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

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Monday, June 2, 2014

I don' wanna... an' you can't make me...

Mama used to say when someone took a notion to resist all suggestions (and her orders) that they had their back up. Don't get your back up about that, you're never gonna win. Not as long as the Good Lord makes willow switches... But for the past few days I've had my back up. Tell me blue skies and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Lightning

Little Mary W. - who loves Bingo and having lunch with her friends on soup 'n salad Tuesdays - skipped the game last week. She called about fifteen minutes before Bob was supposed to pick her up and cancelled. I asked if she's okay, she'd been out with a cold a couple weeks ago. Oh, yes, she said,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 31, 2014

"Those" People

A few days ago I was chatting with a woman who comes to Bingo at The Center on Tuesdays. We've had several conversations about life and family - about working a full-time job while running a house and rearing children and all that jazz. In many ways we're kindred spirits. I told her about my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Write Your Own Story: Thursday sessions at The Center

We were down to three yesterday. Peg, a retired speech therapist who brings her laptop, Mary, the retiring leader of our group, and me. After a two-minute intro and sign-in we all got down to brass tacks. Peg chose not to use one of our writing hints and instead composed a heartfelt letter to a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Writers Without Borders...

The monthly meeting was scheduled for last night. Couple days ago Chris sent out a reminder. We meet at 5:15-5:30, to give everyone time to get home from work and allow for traffic. I'm almost always the first one there, 5 or 5:15. I buy a decaf latte at the counter, think about the fancy-schmancy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Wanda Talks

We had a light crowd for a Tuesday, but when the center's quiet the phone goes nuts. Sara is on vacation, Michelle was running the Center. It was not the usual Tuesday soup and salad menu - there were to be barbecued brats, potato salad, strawberry shortcake - made in-house. Which meant the kitchen... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Twist

My son Joe has always been a meat and potatoes guy. As a kid he wouldn't touch anything green or leafy, ate a lot of burgers and fried chicken. Grew up to love greasy fast foods, became a pretty good barbecue chef. He didn't see the point of poetry, didn't take any classes in literature that weren't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

Awake at 4:00 a.m. What the heck's going on?

I could understand it if I were dozing off at 8:00 p.m. But I was up much later than that. But here I am, awake before the birds, fiddling with the remote looking for any program other than infomercials. The Weather Channel usually puts me to sleep again, but any time they feature the Coast Guard... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Thank You to the Defenders of Freedom -- (or was that Forget You?)

Holidays are set aside for honoring the men and women who have fought, died, and suffered grievous wounds to protect our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Boy Scouts plant flags, there are patriotic speeches at military cemeteries and VFW posts, televised news conferences where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

TED - In case you haven't listened to TED talks on NPR --

From Google's menu: "TED* is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading - through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events." Interesting, thought-provoking, creative, fun and sometimes weird, TED is much more interesting than celebrity gossip, ain't it awful... Sign in to see full entry.

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