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

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Sunshine and lollypops...

Email from D -- the head librarian. "How about we re-open Carnegie's coffee shop-bookstore on Monday, the 28th?" And in all the ELF homes where email goes, a cheer goes up. Our retired teachers and bookkeepers and grandmothers will have books to shelve, snacks to sell. There will be rice krispies... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 18, 2011

From Cabin Fever to Sticker Shock...

I guess when you're at the store a couple times a week, you don't pay much attention to the three or four cents' rise in the price of a pound of tomatoes. But when you've been frozen into your own house, choosing to bounce off the four walls rather than off the icy sidewalks and parking lots, making... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Twitterpated...(thoughts on spring)

"Spring has sprung the grass has riz I wonder where the flowers is?" If I were sixteen this week, I'd be "twitterpated." It's a Disney word from the movie Bambi. Nothing to do with tweets or texts or Twitter online. It means hopelessy infatuated and unable to focus on anything else. Back at MHS Mr.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

OK. You can deposit that check now...

I was about to tear it up. Things were tight in early January, so I wrote a check to fix his car after a short slide on the ice had cracked the front bumper. He gave me a post-dated payback check that would clear on the 15th. January, he said. On the 14th he asked me to hold it for another two... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Scenes from a bookstore, festering resentment

WSJ says Borders is a day away from declaring bankruptcy and closing one-third of their stores. Oh, no. A dark cloud has just passed in front of the sun. I decide to spend a little money, maybe get one of their electronic book readers (they've got 100 classics pre-loaded and they've dropped the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Decisions, decisions...

In the wake of a sudden spring day, I am at odds with myself. Conflicting choices. Here's the thing. My car, Ruby, had sat in zero weather for nearly two weeks, most of that time with an inch or two of ice frozen to the windows and metal bits. I was pretty sure I was going to have to call the tow... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Sometimes an inappropriate question

THE ABILITY On the radio this morning I heard Jessica Lee Mayfield, the songwriter, say she’d learned to avoid guys with prison tatts after she learned her ex had been sent up. She was politely fending an inquisitor who asked how she came to be so cynical at such a tender age, and when the... Sign in to see full entry.

Spring's just around the corner...

Denny, two doors down, is a guy who loves his home. He's always doing something, or if its beyond his ability, hiring it done. Their place has curb appeal. There's no half-done project around his place, although he's been kept indoors by the snow and ice. Lately we've had a couple days of thaw.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

As promised: the love poem written by my son

5 Tides Out of a cold tide a mile alee I dredged the Jellyfish King And, while you studied the clouds, I gingerly cradled him to shore lay the writhing seawater balloon in the smooth sand at your feet and While I, grinning, rode two great turtles like a catamaran running aground And fanned my fin... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Do you remember?

Did I ever post a story here called "Lincoln Creek Road?" It's about a young widow who is courted by her 16-year-old stepson. I got feedback on it from the Zoetrope website, but can't remember if I ever shared it on Blogit. p.s. It's not as creepy as you might think from this synopsis. Sign in to see full entry.

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