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Sunday, June 16, 2024

THE BEST-LAID PLAN

Gloria got a call at eleven, just as she was about to tuck in. Her husband Dave was out for his usual Saturday night with the boys at the Lucky Dog Saloon. He'd blown more than one paycheck betting on pay-per-view wrestling matches. She was tired of his dark moods and bad temper. The call was from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024

STREET SEEN

A little after sunrise, after watering her rutabagas and phlox, she took a seat in her lawn chair and began to look around her front yard and the one next door. There she caught sight of a very still profile at the edge of the shadow of the house next door. It was Little Brown Rabbit, frozen in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

A BIT POLITICAL, BUT...

First of all, let me assure you that I feel the Supreme Court judges should recuse themselves from weighing in on any case where they have demonstrated bias in favor of one side or the other. Recently the news channels have featured interviews with an activist who went to a gala attended by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

AND NOW SHE'S GONE AND GOT HERSELF A JOB

That's what he said. Like getting herself a job was a big freakin' no-no. Why, I wondered, did that bother him? It made her happy. It was a post-retirement gig, which meant she'd be getting pension plus paycheck. What's not to like? But apparently the wife's job was a cocklebur under his saddle. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

ENORMOUS CHANGES, CONT'D

Ralph and Morty, the groundhog cousins, had shared their under-the-deck residence for as long as they could remember. Their mothers, the sisters Susie and Mamie, had moved on to a concealed burrow near the lake, where there was plenty of food, ample water and a couple of bachelor friends who lived... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 10, 2024

ENORMOUS CHANGES WHEN THEIR HEADS WERE TURNED

Ralph and Morty were practically twins, born the same birthing season, to sister members of the Brick Street Clan of Groundhogs International. They were both gifted with the instinct that allowed them to predict with stunning accuracy the exact end of winter. One late spring morning they decided to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Route 66 Festival

Our town celebrates the famous Route 66 that was once the primary east-west highway, as you may remember from the song about standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. I believe there was a TV show with Route 66 in the title many years ago, but I am not absolutely, 100% certain of that today. At any... Sign in to see full entry.

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SUNSET SHOWDOWN

It may be my age, but around 4:00 in the afternoon, my focus and clarity tend to dim and get fuzzy, and I generally retreat to the La-Z-Boy to doze during the evening news and "Family Feud." Yesterday a landscape contractor was due in the afternoon to put down some sod and remove a couple of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 7, 2024

The Fix-up

Sometime early in my sophomore year, I began to feel left out of the locker room conversations. Most of the other girls were going out on dates - I turned 15 in September, most of the others were 16. This was not because I was a prodigy of any kind, but because there was no kindergarten in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

My Bionic Upgrade

Have made the joke at times that I'm the bionic woman. Before I can count myself as dressed and ready to take a tour of the grocery store, I have to plug in my hearing aids, put on my orthopedic shoes, put my dentures in, and put on my glasses. If it's a sunny day, I add a pair of over the counter... Sign in to see full entry.

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