Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Sunday, September 23, 2018

At The Checkout Counter

I’VE GOT TWINS As I do when there’s a new kid bagging groceries while I’m waiting for the clerk to finish scanning my groceries I asked him if he’s in school. Many of the workers at my store are business majors or in IT programs at the university, well on their way onwards and upwards. He grinned... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 22, 2018

REALITY BASED DREAM

I had one of those prophetic dreams last night. Or maybe it‘s a product of the news I’ve been binge-watching lately – all about the fires in the West and this latest hurricane that became a tropical storm that became a disaster – a major flood the likes of which we haven’t seen in a thousand years.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 21, 2018

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

I’m dealing with a bit of secret frustration that has to do with the Write Your Own Story group. It seems that one of our members has taken to presenting research he’s done on, let’s say, the origin of his name, or his educational background. Today he worked into his story his grandfather’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

A WEAKNESS FOR COWBOYS

I was in the checkout line, seven items but the fast lane was closed, behind a woman with a large cart piled high. She’d been unloading it onto the conveyor belt for a couple minutes before I wheeled into the lane behind her. As she worked I noticed her tee shirt, a muted shade of spring green with... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

BIG WHEELS TUESDAY...

Got to The Center 5 min. late this a.m., but no worries, the internet had gone down, the computer wasn’t ready for me to use, and just to soften things, I’d brought along a few hat & scarf sets for Michelle to give out to folks in need, or sell in the gift shop… Turns out it was Big Wheels Tuesday,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 17, 2018

THREADS

As I went to Thursday’s writing group I had the new story on my mind, thinking of getting class over with so I could settle into my La-Z-Boy with my crochet hook, working the pattern and thinking about story threads for “Villagers” as I worked. That’s when Linda surprised me with a bushel-sized... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 16, 2018

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY GROUP

Our Thursday group met at a raggedy start time, somewhere close to 9:30 a.m. I was a bit discombobulated because I’d just found out there would be no coffee that day. I couldn’t find the pot to brew up the usual pot for the group. The other Pat told me the pot, along with a pound of ground Folger’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 15, 2018

GIT ‘ER DONE!

Thursday afternoon the phone rang – it was the Clarkson Eyecare call center, reminding me that I hadn’t been back for a follow-up since October of 2016. Two years? Really? To me it seemed like only a few months. I’d been ignoring reminder postcards, still a bit disgruntled because the prescription... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 14, 2018

THURSDAY WRITERS

I was NOT in the mood for it Wednesday: feeling down. But Thursday’s writing group topics weren’t going to write themselves. I was sad about Joycie, my former little sister-in-law, who’d passed away on Tuesday. Hadn’t seen her for 10 years – at my granddaughter’s wedding where we shared a hug and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

VILLAGERS

I was crocheting a hot pink protest hat, the kind that looks like kitty ears, out of some sparkly yarn. I bought the yarn because it seemed to be the perfect accent color for a soft pink hat and scarf set I had in mind. Turns out the hot pink was too red. In use it became more confrontational than... Sign in to see full entry.

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