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Sunday, December 1, 2019

PIONEER DAYS

Mama used to tell about the last winter the Bert & Lucy Savage family spent on the homestead they were proving up in North Dakota. This was in the early 1900’s. Margaret was about five or six, closely followed in age by Mae and Ella. Their sister Ferna was a toddler, and baby brother Roy was either... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 30, 2019

LIGHT POLLUTION

My neighbors one leapfrog south on Old Brick Street have a tent pavilion in their back yard with picnic tables beneath it, a gas grill nearby. It is festooned with party lights. Friends and their grown children gather there in good weather for food, drinks and fun. It’s nice to see a young family at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 29, 2019

JANE RUSSELL, MARILYN MONROE, or...

Chances are, if you’re old enough to remember these Hollywood beauties, you were dating and going to movies during the ‘50s and ‘60s, perhaps even reading the fan magazines. Girls I knew in school read True Story and True Romance, which were compilations of dramatic fodder designed to appeal to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

INTO THE WILD?

Last Thursday’s Write Your Story gathering was the last one this year – we’re taking a break during the busy holiday season and hoping to avoid the worst of winter’s driving by not taking up again until the first Thursday in February. Victoria’s story was more fanciful than most of her stories have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 25, 2019

SMARTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE BEAR

What with all the hearings on TV and the discussions of what the founding fathers meant by high crimes and misdemeanors (and why they added the bit about impeachment to the constitution in the first place) I got to thinking about how the criminal mind works. We’ve all seen “Law and Order” programs... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

TEMPUS FUGITS

It seems like only yesterday you and the kids’ dad were listening to Hank Williams on the jukebox at the Kentuckian, the bar three doors up the street from the print shop where you worked, and talking about getting married. One blink of an eye later you’re up to your eyeballs being a mom, running... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

CHOPPERS

After 6-1/2 months of dealing with the temporary dentures, those loose floppy crooked things that had to be glued in so I could talk, chew, etc., I got my permanent ones on Friday. They pinch a bit in one or two spots, but they look like my own teeth (but whiter). I can talk without worrying the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 22, 2019

“THE VIEW” FROM THE CENTER

There were two new members at Thursday’s Write Your Story group at The Main Street Center, Gigi and Lynn. Ironically, it was the last gathering of the group before our seasonal hiatus. We’re taking a break because of the busy-ness of the holiday season and the likelihood the weather will make for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

WHAT IF?

It seems to me our govt – local, state and federal – could save a lot of money if tax collection were simplified. Much red tape could be cut if there weren’t a gazillion different taxes. Every jurisdiction has different rules and bureaucratic methods for assessing taxes and collecting them. Income... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

TUESDAY AT THE CENTER

Rita has been a regular every Tuesday at the Center for years. Like many who fight isolation and the increasing sense of being invisible, she responded with kindness and humor. A recovering alcoholic with an enduring love of people, Rita took extra steps with anyone at The Center who’d been in her... Sign in to see full entry.

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