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Monday, August 9, 2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM

Mom would have been 115 years old yesterday. Margaret Estella Savage, b. 8-6-1906. She was born on her parents' homestead in Pierre, S.D. the oldest of five children of Lucy Amanda (Edwards) Savage and Bertram Henry Savage. Her grandparents' homestead was adjacent. She described a winter snow when... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 8, 2021

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

The Brick Street Troop, currently decamped to the park at Leclaire Lake, has begun sending scouts to check out the status of the construction project next door. Yesterday I spotted Trubbles scurrying up the maple tree just south of their prime habitat. The builder and his dog were nowhere to be seen... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 7, 2021

NEW DAY, NEW DELL

Justin from the Geek Squad came yesterday and moved the files from my 10-year-old Sony to a spanking new Dell computer. It seems the old hardware couldn't work with the new version of Windows Office, which needed Windows 10 to operate from. My attempt to load it on my old faithful computer - which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 6, 2021

REMEMBER THE MOVIE "NETWORK" ?

This was a movie where the most memorable tag line is "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it any more!" It's been 20 years or so, but that line came back to me as I was browsing through my news feed online. There it was - an article about a new gotcha being sold to the gullible and unwary by... Sign in to see full entry.

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TECH SUPPORT TODAY

I may not be able to get to Blogit for a few - the new computer setup is to take place today and with new Windows version, etc., there'll likely be some down time while I learn to navigate it. It's a mixed bag as far as how I feel about it. Interested in learning the new, but hate to let go of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

OFF THE GRID

In light of what "civilization" seems to have turned into in the face of this virus, it's been tempting to think of living off the grid, in a cozy cabin in the woods. It could be reached only on foot, with solar roof panels, a chemical outhouse, a good well, and a bit of garden space. The weather... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THESE GUYS?

I think its a big catfish operation, a scam - but maybe I'm wrong. I've been seeing an ad on my MS news page offering 25-45/hour for writers, "we train." writers.work/qualify seems to be the link. Frankly, my dear, I wouldn't apply to them even if I was able to take a job, but I'm willing to listen... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

NOT AGAIN!

Lost another perfect post. It just blipped off as I was typing. I thought it was interesting - about the old horse & buggy days expression "rid hard and put away wet." Of course I can never duplicate the charm and wit of the first version, so all I can do is hope that somewhere in the void some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 2, 2021

DON'T GET LOST, GRANDPA!

I was on a covert expedition to Walmart. The cover story was the need for TP, a new can of Febreze and a bottle of Prevagen. But my secret and true purpose was to search the yarn aisle, and if something caught my eye,... well you know the old story. When you want that forbidden treat, that thing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 1, 2021

ABOUT HER HANDS

As she aged, my mother's hands grew work-worn, the knuckles enlarged and some of the fingers twisted by arthritis. She wrapped her fingers around her coffee cup in the morning, or left them plunged into the dishwater. I didn't realize it then - there was pain in those overworked joints. She said... Sign in to see full entry.

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