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Monday, January 4, 2021

NAMING YOUR PUP - (OR THE TITLE FOR YOUR STORY)

Naming your adorable chocolate labrador puppy is going to establish who she is for what you hope is a long and healthy life. That bouncy little trouble maker will grow up to be a protective companion. But she has to recognize that name from early on, and will eventually come to be the real reference... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

THE VENT

OKAY, I deleted a post about Fred. I wasn't really thinking about Fred, the guy who proposed to me on April First. I'd known him 2 months, met him at a cousin's wedding. He was the groom's brother. Perhaps it was the romance of the occasion, maybe he'd just had a drop too many, but he took a shine... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 2, 2021

A FOGGY DAY IN THIS OLD TOWN

A film-maker would love to get the mood of this pre-dawn morning "in the can." It's so soft-focus and mysterious. It seems to have warmed up a degree or two overnight, and the frozen rain and sleet seems to have evaporated a bit, leaving just the right spooky (or romantic) mist around the street... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 1, 2021

ICE STORMS

We had snows in winter back in Salkum. The village was in the foothills of the Cascade mountains, about halfway between Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens. The two-lane paved road that went through town was Route 12, the highway that took travelers east-west through White Pass. Snoqualmie pass to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 31, 2020

MIAMI REAL ESTATE NEWS

I understand The Donald didn't like the way his Mrs. redecorated his bedroom at Mara Lago and ripped out all the expensive, tasteful decor she had put in to surprise himself. The clue I latched onto from this story was " his bedroom." Apparently there's only one pillow on that California King sized... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

DECEMBER 30, 1954: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY

I turned 19 in September. I'd worked for the phone company for a year, my high school sweetheart had broken our engagement before he shipped off to Korea 18 months earlier. It was on his mother's advice, he said. She thought we were too young to make such a commitment and we both needed to explore... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

The stimulus check contingency.

A problem has developed with the approach apron on my shared driveway. The cracks that had formed a year ago where it meets the street out front have widened and some large pieces of the concrete have separated. Some were knocked loose and moved as the snowplow went by last winter, but lately the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 28, 2020

2023 - A FANTASY

JUST DESSERTS The prisoner stood before the judge, awaiting sentencing following his conviction on personal charges relating to money laundering, fraud and deceptive practices as well as malfeasance, malpractice in office and perjury. It had taken nearly three years following his dangerous... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 27, 2020

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR VERY FIRST DATE?

Shortly before the start of my sophomore year at MHS, David Z. had been coming around for a couple months of Friday nights for a round of three-handed pinochle with my mom and me. We played at the kitchen table, the radio tuned to “Your Hit Parade” in the background. David was 24, Mom was 43 or 44... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 26, 2020

GOOD INTENTIONS

Sometimes trying to be too forward thinking can lead to a mistake. For instance, as I was thinking about baking the sweet potatoes and the brown 'n serve rolls, I decided to go ahead and make that Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes casserole, too. It would be for a different meal, perhaps supper. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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