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Thursday, September 16, 2021

"NOBLESSE OBLIGE"

Mother said that once after she'd had a strange conversation with some snooty woman in the J.C. Penneys where we'd gone shopping for school clothes. I couldn't understand why mother was so polite to her after the woman had reached in front of her to grab something practically out of her hand. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

SCHOOL DAYS

My fourth grade teacher was an older woman. Mrs. Mock wore navy or black dresses with long sleeves, with white lacy collars and a cameo brooch. Like many older women in those days she wore heavy cotton stockings and those thick-heeled lace-up grandmotherly shoes. She wore her steel-gray hair in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY - (or not)

I've written at least three times lately about some of the shit I lived through in my younger life. I started a blog here, in the form of a letter to my mother to tell her things I'd never shared about my life after I left her home. The tone of it was way beyond what I'd thought it would be when the... Sign in to see full entry.

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A NEW, IMPOVED FANTASY

With apologies for bringing politics to the table: Yesterday, one day BEFORE the California recall election, MSNBC and Rachel Maddow reported a post they found on the Larry Elder (or GOP) web page. The right wing conservative organization posted chapter and verse about how hackers had stolen the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 13, 2021

THIS IS SERIOUS CRAP!

Today a woman I know had a bit of a problem with a good old boy who works for her in a large company. He had failed to complete some task and was quite hostile to her as she called him about when she could expect him to do so. Then she told him he needed to get his Covid shots and submit the proof... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 12, 2021

CONSPIRACY THEORY

When you're a kid and you've got siblings, you learn that conspiracies are dangerous. If your kid sis or brother was in on the great cookie raid while she was snapping beans on the back porch, then your secret is safe. You both know that if one of you breathes a whisper of it to Mom, there is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 11, 2021

TODAY'S 9-11 OBSERVANCE

I just heard President George Bush give a speech at the memorial for Flight 93. It was a touching tribute to the heroes of that flight and to our nation's response to the terrorist attack, the immediate coming together of all Americans. He also said it's different now that we now must deal with... Sign in to see full entry.

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MEMORIES OF 9-11-2001

On 9-11-2001 at 6:30 in the morning, I was in Seattle doing the usual stuff to get ready for work. The TV was on as I hurried through the living room to the kitchen. It showed New York City and smoke pouring from an office tower. I thought it was a scene from a movie and stopped. Then the second... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 10, 2021

BATTLE OF WITS

Patton Oswalt is a comedian - a fast-on-his-feet comic with a disarming grin and a wit so sharp you don't even feel the cut until after he's gone on to the next joke. A slummy politician recently took a swipe at Mr. Oswalt for canceling appearances in Florida and one other state because the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

THE LAST STRAW

Carol and Darin had walked gingerly around each other for weeks, ever since the incident. One of his hunting buddies had made a crude pass at her as she stood at the kitchen stove. Darin was out in the workshop with friends, Jerry came in to use the bathroom. He came up behind Carol, reached around... Sign in to see full entry.

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