Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Sunday, January 31, 2016

I know something is wrong with me: deal with it...

I grew up on the edge of the abyss, the razor's edge, walking the line between "maybe we can make it for another month" to "the sh*t has hit the fan, duck!" How my mama got us through the bureaucatic BS, the desperate poverty, the secret issues she was dealing with and managed to get the three of us... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Safe House for an Unsafe World

The extreme weather of the past couple years has set me thinking about safe houses. I'm not talking about a secret, well-guarded place where a state's witness is hidden away until she can testify and put her dangerous pursuer behind bars where he, theoretically, will no longer be a threat. I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 29, 2016

Planning for the new memoir class

I have no idea how many will sign up - my best guess is between 7 and 10. Of that number I imagine three will be repeat students, folks who like the therapy aspect of the class. My feelings are mixed: on the one hand it's 'been there, done that' and let's get on to something new, while on the other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

C'mon, Mama, Let's Go Home

I didn't mind the ride in the car, because I got to sit next to the window. This was decades before the seat belt was used, and Mama habitually drove very carefully, if at times a bit distracted by fumbling with her cigarette. She stuck close to the right edge of the lane as she drove, her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Decisions, Decisions!

The big ol' boys of politics are loading up their buckets and heading for another mud- slinging contest. Rand says Donald ain't fit for public office, a speck o' dirt would do a better job of runnin' things. Donald says he ain't appearing in any format where Megan is allowed to pose questions on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Red Shoes

There was a book in the '70s about red high heels. The cover photo showed a shapely leg, foot encased in a beautiful red shoe right next to a telephone. The cord was wrapped around the leg and the photo indicated the lady was answering a call from an interested guy. Title was something about every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Coincidence on a Melting Snow Day...

A woman in the library today caught my eye. I've seen her several times previously, and something about her always reminds me of my mother - the way she has of looking at everything, a certain inquisitive "never miss a trick" glance. Today she came into the Carnegie's sales area and bought a Jack... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Willie (or Won't he)

Woke up remembering this guy I'll call Willie, my son Joe's first father-in-law. Joe met Willie's daughter when she was 16, beautiful as a movie queen, million dollar smile. He was 19 and highly susceptible to her charms. Willie was doing two-to-ten at the state pen at the time for some kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

People, people, people!

Just when you think humanity has lost its mind and nobody gives a tinker's dam for the welfare of the next guy, some unexpected person jumps in to rescue a driver from a burning car, or donates part of his liver to save someone just three steps from death on the transplant list. And then you read... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

I skipped the library, 2 Sundays in a row

I've more or less decided to give up that volunteer gig. Petty reasons, of course. Nonsense. In spite of the fact that I get to talk to some interesting people there, hear their stories from time to time, it seems that after ten years the new has worn off, and it feels more like W O R K. For the... Sign in to see full entry.

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