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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

HIGH NOON IN GEEZER GULCH

You know how it is some days you get up “on the wrong side of the bed.” You have a borderline headache, and it lingers even after a shot of coffee. Your stomach feels growly and that keeps going even after a bowl of oatmeal. At 8:45 you put on your winter coat. It’s cold outside. November gloomy.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

LOOKING FOR A PUNCH LINE

I’ve been trying to keep it light here on Blogit and on Facebook, to look for the silver lining. No easy challenge these days, given the news we get on TV, from the local papers, online. It’s like walking out the front door to find a flock of vultures lined up and waiting to chomp down on your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 6, 2017

ALMOST JUST DESSERTS…

We were divorced in September of 1981. I told the judge about Fang’s habit of not speaking to anyone for weeks at a time, how he’d fill his plate at the table and go eat by himself in front of the TV. Just fifteen minutes into the hearing, his honor tapped his gavel and said “Divorce granted.” I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 5, 2017

Ghosts in their time

A few days ago a guy walked past my house just as I came out the front door to check the mailbox. He looked so much like the boys' father I had to catch my breath and stared after him - the walk was the same, the build. I didn't get a look at his face, but the shape of his head, the angle of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 4, 2017

Thursday's writing topics:

· Look up what was going on in the world the year you were born, write about how it impacted your parents/family. · Re-imagine a scene from your favorite TV show, or write a brief dialog between two of the characters; i.e., what would Sulu and Ohura say to each other during a coffee break on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 3, 2017

Chickens Come Home to Roost

Just read a short article about Ivanka Trump’s speech before the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo. It seems the room was half empty even though the prime minister was also on the bill. Apparently they didn’t want tips on empowerment from a billionaire’s daughter. Obviously I’m a petty individual... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Nursery Rhyme Time

If wishes were horses, then beggars could ride. If turnips were watches I’d have one by my side. For 2017 you might edit these lines. If wishes were pickup trucks and turnips were the newest model I-phones. Of course the rhythm wouldn’t be perfect pentameter, but you get the drift. Mary Mary, quite... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

NOT MY DAY

I took a book with me to The Center yesterday – it was cold, dreary and all I really wanted to do was crawl back under the covers and enjoy a few more z-z-z’s. Not gonna happen: once I’m up, I’m up. But the dark mornings, the early sunsets, the gloom, and the fact that a deep frost has killed off my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

My Christmas Wish List

I don’t remember The Donald being a remotely religious individual nor a supporter of conservative Christians. His golden rule is that the guy with the gold makes the rules. Court calendars have been full of litigants charging him as a shifty businessman with a propensity for avoiding his legal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 30, 2017

TRICKS OR TREATS

Thursday after the write your own story group, I took my paperwork by the Township office and filed the application for a senior exemption on my homeowner’s property tax. The various taxing authorities, city, county, township, the school district, police & fire all take a percentage so in a way I... Sign in to see full entry.

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