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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Food Safety Tips

The newest edition of “Nutrition Action Healthletter” just came in the mail. Here's what they printed: Wash hands for 20 seconds with warm water and soap before and after preparing any food. Leftovers: Refrigerate or freeze leftovers within 2 hours of cooking. Otherwise throw them away. 2 Inches... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 20, 2017

FROM THE BOOKSHELF

I just finished reading a book by Walter Mosley, “The Man in My Basement.” It may be the strangest novel I’ve ever read. In case you’re not familiar with this author, W. Mosley is the writer of the Easy Rawlins novels about the romantic adventures of a black detective. He’s also written “Devil in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 19, 2017

YOUNG LOVE, REDUX

The senior center is full of kids who are just discovering the meaning behind the words of love songs they heard when they were toddlers. At some level, we’re still in 7th Grade. Remember how it was? Going steady meant we walked together from math to history, and sat together at lunch. Those who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 18, 2017

It all started when...

Dirty Politics The bullying, the deceptions, the art of telling a lie with a straight face as though you believe it to be Gospel, sneaking a dig in the ribs to someone who gets a little uppity or tells on you – all this starts long before 7th Grade. It’s there for the world to recognize on every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 17, 2017

Me, Too

We’ve tried to be nice about it, given him good feedback, listened to his stories just as we do for the all writers in the story group. But Abdel disturbs the natural flow without really intending to do so. He didn’t show up yesterday. We had the room to ourselves for once, six of the seven Write... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

From my file of story ideas:

Cheese Mining on the Moon. It had been a lovely evening, unusually cool and comfortable for mid-August. Jolie opened the sliding doors and set up the buffet table on the terrace. It was the first time she’d played hostess to her friends for several months – she’d been out of town for some time.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

REALLY? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Yesterday was my day at The Center’s front desk. Michelle had asked me on Thursday to meet with her and Geoff, a writing professor from SIUe to talk about our WYOS group, maybe find a way to cooperate on a presentation or event at The Center. So I grabbed my Thursday tote bag, the one with my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

FUTURE TENSE - (note, adult subject matter)

FUTURE TENSE I’ve come to the end of the list of ideas to post on Blogit, humorous bits designed to get people chuckling or take their minds off the crapstorm that is the news these days. Thing One It feels like a nonstop assault, woman after woman coming forward to identify her offender, usually a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 13, 2017

OLD TV SHOWS

In the late ‘50s one of my favorite shows on TV was a western, Have Gun, Will Travel. The star of the show was Richard Boone, and according to an article on Google, he was the sixth great grandson of Daniel Boone, the pioneer who explored the frontier and “killed him a bear when he was only three.”... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 12, 2017

STORIES FROM THE CENTER

I’ve been urging the writers in the WYOS class at the Main Street Center to read one of their stories in a future program. A week or so ago I did a mock-up, a very preliminary rough-cut of a newsletter- style publication, titled “Stories From The Center.” As with many titles, this one has a double... Sign in to see full entry.

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