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Thursday, October 5, 2017

OBSERVED, TUESDAY

It’s tough being an old person in a town where the bus service runs only along the main routes and at inconvenient times, when your eyesight or coordination has gotten to the point that the DMV won’t trust you to drive. Most of us don’t have relatives who can drive and have flexible schedules so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

SOLITAIRE, THE CARD GAME

Life doesn’t usually play out like a game of Klondike, the original game of Solitaire, but a writer could use the deck as a basis for a story. Let’s say the King of Spades rules one kingdom, or he’s the CEO of a criminal enterprise. And the King of Diamonds runs a very successful not-so-criminal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

WHY COLLEGE?

At various times college professors and high school teachers ask students to think about the purpose of getting an education. Why college? The obvious and immediate answer is ‘so I can make a decent living.’ One of the most irritating askers of this question was Sol Saporta, a teacher of linguistics... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 2, 2017

DAYS …

I’ve been rolling my eyes at the plotlines of “Days of Our Lives” for several years now – amazed that bringing back a character from the dead could be such a consistent story line. Years ago it was a bit confusing when the actor in a role was replaced by someone. The one playing – let’s say Jillian... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 1, 2017

FOUND IN AN OLD FILE FOLDER

1966 At 9:00 a.m. her shadow lies halfway across the red graveled asphalt street – a dusty beige etching of roof line and chimney. When rain caresses her shingles, floods her gutters, floats the sparrow’s nest tucked in the southeast corner gutter, the house rests quietly. She draws herself up to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 30, 2017

THE GREAT SPORTS BRA FIASCO

Some folks may not realize that in her golden years, a gal’s “girls” tend to wander southward, eventually losing the fight with gravity. Those with bodacious ta-ta’s may have to incorporate more spandex to contain the flow, while we members of the itty bitty committee can continue to enjoy freedom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 29, 2017

FRIDAY NIBBLES

Joke by 2 nd Graders: Q. What did the big boll weevil say to the little boll weevil? A. You are the lesser of two weevils. Our old friend Talion who used to write detective fiction here on Blogit just updated his Facebook photo – Denzel Washington’s good looking brother. For a long time I’ve... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Bad Movies

There’s been talk on the radio – you remember radio – it’s how we got our news before there was CNN or Fox or cable news. Lately, on NPR and the regular TV news, they’ve been talking about the number of bad movies released this summer, and how ticket sales are way down. Reminds me of a guy I once... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Then and Now

This week I’ve been working on revising the curriculum for the Write Your Own Story class at The Center. Most of the participants have been at the table for a year or two and every topic has been recycled a few times. How many times can we get excited about describing grandpa’s farm or how grandma... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

All Hail the Emperor

There’s a tempest in a teapot this week because of DJT’s obsession with picking fights and sticking his nose in other people’s business. It’s not enough to swagger and strut in the U.N. and double-dog dare North Korea to respond with thermonuclear war. Now he’s trying to tell NFL owners – members of... Sign in to see full entry.

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