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Monday, February 14, 2022

INVENTIONS THAT HAVE IMPACTED LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

One invention that has had a significant impact on my day-to-day life is the microwave. Now that I’m an empty nester and don’t need to prepare meals for six people on a regular basis, the microwave is a quick fix for warming up leftovers. The slow cooker – Crockpot – is the other end of the cooking... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 13, 2022

IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU

Yesterday on NPR I heard Scott Simon interview a poet who had written about his stepfather, whose marriage to his mother had dissolved. After the separation the man was conflicted and depressed about losing his stepchildren. He felt he had let them down, left them adrift without a caring or... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

ABOUT ISABEL'S GHOST

Isabel's Ghost is the revision of the original "922 Holyoake Ave.," a novel based on a real crime that took place on primary election day circa 1910. The story as printed in the Edwardsville Intelligencer described George arriving at police headquarters on Main Street with a bullet imbedded in his... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 11, 2022

ISABEL'S GHOST - Cont'd

“Strange, I always thought I knew what you were thinking,” she said to him. “Now I know I’d seen what I wanted to see.” He didn’t seem to hear her. It occurred to her she was partly to blame for this situation. If she’d left the house just two minutes sooner, George might not have become a murderer.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

ISABEL'S GHOST - excerpt

CHAPTER 1 – ISABEL DARRAGH YATES Isabel was at the kitchen stove, reading the letter in her left hand, holding the lift handle in her right. She paused, lifted the lid aside to expose the flames. Her expression reflected in the flickering light was pensive, her eyes welled with unshed tears. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

SCHOOL'S MASK MANDATE VS THE JUDGE

It used to be the school principal - the superintendent - and the school board had absolute control over a school's student population. To this day there are dress codes, standards of acceptable behavior and threats of suspension or expulsion for any offense against the rules of conduct. Folks... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

CHECKING THE BOOKSHELF

I was looking for a particular book from years ago, but it was not to be found. There was half a quote by this author that I wanted to look up on paper. It was part of the strategy to use up the time I was snowbound - something that didn't involve the internet or a crochet hook. Found a book with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 7, 2022

OLD POEM, NEW IRONY

"Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made." Robert Browning's poem seems so appropriate for this year's valentine's day cards, for a marriage proposal, and as a motto to be cross-stitched and framed in an old- fashioned parlor. A few months ago the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 6, 2022

SNOW DAY

One February day in 1961, following a big snowfall like the one we just got, Roy and I were tired of being trapped inside, so we decided to take a little drive, maybe up the Great River Road. We lived in Alton at the time. When we got to the intersection on Broadway, he decided to turn left and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 5, 2022

REACHER - IN THE MOVIES

I read the book by Lee Childs when it came out a few years back. I thought his 6'6" hero character - a highly trained martial arts dude with the ability to take out five bad guys at a time - was a bit of an exaggeration. But then I like the Superman character, who Reacher seems to resemble. Both of... Sign in to see full entry.

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