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Sunday, April 8, 2018

WHAT'S THE JOKE?

My taste in TV programming has changed – perhaps narrowed. No longer enjoy weird mysteries, things like the X-Files which are a filmed just a bit out of focus at times, with lots of shadows and faces obscured, voices a bit blurred at times. Nope. I want good lighting, clear speech and a bit less of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

SO, YA WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK...

Mark Z, or rather his cyber-team, asked me this a.m. to take a short survey about whether or not Facebook cares. Considering the fact he let those Cambridge Analytica chaps access and manipulate some 87 million FB subscribers by means of an attitude survey, it seems a bit ironic that Markie Boy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 6, 2018

WOW! THE UNIVERSE SEEMS TO BE LISTENING

If you read this blog yesterday then you know I was complaining about having to come up with interesting topics for our writes on Thursdays. Truth is, the winter blahs have hung on far too long, and I’ve been stalling instead of doing my taxes, so I was feeling pressure and guilt as tax day looms... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY

MEMO TO THE GROUP: I’M TIRED Tired of coming up with new topics for your group write on Thursdays. Tired of ‘splaining the “how-to” where you nod and seem to get it, but when you read aloud afterward you obviously didn’t. What part of “details matter” don’t you understand? The who, where, when etc.?... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Wednesday's Hash

My first attempt at a blog this a.m. had to do with character names in the King James version of the New Testament, and how the scholars his majesty employed had to pick names his subjects (potential readers) could relate to. The second had to do with top-doggery and expectations. To be specific it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

OH, FOGGY TUESDAY…

I have two stations coded into my radio: one is the NPR affiliate in St. Louis, the other is the jazz station located on the campus of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville – “the sound.” My favorite day for listening to NPR is Saturday, when “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” is on. It’s a weekly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 2, 2018

4-2-2018 - BC (Before Coffee)

The NPR guy just said it’s 6:22. Dark outside, but under the front street light, I can see the snow is there, on the driveway, the emergent green grass, etc. No kids will arrive at St. B’s today, it’s either a snow-day or spring break Monday. I’m steeped in gloom for no good reason. The Cardinals... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 1, 2018

HAPPY EASTER

This seems a good time for remembering old friends. Some of you may remember a former Blogit member named Dave Cryer, of English persuasion, who’s now running writing programs and workshops / presentations. On FB he posts photos of beautiful places where he and his wife go hiking, mountains & lakes,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 31, 2018

REVISIONS

I had a halfway decent blog prepared for this morning. An ironic story about a guy who’d been a big shot stock exchange guru but now depends on food stamps and handouts. All kinds of stuff had hit the fan, horrible debilitating health issues (ALS) that slowly destroyed his wife, and now his own... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 30, 2018

FUNNY UNCLES

As I was measuring out the grounds and adding water to the coffee maker this morning I got to thinking about my funny uncle. I can’t for the life of me recall his Christian name, because everyone called him Mac, short for McIntyre. Uncle Mac was the second husband of mother’s aunt Elsie, who was... Sign in to see full entry.

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