Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Saturday, October 31, 2020

TRICKS OR TREATS:

HAVE YOU EVER: scurried past ol' man Coleman's house because he was known to stand on his front step with a loaded gun? as a grownup, dressed up as a rock singer and gone trick or treating your neighbors with a cocktail glass? stood silently on a sidewalk draped in a sheet, letting approaching... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 30, 2020

A short poem inspired by the nightly news

ON LOCATION AT A DEMONSTRATION She said demon rats (meaning democrats) this rough woman on the news. She packed a gun, not the only one with army boots for shoes. A militia woman born and bred conservative through and through, she wants to keep the red states red, and wipe out all the blue. Her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

THE FOUR AGREEMENTS by Don Miguel Ruiz

There's a way to live your life that is less troublesome. I highly recommend the book mentioned in the title of this blog. It's a helpful way to think about life in any circumstance, but is invaluable in these troubled times where tempers are quick. Following are Ruiz's suggestions: THE FOUR... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

A WALK ON THE BEACH

It was a couple hours after sunset, half an hour before moonrise. The tide was out as a couple walked along the beach, arms around each other's waist. There was a light at sea, a small ship anchored maybe half a mile away, and there were a million stars. Zane and Dorie had walked this way, exactly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

STUDY IN CONTRASTS

Lately on the news channels, they've been interviewing doctors, nurses and others who are working the Covid-19 wards and ICU's. Often they fight tears as they talk about the daily grief they face - how they stand in at deathbeds to comfort those whose loved ones are not allowed to hold their hands... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 26, 2020

NEWS FROM THE CENTER

A few days ago Sara - our director - asked me to check with the writers to see if they'd be interested in meeting in person, wearing masks and meeting in the big room and maintaining the 6' social distance. Only two of the writers responded to my email. One wants to come, the other says no because... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

How a writer's mind works sometimes

I spotted this bag of pasta on the shelf at the Good Earth Grocery, a local health food store that I have neglected of late. But I had read an article in "Discover" magazine about a certain combination of helpful bacteria for people with cranky colons, bacteria that also help the brain and make a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

HOUSEWARMING

In July of 1966, Roy and I signed a contract-for-deed arrangement to buy a house on a corner lot just a block away from the university's satellite facility in Edwardsville. We had been turning at that corner for several months on our commute from Alton, and had seen the carpenters and other workers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 23, 2020

OUTRIGHT LIES AND ALIBIS

It was bad enough listening to the attack ads, the obvious lies coming from press briefings, the endless pontificating of news analysts. But when endless rehashing comes to my FB page, well, I have a version of the mute button. One post, maybe two, with comments and photos of the pouting, ugly angry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

This n' that

I don't like days when my gut wakes me up at 4:00 in the morning. Yesterday I forgot to have my afternoon drink of Metamucil, a fiber addition to my routine that helps with certain gut issues. I thought about it as I was waiting for the sandman, watching some moving shadows on the bedroom TV, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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