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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Speaking of...

...the Wilds! Not everyone, of course, loves nature in the raw, but I am wondering, What natural landscape or locale affects you soul-deep or even just simply relaxes you, lets you let go of worries, or helps you think about things you need to think about? Do you find that far off from pavement and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 3, 2016

Birthdays Prompt:

What are the best things about growing older? There are plenty of words written about the downside of aging, and I don't want to hear any of that today! My list starts with: Having let go of a lot of things that used to irritate, buttons that used to be too-easily pushed, other peoples' opinions and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

No, really, what do you really think?

This started with TAPS' and my exchange of comments in my blog about the evil that is politics. I believe there are the sane and the deranged on both sides, that there are liberal and progressive values that would make the world better for a lot of people, and worse for some. I believe there are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Release Forms

We needed to write one up for the users of the stage at the Pirate Fest. If you had to write up a release for someone coming to your home, what would it entail? Here is what Charlie came up with: By signing this release form, I acknowledge that I understand the possible hazards of using, being... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Teachers

Here's another prompt prompted by Pat's post today about teachers. Truly outstanding teachers make the greatest difference in a student's life. I remember some of mine, particularly Miss Mihalik, my 7th grade science teacher. She was one of the most enthusiastic people I've ever known! She took a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Computer Rage

It just happened to our Pat, again! That thing where you have written out the best words of your life, spontaneous and exactly right... and one odd click, and it is all gone. Worst, it is gone from your head: you just poured it all out onto the e-page, and to recover it and rewrite... Often, that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 8, 2016

Storm Stories

Such fireworks last night! Big, big storm in the mountains! Flash flood warnings... Do you remember hearing of the Big Thompson Canyon Flood here in CO, in 1976? It was a busy summer weekend, lots of campers and fishermen and hikers... It's just a few miles northwest of Denver and Boulder, so there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

When it is just too darn hot...

What one word describes how summer heat feels to you? What do you like about hot days, and what is your comfort range? What do you do to cool down? This prompt is to inspire simple answers to the questions, but maybe pondering on heat and summer will inspire something poetic, or a photo that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Untranslateable

There are words we use in English that are not considered actually English, though in time, they are likely to be absorbed and understood as English. We use them because they express something for which we have no equivalent. Like 'schadenfreude,' that German word that means finding pleasure in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 8, 2016

Defining terms

Some words are powerful on the surface, but they don't mean as much as they would if they were actually and specifically defined. Aside from 'good' and 'bad' and all their permutations, there are words like 'love' and 'peace.' There are so many kinds of love, and it seems the Greeks had different... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Kitchen is always a place of warmth--sometimes too warm--and gratifications, of indulgences, clever solutions, and occasional disasters. It is a place of recipes and experimentation. This blog is going to be hanging out in the kitchen for a while.

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