Monday, September 12, 2016
Not Even A Seat Belt
This time of year I begin to think that this year, maybe just this once, I could participate in a NaNoWriMo. It bugs me up until Halloween and then I always back off. I just do not have it in me to think that I could do something like that. I've always read Pat_B and how she works so hard and gets...
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Laundry Has Always Been A Hassle, But...
Doing the laundry takes quarters--lots and lots of quarters--if you live in an apartment complex where the washers and dryers are in a laundry room instead of one of each in every apartment. Of course, if the equipment is in a special laundry room, each piece of equipment takes quarters--lots and...
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Distraction Fraction
Attention span cut short is not unusual for me. If it weren't for repeated re-focusing, I'd never get anything done or done right. I can be reading the most interesting book and suddenly find myself thinking about something in the refrigerator that I would like to fix for dinner and just how I will...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Zorba Or Trump
I was listening to Zorba and I guess I had it up a little too loud as Son #1 came out of his room and laughed and began to dance--and he isn't even Greek. In fact, he isn't any good at dancing either, but who could keep from trying when they hear that music. Sometimes when the news is on, like now,...
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Monday, September 5, 2016
Labor Day Dilemma
The day is drop-dead gorgeous, the weather enviable, the mood capricious. Shall I stay or go? Shall I enjoy here, all by myself, doing what I like, entertaining myself? Or should I go and be a part of social dissipation? My heart says stay. My friends say go. Should I please myself? Should I...
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