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

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

It's All About Living Off The Grid - or not

Terry the piano player has stopped coming to The Center. I didn't connect the dots until a day or so ago when I was talking to another volunteer, John. John and Terry were buddies, talking sports, politics, old time songwriters, composers, etc... John and I both wondered why Terry stopped coming. We... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Walk a mile in my heels... (part 1)

The committee meeting had run long, and A. Holson, Esq., the senior senator from Missouri’s bootheel, was not happy about it. He was several minutes behind schedule. At least his security was on top of the operation, texting the driver he was exactly three minutes away from the transport queue,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Something's "cooking" in the idea kitchen

If you've happened to catch ANY of the good ol' conservative candidates when they talk about female problems, women's fertility/health care, legal abortions, birth control, etc., you may - especially if you're a female - be amazed and dismayed by their total lack of knowledge on the basics. Their... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Dry Spell

I've come into a desert place, a void where no thoughts grow. There's a story aching to be written; what it is I do not know. Idea's bones, they lie a-drying in the burning desert sun. Where are rhyme, image, metaphor? There's not a single one to carry any hint of inspiration to my pen. O' when will... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Celebration

Today would be my mother's 110th birthday. She was born in 1906, passed away at 93 in January 1999. She was an avid reader, and it was not unusual for people to ask where she went to college. She collected books on art/technique, history, biography. Her father died of typhoid fever when she was ten... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Blurbs & a Bit of a Mystery

Friend of mine on FB posted shots of her hubby taken during the GOP debate on Fox. He's a history teacher, and his ohmigod, slap-to-the-forehead in disbelief gestures tell me all I want to know about the program. Gee, I missed it. Aw, shucks... (wink, wink) I did catch Jon Stewart's farewell program... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Quote of the day:

Nothing fools you more than the lie you tell yourself. Teller, of Penn & Teller NPR 8-1-2015 Interview Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

First Tuesday at The Center

The A1C test was a new thing to me when the nurse from Alton Memorial first came to administer the free ones at the Center. Perhaps they'd done glucose levels along with other diagnostics all along when I went in for routine exams. It was interesting to find out that a single drop of blood from a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Bitter Betty...

For the most part, Betty the bitcher has stopped visiting the Center. She's missed the last A1C blood testing day - First Tuesday of July. I'm speculating she's due to get another this month - today. Last time she was here she complained long and loud, harangued me with questions nobody could... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 3, 2015

It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings...

Lorman R. is 88 years old, a tall, thin gray-haired dude who wears plaid shirts tucked neatly into well-fitting Levi’s. His hair is neatly trimmed, he moves quickly, gets up out of his chair without making that old man sound, and he has an eye for the ladies. Except when Sharon H. is around. “I’ve... Sign in to see full entry.

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