="comments"> <a name="comments"></a> <h4>1 Comments:</h4> <dl id="comments-block"> <dt class="comment-poster" id="c5332146371528455279"><a name="c5332146371528455279"></a> <span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span> <span class="anon-comment-author">Anonymous</span> said... </dt> <dd class="comment-body"> <p>'His' kind is my kind. Shame the shop owner has no kindness for humankind.<BR/>Best wishes</p> </dd> <dd class="comment-timestamp"><a href="#5332146371528455279" title="comment permalink">10:26 AM</a> <span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1010823634"><a style="border:none;" href="https://draft.blogger.com/comment/delete/28173247/5332146371528455279" title="Delete Comment" ><span class="delete-comment-icon"> </span></a></span> </dd> </dl> <p class="comment-timestamp"> <a class="comment-link" href="https://draft.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/28173247/1704630733679022410">Post a Comment</a> </p> <p class="comment-timestamp"> <a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/"><< Home</a> </p> </div>  </div></div>   <div id="sidebar"><div id="sidebar2">  <div id="profile-container"><h2 class="sidebar-title">About Me</h2> <dl class="profile-datablock"> <dd class="profile-data"><strong>Name:</strong> <a rel="author" href="https://draft.blogger.com/profile/08157110032181571303"> Mat </a></dd> </dl> <p class="profile-link"><a rel="author" href="https://draft.blogger.com/profile/08157110032181571303">View my complete profile</a></p></div>  <h2 class="sidebar-title">Previous Posts</h2> <ul id="recently"> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/06/black-and-white-are-all-i-see-in-my.html">Black and White are all I see, in my infancy</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/05/im-tired-of-giving-reason.html">I'm tired of giving a reason...</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/02/been-thinking-little-thoughts_25.html">Been thinking little thoughts...</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/02/yeah-ill-bet-you-wish.html">Yeah, I'll bet you wish</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/01/as-long-as-youre-not-dumb-enough-to.html">As long as you're not dumb enough to actually try ...</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2007/01/anyone-can-play-guitar.html">Anyone can play guitar...</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2006/05/they-ask-me-where-hell-im-going.html">They ask me where the hell I'm going?</a></li> <li><a href="http://just-like-anyone.blogspot.com/2006/05/so-story-begins.html">So the story begins</a></li> </ul> <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/ElJuno/?chartstyle=minimalDark"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/minimalDark/tracks/ElJuno.gif" border="0" /></a> <p id="powered-by"><a href="http://www.blogger.com"><img src="http://buttons.blogger.com/bloggerbutton1.gif" alt="Powered by Blogger" /></a></p>  </div></div>  </div>   <div id="footer"><hr /> <p> </p> </div>  </body> </html>