Thursday, July 30, 2015
2. Simpson
The last time I visited my old Auntie Edith in her home in Yukon, Oklahoma, around 1990, I was totally shocked to find an oil-drilling rig working away in her back yard, not many feet from her back door. I'd never seen that before at her home, and my cousins had not shared the information. In fact,...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
1. Oklahoma Rocking
Lots of Frackin' shaking going on and it isn't about to stop anytime soon. To some people it is probably no big deal because the magnitude of most of them is 3.0 or less. But when they are continuous day after day, they do leave an unrest in the hearts and minds of people who live in Oklahoma, or...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Sky Zone
"You get old and you realize there are no answers, just stories." ~ Garrison Keillor...And then, you even get tired of telling stories. When my mother was somewhere around my age, we used to encourage her to be active and interested in many things. She forced herself to try to make us happy by...
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Re: Three Geeks Visiting From Australia
"Mark rented the van at LAX from a New Zealand company. They were so proud of it. It has a cooktop, a fridge, and GPS. I kept trying to give them driving directions and they looked at me like I was from another century. (Turns out I actually am.) It’s become impossible to get lost in the 21st...
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Self-Preservation
The jungle has encroached upon my balcony, brought about by constant rains, heat, humidity, intermittent bright sunshine, and of course, a bit of Miracle Grow. I began encouraging my plants to grow big and healthy soon after I married and became really acquainted with my Mother-in-Law. I didn't...
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