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Monday, July 28, 2014

Flirty Thirty...

This Friday my granddaughter Angela celebrates her 30th birthday. This puts 4 of my grandkids over the 30 mark. I remember when she was born, her dad was 22, her mother was 19, just babies themselves, really, and she was their second blessed event. Richie was just walking then, the two cutest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

"I believe in yesterday." with gratitude to The Beatles...

I was thinking about time yesterday - how it drags when we're waiting for someone to keep a date, like when there's a prom coming up and you've got a date who could be your significant other, how it takes forever to get here and then it's over in a heartbeat. Or you've had an exam, the doc has taken... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Good one! (excuse that is)

Noon yesterday: Lowe's office girl left a message while I was having coffee on the porch with Joe and Guy. It seems Mr. E and his crew dug into an underground line at the other jobsite, and this caused major problems, so "They won't be there this afternoon after all." Never mind that he'd promised... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Fencing

Words like fencing have more than one meaning. To fence means you spar with someone either with words or finely honed blades. Some think words are more powerful than swords, that they can cut deeply - but the bandaids don't show. Oh, geez, I hate it when I get off on one of those wordish tangents.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Promises to keep

I believe that line is from Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening." I still remember hearing Mrs. Newton read it in her very proper Scots brogue, and how it seemed like my own experience. And then my daughter learned it in high school and loved Frost's work so much she named her white... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Maybe it was a mistake...

The 2-man crew (not to be confused with the Blue Man Crew) dismantled the back fence yesterday. I'd been thinking it was going to be nice when the new one went up being able to see the neighborhood behind the old fence. (that'll teach me to think) What I didn't consider was that the fence blocked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Solitaire

I play too much Spider Solitaire. And Mahjong. Sometimes I get in a kind of trance as I manipulate the "cards" or "tiles" onscreen, and the various numbers and symbols become animated characters to me. Yesterday for some reason I took an intense dislike to the #3 Mahjong tile in the Turtle version.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 21, 2014

A little advice

You cannot get so out of control, child. This display of temper is dangerous. But he makes me so mad, Aldo. He's horrible! I hate him. Your emotion may blind you. He will win unless you can control it. But... You must think of him as a mere puzzle piece on the board. It may take time, but you will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Just Desserts...

Yesterday's best news story: Florida man caught a guy in the act of abusing his 11-year-old son, beat him to a bloody pulp and then called the cops. The offender's going to be charged with sexual battery to a child, the cops didn't charge the dad. Anyone else think the dad should get a medal? Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Questions

When I heard a day or so ago there were wild fires going in Washington state, it caught my attention. The flames were in the mountainous areas of Okanogan County, in the vicinity of the tourist area around Leavenworth, etc. I sent good vibes and prayers winging their way to the Powers That Be to... Sign in to see full entry.

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