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Thursday, January 23, 2020

ON A LIGHTER NOTE

The good news today - yesterday - is that the USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived safely back in San Diego from its dangerous mission to the Persian Gulf, with all hands safe and sound. Among the sailors aboard was my great niece Grace, whose family is thrilled to welcome her for as long as she can... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

THE CURMUDGEON’S COMPLAINT: JANUARY 22, 2020

(grumbling, muttering, rolling my eyes) Weather. #1 topic of conversation among co-workers, friends, baristas and coffee drinkers, bingo players and casual gossips. That’s all we can do, talk about it, and complain through the dark days and darker nights. B O R I N G Impeachment. The #2 topic –... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

IN A SWORDFIGHT WITH FOG

Ever notice that trouble attracts more trouble? It’s like a magnet drawing little bits and filings – growing more powerfully magnetic with each added bit. There was trouble brewing for my son Russ even before the sudden death of his stepdaughter on Jan. 5th. He’s been right there with his former... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 20, 2020

OUR TINY LITTLE ATTENTION SPAN

Nobody reads long novels any more. Blogit posts over 150 words long will at best be skimmed. We've been trained by Twitter and Facebook to focus in fits and starts, to jump to obvious conclusions and respond with cliches and emoji's. A friend asked me recently why nobody was commenting on her long,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 19, 2020

LEAPIN’ LEOPARDS

I dreamed I was at the edge of the campus, about to follow a walking trail up the hill when I saw two spotted leopards, some distance away but running at top speed from the woods at the top of the hill. Instinct told me the fence and gate between me and them would not keep me safe, and I started to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

I GOT PLENTY OF NOTHIN'

I’ve got a thing or two on my mind – but haven’t gotten to the point where I can share. The trouble is, with this business distracting me I haven’t been able to come up with something interesting or funny for Blogit or FB. Not even a story from the olden days. I was a listener for the most part at... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 17, 2020

COFFEE TALK FROM THE CENTER

We didn’t get more than a toe in the water about politics at Thursday’s gathering at the Main Street Center. We’re all pretty much in agreement about the state of the state, exhausted by electoral rhetoric, etc., etc. This month The Center has an intern from a doctoral program at a college in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

TODAY IS COFFEE TALK TIME AT THE CENTER

I can just about guarantee one topic of conversation will the the ERA and the fact that Virginia has just ratified it. As the 38th state to do so, if this had happened in 1980 it would make males and females equal under the law. It would have made women's health including the legal right to control... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

HOUSE GUEST

For the past two days I’ve had a house guest. Her name is Kaylee, she’s a Rhodesian Ridgeback – my son’s well-loved rescue dog from several years ago. Kaylee is ten, has hip issues, and has always had a big smile and a wag for me. Son is in the process of evicting a roommate, which is a fraught and... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

POPPIES

I was at my computer, playing the umpteenth game of Klondike solitaire when I heard Judge Mathis querying a litigant about poppies. I didn’t get the whole conversation, but the words triggered a weird memory. It was probably 1939. My father was a gunnery officer serving aboard the USS Saratoga, at... Sign in to see full entry.

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