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Thursday, December 26, 2024

I NEVER TOLD YOU THIS:

I met Santa Claus once, over 40 years ago. He was working a summer job at SIUE. Nobody recognized him in spite of his beard and jolly laugh because he came to work in jeans and a Grateful Dead tee shirt. He worked for Campus Security as a greeter, conducting tours for new faculty members so they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

IMPROMPTU VERSE (IT'S ALMOST THE WORST)

The Grinch and I, we went for a walk around Leclaire park. He wanted to talk. He said holiday merriment just made him glum because he had neither family nor chum. So, I asked if he'd ever thought maybe he should Pretend he was cheerful. He doubted he could, For his nature was formed by life's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

ONCE UPON A TIME IN SALKUM

On a Christmas when I was 13 or 14, we lived in Salkum, a tiny village in the Cascade Foothills of Western Washington. We had to pick up our mail at the Post Office (Village of only about 80 families). Mom was a busy letter writer, and we'd often see her writing to Grandma and the Aunties when we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Not The Night Before Christmas

Joe's Christmas Mess - conclusion As he stood in the yard, and the moon rose on high, He looked in amazement at the bright starry sky. There was Santa’s sleigh, not yet full of toys, To deliver on Christmas to good girls and boys. Santa picked up Joe’s gifts and sorted by routes He was planning to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

With Apologies to Clement Moore

JOE'S CHRISTMAS MESS ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the land, Not a darn thing was going the way he had planned. The packages, wrapped and ready to mail Were in the car’s trunk, but the starter had failed. It just wouldn’t move without a big tow And the service was holiday busy, you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 21, 2024

COMMON DENOMINATOR

I was never good at math. "Challenged" is the word that applies. Oh, I'm ok with simple arithmetic, such as how to balance a checkbook. The words 'common denominator' are math-related, but... The common denominator that makes more sense to me is the human factor, those learning experiences that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

WITH APOLOGIES, I HAD TO SAY IT.

I've shaken my finger under my nose (figuratively speaking) and told myself there was to be no political content in posts here in Beautiful Blogit-land or on Facebook. We get more than enough opinion and vitriol in the news media. Don't need to see it here. But I have to say this: I am deeply... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The Christmas Tree

When I was about 14 years old, we lived just across a gravel road from a forest. There was a cleared meadow area - about half an acre's worth - between our place and the wall of trees where the woods began. The trees were mostly Douglass Fir, and there were seedlings every spring that sprouted from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

THE IMPATIENT JACKASS

Years ago, before I was old enough to take Driver's Ed and apply for a license, I rode with my sis and bro-in-law several times that summer I stayed with them. Marje was 11 years older than I, married J.R. on the 4th of July - six weeks after they met. WWII was on, he was a sailor about to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 16, 2024

AT THE PO-HO-HO-HO-ST OFFICE

Took my Christmas Cards to the post office this morning, not surprised to find a line of folks with packages to mail. Fortunately, I just had to drop my cards and bills in the slot. I was there less than 3 minutes. Nobody was wearing a Santa hat or a smile. Might have been the Grinchiest lineup... Sign in to see full entry.

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