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Thursday, July 18, 2019

DISTRACTIONS

I spend too much time with Rachel Maddow at MSNBC and other news anchors and commentators at CNN. I watch CSPAN and the hearings without slant or commercials, and then find my own opinions on what is going on being scratched and dented by the arguments and opinions of the ‘professionals.’ It’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

TUESDAY AT THE CENTER

So the repaved, restriped parking lot behind The Center was finished up last week for parking by the bingo players and early exercise group and drop-in visitors, etc. Yesterday when I arrived – early, I might add – there was a tour bus loading people at the front door, and the back lot was jammed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

ANOTHER SALKUM STORY

LEE TUCKER, FILBERT FARMER I knew this guy in high school named Lee Tucker. He was a senior when I was a junior, handsome as a movie star with a beautiful smile, tall and well dressed, dark wavy hair, lovely big gray eyes that smiled along with his friendly grin. I liked him. But I didn’t have a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 15, 2019

KEEP ON TRUCKIN'

Old joke: As I sat on the curb feeling dejected and blue, a friend came along and said “Cheer up. Things could be worse. So I cheered up. And sure enough, things got worse.” I watched part of a new comedy competition on TV last night: “Bring the Funny.” Came in on the last four competitors. One was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

AN APPROACH TO CHANGE

There are scenes on TV again of flooding, of looming disaster as extreme weather puts lives at risk. The flood crests along the northern Mississippi that closed down highways and filled streets and basements of towns in Illinois and Missouri a week or so ago have reached Louisiana and the lowlands... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 13, 2019

JOKE OF THE DAY

Really. I’ve been racking my brain. All I’ve come up with is what’s on the news: Jeffrey Epstein, Level 3 Sex Offender, billionaire with friends in high places, finally gets arrested and charged in NYC. Bail denied - he's a flight risk. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta steps down in the glare of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 12, 2019

WHAT'S IN A NAME

OH-OH! The name I was looking for finally came to me. “Lilith.” I remember now where I heard it – it was on the TV show “Frasier,” the spin off from “Cheers.” Lilith was Frasier’s ex-wife, played to perfection by Bebe Neuwirth. (Thank you, Google.) In the online listing of the meanings of names, it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

I GOT NUTHIN’

Been tinkering in my mind this week for a name, a strong female name for the protagonist of a story I’m beginning. I’ve got the bones of the plot. Even a title for the story: “The Favor.” There’s a name circling high above the desert of my mind, floating on thermals, but I can’t bring it into focus,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

THE CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY

This metaphor from the Harry Potter series comes straight out of human experience. Some people – especially as children – feel they are unseen and unheard. They sit at the kitchen table where grownups are talking, their questions not only unanswered, but unheard. They frequently have little or no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

CAUTION: ADULT TOPIC

ABOUT JEFFREY EPPSTEIN, ETC. Statistics show 1 out of 4 females in this country have been molested, assaulted or suffered ‘inappropriate behavior’ at the hands of a male – a dangerous uncle, the school bus driver, co-workers, etc. But the number of offenders who face arrest, incarceration or even... Sign in to see full entry.

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