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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Mysterious voices

I woke up right on time: 5:30 a.m. Dark as a coal miner's elbow outside. Turned on the Weather Channel, after seventy 'leven commercials comes the current temp: 42. Nice. That means it's been warm all night and all that ice and stuff will be gone. Forecast today is for 55 degrees, get out and take a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus

The Center had its Christmas luncheon yesterday. It wasn't the usual soup & salad bar, but a ham dinner, with mashed potatoes, candied yams, pecan pie and steamed broccoli. There were other little sides, and once they picked up their tray and took their seats there was almost no conversation. "Proof... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

The Germophobe's Dilemma

Health-related routines have been part of the daily experience since I was a toddler. Mama gave us a teaspoon of cod liver oil every morning. The year we stayed on the farm Sam & Ethel squeezed lemon juice into a cup of hot water to keep colds away. Aunt Ella had a touch of bourbon in her coffee -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 16, 2013

ALT Key plus number produces a symbol...

Someone on Facebook posted a graphic about How to Make Symbols with Keyboard. I printed it out and discovered there are dozens of symbols, many involving math and science that I will probably never need. But a few will come in very handy... Alt + 1 gives you a smiley face ☺. Alt + 3 produces a heart... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

About Emily

The reason for the allegory yesterday was that I ran into Emily at the Chef's Shoppe and Popcorn while I was shopping for a sugar bowl/cream pitcher for son Guy's girlfriend. Emily was in her cheery red chef's jacket, looking for all the world like she did 20 years ago when we worked together. Emily... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Emily: A Fable

Once upon a time there was a girl named Emily, a recent graduate of the Masters program in Public Administration, an over-achiever who'd been the one to beat in every competition. The Outreach department at the Brain Factory had an opening. She interviewed with a committee and after a suitable... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 13, 2013

The economy's getting better?

Shortly after the Wall Street / Banking bust of 2008 after the real-estate bubble burst all to hell and the shifty devils who were in the business of selling bad loans at discounts, there was a sudden stoppage of mailbox ads for easy credit cards. Capital One was there every week, offering zero... Sign in to see full entry.

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It feels like I'm forgetting something...

You know how it is, some days you just tuck yourself in and let the world go by. Only yesterday I was supposed to go to an open house. The office girl even called me the day before. I was looking forward to going - they always have a wonderful buffet and I enjoy meeting folks. I watched "Days of Our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

So many books, so little time

Danzy Senna. I highly recommend this author. Can't understand why I'd never heard of her. She's been publishing for fourteen - almost fifteen years. Once again a really good writer with a successful career has been shining away while I've been completely in the dark. I spotted her first book in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The ad game - a crafty idea

In this neck of the woods more and more advertisers are sending their latest deals and steals on postcards. Not the dinky little 3 x 5 postcards we used to send from somewhere to the folks back home "having a wonderful time, wish you were here." These are slickly printed on nice card stock and are... Sign in to see full entry.

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