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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Old Novelty Songs, Etc.

You're probably not old enough to remember Spike Jones - a band leader whose musicians focused on novelty songs, assorted cowbells, rattles, dings and blurts. I'm not sure whether the following was one of his, but it is from that long ago time, shortly after the invention of the wheel. "Does your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

THREE EMAILS

Yesterday was a good day for emails. The first was from a fellow Blogiteer looking to send me a special photo. Get your mind out of the gutter. It was an adorable picture of a grandchild they didn’t want to share online. There was no way I couldn’t brighten up and feel better after that. The second... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 6, 2019

CRABBY APPLETON

Years ago on St. Louis TV there was a morning show for pre-schoolers that included a ‘teacher’ called Miss Joan. She had a magic mirror through which she’d look and say how she could see Mikey and she could see Mary and there was Bootsie and her pet Maribel… There was a music interlude where the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 5, 2019

TOOTHLESS TUESDAY

The extraction was scheduled for 12:30 on Tuesday. I guess I was lucky to reach my 80s and still have (most of) my own teeth, especially since my ex dentist had dropped me 4 years ago because my state-sponsored insurance payments took 8-9 months. Damfoolishness and procrastination led to so much... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 4, 2019

WHAT HAPP NEXT

OLD SONGS, NEW VIBES Out jumped Dee. He took three long strides across the sidewalk as the jeep started. “Hold it just a goddam minute, will ya?” Jeri put the vehicle in gear. She fought the urge to step on the gas and send him flying. She revved a warning, but he rounded the fender and reached for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 3, 2019

ATTEMPT AT FICTION INSTEAD OF CROCHETING

OLD SONGS, NEW VIBES -- revised 5-4 “Once in a while, won’t you give one little thought to me, though someone else may be nearer your heart? I know that I’d be contented with yesterday’s memories knowing you think of me once in a while.” Jeri sat alone at the end of the bar where she could keep an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

ON ASSIGNMENT

In 1979-80 I worked 20 hours a week for a local weekly—the Bethalto American. The managing editor of the American and three other Weekly Journals had been in a creative writing class I’d signed up for. About midway through the term, after we’d all had some of our writing workshopped, I asked the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

A SHORT POEM

TO THE POLAR EXPLORER When you sleep cocooned in your down bag in your tent in the Arctic wastes where nothing grows do you dream yourself walking barefoot on a warm beach where breezes are perfumed and there’s a tranquil surf? Or, from that blank wasteland does your dreaming mind carry you to a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

THE GREAT RACE, ELDER VERSION

It’s not the Boston Marathon or the Indianapolis 500, not the Kentucky Derby or the triple crown. For those of us who are “enjoying our sunset years,” the great race is that hurried senior shuffle to the nearest toilet when the gut decides to express itself at an inconvenient time. Bad enough we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 28, 2019

The Landscaper's Sermon

About ten days ago I noticed a kid and his dad mowing and cleaning up leaves from next door. The renters had moved a couple weeks earlier, and I'm guessing the guy who owns the house is doing a spring cleanup so he can rent it out again. I asked if they'd have time to rake up the remaining leaves on... Sign in to see full entry.

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