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Monday, December 13, 2010

Buggy Whips and Bookstores: Relics of a Bygone Era?

Buggy whip makers went out of business when the horse & buggy was replaced by the Model T and other autos. More and more of us depend on electronic guides to get us from home to a destination, and new autos have 40-Gig hard drives. Shade tree mechanics have to study IT wizardry or retire. Bel's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Wanderer -- a poem written by June K.

WANDERER Little dog Eating garbage in the gutter Dangling inches of broken chain from your collar While cars in the heart of this busy intersection Race by. They go no faster than you dart in and out among the wheels of parked autos. You wear a collar, little Rover, or are you called Spot? There's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Looking for Jack London - conclusion

- cont’d - So, you like action, I say. He says yes. Then comes a pause, and as grownups do, I ask the stock question about what he wants to be when he grows up. He could have said nunya (none a your business) but he says he’s going to be a soldier, special forces. He’s watching for my reaction.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Looking for Jack London

It is Sunday afternoon, early December, my shift at Carnegie’s used bookshop in the public library. Outside, it’s sunny and cold, the chill factor is about eighteen degrees. The regulars are here: A couple elderly ladies discussing the week’s obits, the recession, and what politicians are doing to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

My brand new story is coming to Blogit tomorrow.

"Looking for Jack London." stay tuned. Sign in to see full entry.

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There's a new scam on Facebook...

The msg is to change your profile pic to a cartoon, a thing in support of this group against pedophelia. I didn't have a cartoon, so I posted a photo of an ostrich from my pictures file. In my family we have a thing about ostriches, and all you have to do is post a photo of one to get a huge laugh.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Maybe I'm being petty, but it bugs me...

In the supermarket, you see it almost every time, someone pushing their cart, leaning over on the push bar, resting their elbows on it as they go. Able-bodied people, young people sometimes, no doubt people who've been told by school teachers, their moms, their grandmothers, "Straighten up! What's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Just a slight addition to yesterday's Merry-Go-Round thing...

Unwritten Rules of Bureaucracy: CYA: cover your ass at all times. Document everything. The rules are set up to protect the bureaucracy first, assist the clients second. Nothing received today shall be acted upon today. An empty in-box is an invitation to more work. What you do at your desk is only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

The Bureaucratic Merry-Go-Round

Adnohr's blog this morning talks about the frustration of dealing with a government bureaucrat. It can be a diplomatic mission of the first order, and we need to take a patience pill before we start, because the person we're dealing with knows about this obscure rule and that unexplained exception... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 3, 2010

Elegy to a young father hanging Christmas lights.

On the 29th of November, year two thousand seven a loving young father was snatched up to heaven as he strung Christmas lights in a tall pine tree for his kids, passers-by and the neighbors to see. When he tossed the long string to a branch so much higher the string touched the power line. Zap! came... Sign in to see full entry.

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