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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

THE SIUe STORY - Cont'd

I first applied for a job at SIUe in June of 1960, before the Edwardsville campus was even a design on the architect's drawing board. The state of Illinois had purchased the former Shurtleff College campus in upper Alton to begin a limited operation on that campus. I took the Civil Service exam and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 4, 2021

THE SIUe STORY

When the State of Illinois began checking out a 2,600 acre site just outside the city limits of Edwardsville in southwestern Illinois, they didn't explain why they wanted the property. Word spread that the state wanted to establish a prison there. It was prime farmland, rural and mostly wide open... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 3, 2021

ESSENTIALS

Thinking this morning about who really runs this world - or at least the bureaucracies and systems that make up governments, companies and the education system. It's way more than just the policy makers, the guys and gals at the top, the ones with CEO or President following their name in the paper.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

WHERE A WRITER GETS IDEAS

Everywhere. Stuck my nose out the front door around sunup this Saturday morning to test the temp and the humidity. We've had a lot of hot, muggy mornings these last few months. And there came a hint from the Universe for the next little chapter of "DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS." The musky scent of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 1, 2021

WOMAN'S WORK IN THE OLD WEST

Think of an old western town's typical dusty street as portrayed by Hollywood. There are rough-hewn board sidewalks, a general store that carries utensils, tools, fabrics, sacks of flour, salt and vinegar, etc. Somewhere in the middle is the saloon. Hitching racks for horses are out front of most... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

LAUNDRY

My daughter and her wife and two little Yorkies (Liberty and Justice) drove up from Florida to spend my birthday weekend with me. On Sunday Robin asked if she could use my washer to do a load of clothes, so they'd have clean ones for the drive back. Of course. So she tossed a load into the washer,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

CONNECTIONS

NPR did a story this morning on the wildfires in California. But it wasn't about the brave firefighters or the new giant 'copters that can suck up water from a lake and drop 3,000 gallons in a few minutes. No, this story was about the impact of all the smoke in the air on our health. The smoke is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

MATH PROBLEMS

From the cradle up, Jessi had loved odd numbers and her feelings toward the evens ranged from boredom to outright hostility. She liked odd people better than those who seemed bent on converting everyone they met to the straight and narrow, to being downright upright. Her first lover was both... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 27, 2021

A WRITING EXERCISE

LECLAIRE PARK Carrie sat on her usual spot on the park bench shortly after sunrise that Saturday morning, holding an empty coffee cup. She wasn't quite ready to leave her place of tranquility. The lake was so calm today but for the circulating fountain in the center. It swished and splashed in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 26, 2021

FROM FEBRUARY, 2001 (Remembering a former boss.)

RED TIE, WHITE SHIRT, BLUE SUIT He wears the oppressor's uniform. He patronizes; pretense of charm and sarcasm are his favorite tools. He thinks the workers fools. They trained him how to do his job now he steps on every underslob and takes all they give as his just due with no gratitude for his... Sign in to see full entry.

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