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Monday, May 9, 2022

JUST A BIT OF COGITATION ON WRITING vs COMPOSITION

We've all had teachers who were strict grammarians - our perfectly delightful idea was smothered in criticism over misplaced commas, apostrophe marks in a word that was a plural and not a contraction - and especially the difference between its and it's. Other strict composition errors - mismatched... Sign in to see full entry.

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IMAGINE...

If you're looking for an inspirational focus this morning, sick of the war news, the pandemic brouhaha, dismal economic forecasts, and especially the nasty divisive politics, maybe you'd enjoy the lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine." The song began in my own head, in Lennon's own wistful voice.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 8, 2022

The grateful earworm... I keep hearing it this morning.

I was riding on the desert on a horse with no name, It felt good to be out of the rain... La la la la, la la la la la la... Don't remember the actual title of this song, the composer or singer. I just remember it from 50 years ago or so, and thinking how it soothed me when the household chaos of six... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 7, 2022

THANKS, MOM

If my mother were alive today, I’d have something to say to her, beginning with “thank you.” She was not a gentle soul, did not greet her three rug rats with hot cocoa and a chocolate chip cookie when we arrived home from school on a snowy winter’s day. She snapped orders. She wasn’t always... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 6, 2022

NO NEWS THIS MORNING

Left the TV and radio turned off this morning. Didn't check my online news feed. I just can't take another day of the endless drips, drabs and spurts of horrible. So this morning I'm focused on the return of the backyard squirrels, a baby bunny I saw in the back yard yesterday, the lovely fairyland... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

THOUGHTS ON THE POTENTIAL REVERSAL OF ROE V WADE

This week we learned conservative members of the Supreme Court, with Justice Alito taking the lead, have drafted an opinion - an edict - that would overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision. As you know that's the law that made abortion safe and legal for women who must choose that option. If the draft... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TODAY

Today's date is the perfect opportunity for making a horrible pun. I cannot pass up this opportunity. As a Star Wars fan, and because Whoopie Goldberg reminded me this morning on "The View," today's the day to wish everyone well. "May the 4th be with you." Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 2, 2022

BROKEN GLASS, part 2

The old woman glanced after them as the two soldiers made their way up the street, keeping her broom in motion. As they turned the corner, she walked into the alley and dumped her bucket in a dumpster. From a window two floors above it a man lifted a window. “Are they gone, Ms. Rivers?” “For now.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 1, 2022

BROKEN GLASS

The two soldiers paced along the deserted streets on the alert for any danger. The bombed out windows several stories up that overlooked their route provided a perfect spot for snipers. So far the streets seemed totally deserted. Not one civilian had stayed behind. They worked their way around... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 30, 2022

THE WEDDING PARTY...

We've all been to a wedding where the itsy bitsy flower girl suddenly got stage fright halfway down the aisle and burst into tears, or fled into the row where her mother was seated, seeking refuge. Or where the little ring-bearer got to the altar, but the rings did not. And there's always an aunt of... Sign in to see full entry.

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