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

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

I thought the answer was to fall in love.

u no, the ans 2 the? > wth is wrong w/ me? went 2 Home Depot, where old guys hang out on Sat. AMs. There they were, fondling hand tools, sizing up power mowers. This one old boy had his wife along. Name was Ethel, probably, she of the icy glare and ruffled feathers. Apparently it ain't cool with her... Sign in to see full entry.

Rampant Apathy infects bloggers

It's not just the disaster in Japan. It's not just the melting snow and hints of spring. It's not Charlie Sheen's decision that everyone's out of step but Charlie. It's more than just the slow computer and a sluggish internet. It's not even the crappy, insulting junk mail. It's not likely writers... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Hey, Sailor, are you new in town?

I felt insufficient in high school among the other girls. I'd have settled for Miss Congeniality if I were, in fact, charming and nice. I realize now the eleven girls in our senior class were real beauties. Elaine and Boo (Beulah) were gorgeous, dark, shoulder length hair, big brown eyes,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Playhouse 90 -

Google this for the accurate details. And another major name, Paddy Chayefsky from the 1950s -- Google that, too. Check out their Wikipedia listings for the documentation. What I remember is that Playhouse 90 and other dramatic series were a reason to stay home and squint at that "huge" 12" black &... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

I didn't plan to use that over-used name again...

You know the one: the initials are "Charlie Sheen." When I wrote yesterday's post, I just titled it "Fired," because that was the big tabloid word of the day. I figured everyone would know immediately I was talking about he whose name should drop out of the headlines. The chiefs did it, finally.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fired!

Tiger blood, it seems, has a toxic effect on people. I've known people who thought they had more brains than anyone, who sometimes came up with genius ideas, fast talkers, obnoxiously confident of their superiority, sneering at the average Joe. When I was young and stupid I used to fall for them on... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Buffet City, always nice for a senior birthday.

Tiger mothers run the buffet that operates across the park from the library. The grandmother seems to be fifty, and the mother looks maybe forty, and the grandson who was a darling dimpled four-year-old when they opened has become a great hulk of an eight-year-old now, mannerly, busy boy who misses... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sugar cookie day

On March 4th each year my younger daughter bakes sugar cookies with sprinkles, sits quietly to nibble one and think about our old neighbor, Margaret Wheat, who was a kind grandmother to all the kids who lived or played around there. Grandma Wheat baked sugar cookies with sprinkles and always had a... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

June Dropped By: Timing is Everything

We had coffee, talked about this 'n that, got around to writing. I asked her how her little story centered in Tunisia was coming along. "Oh, kid, I had to put that on a shelf," she said. "It's about a mother who takes her kids on a journey so they can learn about other cultures. Nobody would read a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Obnoxious question sparks novel

What if a woman was pregnant with the last man on earth, and wanted an abortion? What if "they" did something stupid. Suppose this something stupid made all the men on earth sterile. Women not so much. What if a woman, pregnant with a male child, accidentally escapes whatever they did. For instance... Sign in to see full entry.

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