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Thursday, August 1, 2019

COLLUSION – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

The legal definition of libel, as I remember it from Journalism class, is that one writes down something negative about another one and it is seen by a third party. This usually means something is published in a public forum, but not always. If the person named feels he’s been harmed by this, he can... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

It turns out the A/C guy who brought the cool on Monday had a name I’d never heard before: “Kytel.” When he said it I thought of the actor Harvey Keitel, and that’s the little key that helped me remember it in spite of poor short-term memory. You see lots of original and unusual names on cashiers in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

THE AC REPAIRMAN

There’s a local company here in beautiful boring Mundane that’s run by a family. They’ve been in business since the ‘80s and most of their employees are family. They’re in the heating and air conditioning – HVAC – business. The skills involved include electrician, plumber, carpenter, fix-it – all... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 29, 2019

SENIORS GET DEPRESSED

Well, duh! I heard on NPR some expert do-gooder is studying the increase in suicides among the elderly. For a long time the focus has been on children, veterans with PTSD, addicted persons, the mentally ill. I guess they finally ran out of categories and got around to looking at the elderly, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 28, 2019

WEATHER OR NOT

MY AC WENT OUT YESTERDAY I noticed it at 4:00 p.m. I looked at the thermostat, it said 80. The fan from the AC unit was blowing warm air. Too late in the day to call the HVAC contractor – weekends are double-time. Cooled off to 71 over- night – I’ve got a fan blowing air through the screen door to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 27, 2019

WHAT'S ON MY MIND TODAY?

REINSTATEMENT OF THE DEATH PENALTY I’ve never been comfortable with the death penalty. There’s always a chance the guilty verdict was wrong. But it looks like the head honchos at the DOJ are going to execute Federal prisoners again – murderers mostly, serial killers, those who killed children. My... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 26, 2019

WRITE YOUR STORY?

The writers gathered around 9:30. There was coffee. The weather was mild. We were once again in “our” cozy room. None of us were in the mood to write. There were no newbies, no guest writers. Just us. So we decided to skip the write and just go into discussion mode. Following is a recap of the “hot... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

HAPPY WEDNESDAY...

Worked at The Center on Tuesday, beautiful mild day after a rainy Monday to end all Mondays – we had 5” of rain in a four-hour period, there were flash floods in the area, but I did get out of the house for a necessary trip to the grocery store after being trapped inside by the heat since Thursday.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

WOMAN'S WORK

RPresta’s post this morning about Marion Carpenter, the first female reporter to cover the White House (during Harry Truman’s administration) reminded me of some ‘good old days’ of my own. Ms. Carpenter was a woman in a man’s job and a prestigious man’s job at that – as WWII was ending and the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP

I’ve been stuck in the house, except for brief excursions to Walgreen’s or the grocery store, since Thursday. With a heat index of 100 plus, it was not worth risking heat exhaustion to go window shopping or mess around with yard work. In these few days, thanks to having stocked up on a variety of... Sign in to see full entry.

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