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Friday, October 11, 2019

WHAT’S IN A NICKNAME?

One of yesterday’s writing topics was nicknames. How they happen, what would you choose for yourself if it were up to you, etc… Some nicknames are part of fame: Billy the Kid we know. William Bonney, not so much. Can’t even remember the real family name of Jesse James or his gang. Some come from a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

FWD FWD ...

Got an email today from the NaNoWriMo site – haven’t participated in National Novel Writing Month for the past couple of years – just don’t have a story dancing in my mind that could be developed. But if you’re a writer looking for a challenge, here’s a place you can get some coaching: NaNo Prep 101... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

TUESDAY

At The Center things were pretty much the same old same-oh. The phone was busy, the kitchen angels interrupted their pinochle game from time to time to set out the bread donated by Panera’s and get the food packed by route number for the Home Delivered Meals volunteers. The meals are not prepared... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

PARENTING 101

First things first: babies don’t come with an instruction manual. Being a parent is mostly learn-as-you-go. Oh, new moms get all kinds of advice from their own parents, the in-laws and aunties. They all have how-to suggestions, many of them the direct opposite of the advice received from the last... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 7, 2019

RESPONSE TO A BULLY

The Write Your Own Story group at The Center operates along female organizational principles. We’re all contributing members of a collaborative. A couple months ago we had a newbie, Paul. He walked in – I should say he strutted in – carrying a notebook and a newspaper. He took a place at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 6, 2019

THE SUPERMARKET

The Schnucks supermarket in Mundane has operated in the same location in a popular local mall for some time – maybe twenty years. A couple months ago they began an upgrade, a rehab to be completed while remaining open. The aisles are being re-aligned. The lights in the high ceiling have been... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 5, 2019

HARD TIMES

A LONG WAY TO GO FOR A FRIED EGG SANDWICH It might have been 1942 or 1943, we had moved into the house at “The Y” – a junction east of Kennewick, WA where the highway branched south towards Pasco and the Oregon border and east toward Richland and Hanford, site of the WWII nuclear research facility... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 4, 2019

FIRST DAY AT THE CENTER

On my first Tuesday morning as a front desk volunteer at the Main Street Community Center, I met a lot of heroes. Not only military veterans, but everyday heroes fighting arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure and other serious conditions. Of course our common enemies were (are) loneliness and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

CAN YOU JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER?

ONE WORD There’s a program coming up at the Manny Jackson Center on Friday. It is put on by SIUE and Lewis & Clark Community College instructors and brings juniors & seniors from five different high schools throughout Madison County into a kind of get-acquainted situation. The ones they’re getting... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

MUSIC OF OUR LIVES

"STARDUST" In the early 1950s the tune “Stardust” was often played on the radio. It was crooned by such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, played on regular live music broadcasts. It was a standard, recorded as both vocal and instrumental, and often on the play list at the Saturday night dances at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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