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Monday, February 2, 2015

The End Of Happily Ever After

July 29, 1977 - My 40th Birthday Celebration A wife can tell if her husband's unhappy, if he is hiding something, if he's feeling sorry for himself, if he's plotting a change, but if everyone at a party can tell, then it's pretty much reached a point of no return. But why did it have to reach that... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

The Volunteer

June 28, 1969 - Kansas City, MO He broke my finger! He did it on purpose, and then he laughed. He laughed and shouted vociferously, in derision, as he retreated into the alley between the graffiti-covered church building and the school playground in the rotting inner city. As he ran down the alley... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Talk Of The Village

May 21, 2004 - Valdelavilla, Spain I came here to talk for a week. I knew it was going to be talking from morning to night, from an hour before breakfast until 11:00 p.m. at night, continuously, for a week. That didn't seem like it would be so difficult to do. I thought that I talked all the time... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 30, 2015

If They Could See Me Now

July 20, 1972 - San Juan Mountains between Ouray and Telluride T oday I found the largest, prettiest, most fascinating vug that I have ever seen. I was thrilled, but at the same time totally distressed that I had no way of ever sharing this find with anyone in anyway other than by word of mouth, in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Change Is Never Permanent

Being of sound mind and good long-term memory; but of the age wherein my activities of interest to others begin to wane, daily Journal keeping is beginning to be quite boring, not only to this writer, but also to those who might feel the need to read it. On pondering what to do about this logical... Sign in to see full entry.

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