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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Nigeriacamera

Someone on Facebook shared a post from Nigeriacamera - written in deliberate bad sentences. The photo was a guy weeping profusely into a towel that was draped across his shoulder. He looked to me like a soccer player, but???? The guy behind him in the photo was grinning, also looked to be in soccer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Oh, no. Well, maybe it'll be okay.

Lori called. Hi, Mom, she says. How ya doing? Doing okay sweetheart. What's up? I hadn't heard a word from her except the occasional line or two on Facebook since July of 2012 - when she came to her stepdad's funeral. She turns 58 this year, and looks much younger. First thing you notice about her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 5, 2014

A poem in celebration of late bloomers

On the bleakness of my lot Bloom I strove to raise. Late, my acre of a rock Yielded grape and maize.... Soil of flint if steadfast tilled Will reward the hand; Seed of palm by Lybian sun Fructified in sand. -Emily Dickinson- My younger daughter posted this to Facebook - found it just a minute ago.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Dr. Oz and "The Girls" -- or "Geez Louise, Gimme a Break"

Dr. Oz dumbs things down so my simple little mind can understand at least part of the gist of what he's trying to teach me and the other seven million silly little women in his TV audience. Any time I watch I feel so condescended to. He or his staff present little puppet shows to demonstrate the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Appreciation

The Center had a volunteer appreciation lunch on Wednesday. All the members of the board, the volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels, the lady who volunteers under AARP to do income taxes each year, the ones who answer the phone or manage the gift shop or pop labels on the monthly newsletter were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Losin' it...

Two or three days ago, I forget which, I printed out a few pages of something I'd written and wanted to staple it at the top left corner. But my stapler, which "lives" in a little black basket next to the phone, was gone. I thought maybe I'd taken it into the other room where the sorting-pitching... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Writers Without Borders...

I took a few pages from Simon Says along to the Writer's Without Borders get- together last night. I figured the others were still fighting a case of Writers' Block, and there ought to be some writing to critique to justify the monthly meeting. I took the chapter on Katie, pages about the Triangle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Getting old is not for sissies.

Bea called the Center yesterday. "Did anyone find my magnifying glass? I can't find it anywhere, and I'm lost without it." Just a minute, I'll check.I thought 'great, she's been here, she's getting better.' Michele said no, and has she been here - I haven't seen her in a couple months. I looked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Fact Checking for "Simon Says" - a little history lesson.

The time line for "Simon Says" has been reviewed and adjusted to coincide with recorded history. During the first draft of Katie's story I'd thought the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was 1914. It happened May 25, 1911. This means Katie's birth date had to be pushed back to 1898 if she was to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Good luck Mr. Gorsky...

Thanks to my nephew Larry who sent this to me in an email... On July 20, 1969, as Commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” were... Sign in to see full entry.

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