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Sunday, December 22, 2019

OUT OF STEAM

I think the stress of the holiday season, along with the constant drama of the political scene, combined with some particularly distressing events concerning accidents to children, domestic violence that may or may not have anything to do with the season, has put me into a writers’ slump. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 21, 2019

WINTER ADVICE FROM SECOND GRADERS:

1. Don’t eat yellow snow. (what else do you need to know this time of year?) Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 20, 2019

IT’S NOT WORKING

Way back when (1973) Erica Jong, a college professor, wrote a novel called “Fear of Flying,” which had nothing to do with air travel. It was a mold-breaker in popular fiction because it suggested – hell it came right out and said – women have needs and appetites, too. Jong’s novel may not have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 19, 2019

DEAR SANTA,

First of all, I want to congratulate you for using reindeer power to fuel your annual journey as you never have added to global warming or pollution of the atmosphere. I have tried to be good, and if you’ve been wondering what to bring me, here’s what I want most of all: the complete cessation of... Sign in to see full entry.

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UPDATE: SNOW DAY

Heard a news update on the 10-year-old who got through the safety fence, slipped off the diving board into an icy pool in Ferguson. Despite the efforts of two heroic cops and paramedics/ER doctors, he didn't make it. Damn it! Terrible penalty for being a daredevil ten year old. So sad for his family... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

SNOW DAY

As predicted by the National Weather Service, a cold snap and large snow storm hit the Midwest, caused hundreds of schools to shut down because of dangerous cold and hazardous road conditions. Then came a news report about a ten year old who got in a dangerous jam. For the sake of the story, let’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

RANK AND FILE

In the land of Klondike, the lonely queen of spades met the king of that suit at the origins ball. They shared a waltz, nodding to the numbers as they circled the polished walnut floor beneath a sparkling mirror ball. She told him she was very lonely and suggested they had much in common. That’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 16, 2019

THE FIRE TRUCK

One Christmas season their dad and I got our shopping done a bit earlier than usual instead of rushing around at the last minute. Rusty was about four, Rich was nearly three at the time – just the right age to enjoy a toy car or fire truck they could pedal and drive around the basement or on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

P.S. TO THE SANTA CLAUS POEM

In 1945-46, in the eastern Washington desert country where the family lived at the time, there were vast acreages of wheat fields, a lot of open range and desert just to the north of the Columbia River that formed the border between Washington and Oregon. (river, states are still there, but they've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 14, 2019

Rodeo Days...

Santa Claus A wild Appaloosa stallion, sleek spotted wall of horseflesh grey as fog, is rudely roped and hauled from his free range in the Horse Heaven Hills, torn from his mares and rivals, tightly tied in a ramshackle stall next to a makeshift wire corral. God knows how far he is from home. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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