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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

YARNS, A USED BOOK AND THREAD STORE...

It was lunch hour in downtown Mundane, when the bell on her front door usually jingled constantly. "Yarns" was only a block from the courthouse. When court was in session the jurors often had time to shop during their lunch breaks. After they had a sandwich at Mary's Luncheonette or stopped next... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

WHAT CAN GRANDMA DO?

Seems to me Rupert Murdoch and the Fox News organization is leading the spread of Nazi-style anti-Semitic "replacement" theory, the fear that persons of color will replace all the whites in power. The founders' old-line GOP policies and beliefs (pro-business and anti-tax) have been overtaken by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 16, 2022

INSPIRED BY THIS MORNING'S SCREEN SAVER:

OWL GONE Four little sister owls, perched in a tree. One flew off to Timbuktu and then there were three. Three little sister owls, playing peek-a-boo. One disappeared into the night and then there were two. Two little sister owls, looking for some fun. One flew off to see the world and then there... Sign in to see full entry.

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THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY

Poll parrot had been living in the woman's house, in the huge brass cage near the patio doors since she'd been captured as a chick and hauled rudely through so many dark and noisy places. She had a lovely view of the trees outside, safe from the dark storms and deep snows. Poll could preen and doze... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 15, 2022

MAZIE AND TOPPER

As Mazie buzzed a new territory she spotted a perfect nest site. She fell in love with it immediately, but her warrior instincts set her into think-twice mode. Yes, it was on a thick limb, but she'd seen no cats nearby. The cut limb had cured, and the hole at the center had deepened as the tree's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 14, 2022

EARLY TIMES AT SIUE

In 1958 - 1959 the powers that be in the state of Illinois took action to acquire a tract of land, some 2,600 acres, in Madison County. The tract was largely farmland, a site that fringed the city of Edwardsville. The purpose of this acquisition was not disclosed and there was opposition from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 13, 2022

UNINVITED GUEST

Unexpected visitor last night has me thinking maybe I'll invest in a security system that has a motion sensor and lights up whenever there's motion within 15 or 20 feet of my porch. Problem is the yard is small and dozens of people walk their dogs or jog past my front yard every day - and now, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

DRAG RACING AS A SPORT

Freddie and his dad were mechanics in the pit crew of a race car. They also worked with the track officials who ran the weekend drag races that some of the guys from dear old MHS went to. Some of them had fast cars, they were called gear heads, and loved the spectacle and the noise even if they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

NOT A YELLOW POLKA-DOT BIKINI

If you were around in the 70s or maybe the 80s, there was a pop song about an "Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie yellow polka-dot bikini," and the cute girl who wore it. It was cute and rhythmical and who can find fault with cute girls in bikinis and picnics at the beach, some danceable music over the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

BAD DRIVERS

Is it just me or does it seem like being on the highways and byways is twice as scary as it used to be? For one thing, there are inattentive jerks who can't put their cell phones away to save their lives (or mine). And there are those jerks who dart in and out but don't bother to signal, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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