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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Sad Ending

"One thing that I remember enjoying particularly as a very young boy was going into the chicken coop to collect the eggs with my mother and then staying behind. I liked to sit in the hens' nest and make clucking noises." ~ The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet The Dalai Lama of Tibet is in New York City, in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Gorgonish For Sure

“The Gorgons had long snakes in their hair. They looked like women, only more horrible.” (from a student's literary paper in Lederer's "Anguished English") Today, I feel like--could I possibly look more horrible? I know the answer is "yes" to that question, but I really need to go out today and it... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Everybody Knows

Leonard Cohen sings "Everybody knows how it goes..." but more and more often I find myself on the short end of knowing. I think I've put too many miles under my feet, too many cups of coffee under my belt, and I'm too many kisses deep to remember the important things for today. Son #1 got short with... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Big Bang Theory

The firecrackers are starting up again this evening--as if they didn't do enough of them last night, all night long until the crack of dawn. Kansas City even had the largest firework shell in the United States (so they say) at our Longview Lake. The shell was 24" in diameter and weighed more that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Temporary Tats

I must bore everyone who reads this post by saying that I don't much like them (tattoos). I have the most darling new picture of my Baisy (Great-granddaughter) except that it looks like she has some horrible disease up and down her cute little arms. I can understand why a three-year-old would think... Sign in to see full entry.

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