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Monday, September 21, 2020

WHAT I FOUND AT MY LAST JOB - FROM 1997

LIFE IN THE RAINBOW Classified Ad: Help Wanted: Office Assistant, SCCC Office of Humanities & Social Sciences I applied for the job because of the school’s diversity. What excited me was its unlimited ethnicity -- skin tones, eyes and cheekbones inherited from ancient peoples, hearts and minds from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 20, 2020

HISTORY 101

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the Notorious RBG, passed away on Friday. To say her passing was a loss would be a supreme understatement. It was a shock, even though anybody who was paying any attention to the news was well aware she’d been fighting overwhelming odds in her latest bout with cancer. She’d won... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 19, 2020

Tara?

Scarlett O'Hara's home was known as Tara - a Georgian mansion with a portico and Greek columns guarding the front entrance. It was not a place where the Avon lady came calling. A replica of that stately domicile had been built on a large tract of land in southwestern Illinois, a 30-minute commute... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 18, 2020

A MEETING OF THE MINDS

The story goes this young wife climbed out of the bathtub one Saturday morning, wrapped a towel around herself and stepped out into the hallway, thinking she was alone in the house except for her baby who was fast asleep in her crib. To her shock a stranger walked through the back door, took one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

DON'T BE CONFUSED

When the nation's chief health scientist Dr. Redfield says masks are effective and a vaccine won't be widely available until a year from now, but Donald Trump says we don't need masks and the vaccine will be out by the end of next month - I am not confused. I believe the qualified, trained medical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

THIRTY MINUTES AT THE DMV

While at the DMV this morning, I noticed a really nice tattoo on the arm of the guy just ahead of me. We’d been exchanging pleasantries to pass the time. I mentioned that my nephew has tattoos on his arms to memorialize his buddies from the service. He pointed to a smaller tattoo next to the major... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES

There was an old torch song (a song about lost love) years and years ago titled "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." The lyrics went something like "They asked me how I knew / my true love was true. I of course replied / something here inside / cannot be denied." The gist of the song is that "today, my love... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Warning: This post contains profanity...

THURSDAY WRITER’S WORKSHOP 3-5-2020: We didn’t know it but this was the last gathering of the Write Your Own Story group at the Main Street Center “for the duration.” It seems Covid-19 was in charge of all scheduling, and since older people are more susceptible to the virus, our governor decreed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 13, 2020

Early 1900's - Lucy's struggle

Not long after their marriage, Lucy told John she was with child. He was, for the first time, going to be a father. He did not take the news well. Part of his decision to marry the widow Savage was his belief she was beyond child-bearing age. After all, her youngest son was nearly five years of age.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 12, 2020

Bert and Lucy Go West

Like most American men of the late 1800s, my grandfather Bert Savage ran a farm and knew well all the skills that farming requires. He was also a carpenter and builder. Mother said he stood head and shoulders above Grandma Lucy, who was only five feet tall. I believe Lucy was born in 1887. Bert and... Sign in to see full entry.

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