Friday, January 15, 2010
Think Harder
I worked for about ten years, off and on, at a grocery store chain, as a professional cake decorator. For the most part, I liked it. I got to use my creativity, and I was usually stationed back in my own little corner, avoiding the hustle, bustle, and politics of the bakery folk. Every now and then...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Long Live the King(s)
The day we met Saul Vivas completely changed my life. He was the ultimate performer. We had just moved in across the street, in a rural neighborhood in Pennsylvania. There weren't many kids around our age. We were dying to play with the herd of boys kitty-corner from us, but Mother said that their...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Orange You Glad?
Right around this time, a lot of us start dreaming of something a little more...tropical. The word "Hawaii" immediately comes to mind. Once, long ago, I ditched every responsibility I had, and recklessly flew to Hawaii on somewhat of a whim. I had friends there that I could stay with. They'd been...
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Report on the Penny Party
I never did call that 'mutual' friend of ours', to see if this 'party' Penny was inviting us all to was legitimate. I figured if I got there, and she was selling makeup or anything like that, I was an adult and I could handle myself accordingly. I cannot tell you how glad I am that I never made that...
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Uncommon Friends
I'm beginning to see a pattern, here. I've heard that you can tell a lot about a person by the friends that they keep. I have strange friends. I must be very.....well, strange. By the same token, strange as they may be (can't think of a one of them that's 'normal', to be honest about it), they are a...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
No Couches at the Exit Door
The last thing I remember, Penny and I were sitting on my couch in my new home. It was two a.m. and we were still talking and eating Chinese take-out. I was wrapped up in the new fleece throw that Penny had given me for Christmas, which had been a couple of days ago. Penny was that way; spur of the...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Love That Dog!
I've heard it said that of all the things a person misses, they'll miss their dog the most. I miss my dog. Callie is an Australian Shepherd. She's black and white and looks more like a Border Collie, but isn't. Some folks at church were selling their dog's latest batch of puppies for a few hundred...
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Because I Could
New Year's Day. Full of the promise of a fresh new year. What will we do differently? What do we know we'll keep doing exactly the same, even though we swear to ourselves year after frustrating year that we'll change, reform, resolve? My niece asked me last night what my New Year's Resolution was. I...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Welcome, Ski Season!
I woke up slowly, remembering....ski day! Jordan, who was to be my ski buddy for the day, awoke even more slowly. Seems like a growing body paired with exhaustion from staying out too late the night before with his brother overruled even skiing up at his favorite resort. Seemed like it took forever...
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Crime Doesn't Pay
In recent years, I led a life of crime. Don't laugh; it's true. I was a sickly little kid when we lived back in Pennsylvania. I have my own thoughts on why, and you can put two and two together as well, but my mother (who liked attention) would have us go out and play in the front yard whenever it...
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