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

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

One advantage to "old-timer's" memory shrinkage --

no re-runs on TV. Every "encore" program becomes all shiny and new. Bookstore to open in a few weeks I've been deprived and mistreated for the last few weeks, suffering withdrawal from my habit now that Borders closed. A week ago they took down the signage above the front door. And I've missed "my"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Pet Peeve of the month

The MJ / Conrad Murray trial is going on far, far too long. They proved the charges against him in one or two days -- negligence at a criminal level. But the jury continues to sit and listen; the cameras continue to roll. If I were in that jury box I'd be wanting to fine the prosecution and defense... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Superfoods -- cancer killers

Sometimes it pays to have a notebook handy when you watch health and nutrition experts. Sometimes weight loss segments on daytime TV (not infomercials, but regular network programming) feel like so much hocus pocus. For those who've tried the low carb diet, the Atkins diet, Weight Watchers, over the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Alphabet Love - Chuck

Chuck's the All American guy, once a buff and handsome Air Force pilot, a chick magnet who had just enough swagger to appeal to adventurous girls who wanted to join the mile-high club. Chuck went halfies with a buddy on a 4-passenger Cessna. If he couldn't get a girl with dinner and a few drinks,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

I'm mulling over a plot for another Alphabet Love story...

This one's about a trumpet player who fell in love with Alaska after reading Jack London and dreamed of going there for years and years. When the band broke up he hadda find real work, so he took a class and got his real estate broker's license, and then (details to be worked out) ended up in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Why do radio announcers have tiny little hands?

It's obvious.... you'll groan when I tell you. A. Wee paws for station identification. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Alphabet Love Story - D

D e ll When he was a junior at MHS the polio epidemic seized Dell Wilson in its horrible jaws and bit down hard. He missed quite a bit of fall term while he "vacationed" in a polio ward in Tacoma -- too far from home for his mom to visit on a daily basis, and in quarantine for several of those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Love by the Letters: B

B etty I don't know where Betty Clark met Bill Lindley. But I'm fairly certain there was music involved, Western music, with twangy guitars and a cowboys-around-the-campfire atmosphere. When she babysat me and my kid sister and brother, Betty loved to sing and play her guitar. From the time she was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Alphabet Love

A rt Art Mesmer's claim to fame was partly how he set his house on fire, and partly about how he put it out. He took a lot of teasing about the incident, but took it good-naturedly. In fact, if he hadn't had to overcome his fundamental shyness and take his bows, so to speak, Art might never have had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

Alphabet Love

M aisie Maisie was a trained dancer -- at twenty it was all she knew. She was average height, muscular and lean with an athletic build (translation, small high breasts). Her face was perfectly proportioned, a lovely canvas that transformed under a skilled makeup artist's brush. From the age of four... Sign in to see full entry.

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