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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Too bad there's not a sharpener

for people, like there is for pencils, to keep us from becoming pointless. At a family restaurant you see them, each on their own devices, texting someone not there about something not as important as the here and now (or the who, now). When the one who sits patiently waiting to be part of a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 1, 2017

FASHIONISTAS: WHADDA THEY KNOW?

As you may remember I’ve been doing a bit of crocheting for some time now. Long enough to have gotten good at beanies. Striped ones, solid ones, bright, dark, some that slouch. They fit close, could be worn under a hoodie for extra warmth, or the ones in school colors would be great to wear on those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 30, 2017

HAPPY CANADA DAY

On NPR I heard an interview with Mike Myers, famous Canadian who’s written a book entitled “Canada.” ‘Yeah, Baby!” The interview covered the point that Canada has become the locus of what used to be the American Dream – where immigrants could come to live decent, safe lives and their children could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

The Serpent's Tooth Business

I had a gut-level post written in Word to post here this morning, but after giving it a good look-see, have decided not to share it. You may surmise it's mother-child related, and is tied to a kid's ingratitude. And then some. My youngest (he'll be 46 in Dec.) has turned into someone I don't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

ON A WING AND A PRAYER

Monday I stayed tucked under a light blanket, covered in sweats and robe, chilled to the bone. No appetite, sinus headache, the miseries. Oh, it’s so boring I don’t even want to think about it. What finally made me feel better, when I got up the ambition to do something, was a Tylenol and a cup of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

FREEDOM DAY –

I cannot share this with my inner circle. It’s unseemly and perhaps a bit snarky. But my first ex’s birthday in 1960, June 26, was a Friday. He arrogantly acted as his own lawyer, tried to prove me unfit and take full custody, but the judge had eyes and could see behind the mask. Joint custody,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 26, 2017

BENEFIT FOR THE BARTENDER

Went by the ATM and took out $50 – twenty for incidentals or yarn and a luxury splurge at Starbuck’s, and thirty to donate. Then, at lunch with my boys, son Rusty said he couldn’t make it to the benefit, but would I take his $20 and add it. Sure I would… The benefit was supposed to start at 4:00 –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 25, 2017

ALAS, POOR YORICK….

I’ve been introduced to Shakespeare plays a time or two during the formal part of my educational process. But to this day, I do not claim more than a passing acquaintance with a few quotes. Jean Newton, MHS’ teacher of 11th grade English and World History, was an English war bride who came to Lewis... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Excerpt from a letter to my sis...

Thinking of giving up my crochet hobby. I think having 200 or so crocheted hats, scarves, placemats, etc. on hand, not to mention rosettes and gew-gaws, thing-a- ma-jigs and whatchamaycallits is an ample sufficiency. This isn't counting the hundred or so I've donated to the senior center, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 23, 2017

TINY BUBBLES

There’s an old song about tiny bubbles – in the wine – etc. The next line brings the idea of being happy, feeling fine. Now there are times when the crotchety kinks of elderhood make “feeling fine” a goal rather than something realized. But for the most part, the deficits have arrived over time and... Sign in to see full entry.

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