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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Heat Wave...

We've had a warm winter, hot spring, and little rain. Still, compared to what's going on in the Western states, it's best not to complain. I cannot, don't want to imagine a forest fire huge enough to take out small towns, an inferno that devours square miles instead of acres. Breathing must be hell... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Sandusky Effect

Some time back I wrote a NaNoWriMo novel "Waltzing With Zombies," and have since revised it. Both versions contain a chapter in which a lowlife spy goes off message and seduces a young college student. The sex scene is not totally explicit, not porn, but it's aftermath would be revelatory to a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Blog 2: The one on hell is a bummer. Don't bother reading it.

The you-know-what has hit the proverbial fan on so many levels, it's difficult to find the good stories, like friends getting married and joyful events. It seems to be going on all around me for the most part, bad stuff for the people I love, things beyond my control. The rain falls on the just and... Sign in to see full entry.

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What the hell?

Not so long ago I told this rank, toxic, hateful woman the next time I spoke to her would be when we could ice skate in hell. Consider me invisible, I said. So, what or where is hell? What's it like? Dante thought there were circles, with various sins committed in our mortal lives deciding in which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

While shopping for green veggies...

On Wednesday I went to the other supermarket, the one with a whole aisle of organics, a premium line of specialty cheeses, and slightly higher prices. Shopped too early at my usual store and they had no fresh green beans. I had a hankering for sesame green beans. As I approached banana island I saw... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Key -- Education

At the university where I was a non-traditional student (grandma goes for a degree) I also worked, got a BA degree in English August of 1985. It took six years mostly going to class part time and working full time. Behind me always was my mother's attitude that education is the key to a better life.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

About diets...

I think it's Dr. Joel Fuhrman who pointed out the first half of that word "diet" is die. It's simple, he says. Don't eat processed foods, fried foods, sugar, artificial sweetners, red meat, white foods. And don't think of it as a diet; it's a nutritional program. The secret to long life and health... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

A spin on Shrodinger's Cat theory

Schrodinger’s Frog My mind is a box of frogs: dead ideas that hop to life when the lid is lifted. I can ignore the scrambling mess, sit on the lid and pretend tranquil reason lives within. The challenge is keeping my mouth shut. plh 6/9/2012 Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

"In Our Culture," -- Conclusion

- continued - Alphonse apologized. “I’m sorry, man. I forgot how freaky she can get sometimes.” “Wedding jitters,” Jared said. “Either that or she doesn’t like me.” “That’s not it. She’s old school. In our culture it’s a big taboo for a male to be in contact with his mother-in-law. They’re not even... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

In Our Culture -

Jared Finlay first met his mother-in-law to be at the wedding rehearsal. She wasn’t exactly cold to him, but he got the distinct impression Ariadne didn’t like him. She hugged her daughter, patted Alicia’s shoulder lovingly, but to Jared she extended a cool, rather listless hand. Until that very... Sign in to see full entry.

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