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

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Play Ball!

One little thing I do at the Main Street Center is schedule rides for people on our van. We pick 'em up, take 'em to their doctor or grocery store or bring 'em in for a bingo game, and then we take 'em home again. It's like a taxi you schedule in advance. Some of our regulars use the van a couple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Simon Says, part 1

“Where are we?” the kid asked as he sat up and threw off the rough wool blanket. He was suddenly cold, suddenly felt the need to piss. “We’re ‘bout as far as ye can get f’um ennywhere,” the old guy said, tipping the rolled brim of his battered Stetson back so he could look toward the sunrise. There... Sign in to see full entry.

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Mable, Mable, Bright and Able...

Get your elbows off the table. It was part of our house training, that little verse. Table manners used to be important in the days when folks gathered at the table for meals, and conversation about everything fit for print was shared. This was how kids learned who their relatives were and how they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Talking to myself while checking FB

Coffee hasn't kicked it. Still fuzzy minded. Scrolling down. OMG and WTH? Post from 2 days ago 18-yr-old Granddaughter in try-on Halloween costume, Ariel. All innocent kid again instead of salesgirl-sophisticate, sweet little smile, the long, waist-long red hair (and without extensions). Click Like.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 14, 2013

The Waltons Don't Live Here Any More

In the sixties when "The Waltons" became a weekly feature, Fang and I watched with the kids. I'm sure I made negative comments, at the very least I watched with my lip curled in sarcastic disbelief. Nobody really acts that way. No brothers and sisters back up each other's game in helpful ways, moms... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Jonquils, daffodils, tulips - and more.

Woke up around four a.m. thinking of the first blooms of spring. I'd looked out as the sun was setting last night at my bare dirt "lawn" and the retaining wall, told myself today would be the day to scatter the grass seed. Birds are moving south so more seed will be there long enough to sprout. Woke... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

The Mystery Shopper Scam - Beware!

Friday, 10:00 a.m. - the Main Street Community Center. A standing-room only crowd has gathered to hear a presentation by a woman from the treasurer's office. She says the treasury is holding money, refund checks, life insurance and other funds that have never been claimed. Many of those in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 11, 2013

Remember ads for Doan's Pills?

Unless you're older than dirt, you probably don't remember the ads that came first on radio for Doan's little liver pills. The first line of the ad is a question, accompanied by sad violins in the background. "Never sick enough to stay in bed, yet never really well?" The question is followed with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Salesman's Blather: be on the lookout for symptoms

I think I posted something about Home Depot and shopping for a closet, how this nice guy James had promised I'd get a call on Monday or Tuesday last week from their contractor... It was Thursday afternoon before we finished playing phone tag, and the following Monday when Heather came over to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Twin Peeks

LoNoWriYe Members of WWB (Writers Without Borders) have been meeting by email. We've decided 2014 will be the year of the novel - four of us had done first chapters and then gotten distracted. Chris suggested we pattern ourselves after NaNoWriMo, set monthly goals and git 'er done --... Sign in to see full entry.

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