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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Word Games

Spent a few minutes reviewing one bookcase yesterday, thinking if I could find just one book from each shelf to get rid of, it might not be such a chore. As a reader – and since the almost free books at the public library’s resale shop were so available – I kept finding must-reads. So I started on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 28, 2017

PLAYING TO YOUR AUDIENCE / READER

When you write something, who do you see as your reader? There’s a specific audience for SNL. (Saturday Night Live) NBC’s comedy sketch show that majors in political/social sendups and has been the launch pad for many of the writers and comedians who dominate late night network shows and sitcoms,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

HEALTH CARE – SEATTLE STYLE

When I lived and worked in Seattle, 1994-2004, my job took me from my cozy little house in Beacon Hill to the Capitol Hill area – Seattle Central College is located in the 1700 block of East Broadway. From the Humanities & Social Sciences 4th Floor office we could see downtown, the waterfront,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

SO LONG, FACEBOOK

I’m thinking of taking a time-out from Facebook. I added a couple new “friends” – one girl I met at Stagger, another couple names from the activist group against our Illinois political situation. Like the current administration in Wash. D.C., this billionaire governor refuses to sign a budget bill... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Saturday Night at Stagger

The Cousins Mike were playing – 5-8, and when I went to the postcard party on Thurs. night I’d met Ellen, whose husband is one of the Mikes. Ellen, it turned out, is a Facebook friend and high-school chum of my son Rusty. So, since I’m Rusty’s mom, she urged me to come out Saturday night. I said it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 24, 2017

About Memes and Margaret Sanger

It’s not a big deal that a FB person re-posts a meme – some obvious platitude – pretty script over a stock photo. But the pure laziness of rubber stamping philosophy gets under my skin. I may wear out the delete key. I especially resent the ones that remind me of all the times guys I didn’t know, on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Teen-age Granny

Things used to drive me nuts. Frustrations were everywhere. The snotty girls at school with their raised eyebrows and knowing looks when I’d offer some comment. Clearly they were all in on something I wasn’t privy to. Diamonds, every one of them, hard, sparkly, useless. Not a one of ‘em had a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

WHAT TIME IS IT?

Years ago my youngest came into the kitchen where I was doing something-or-other and said he’d just noticed something freaky. He said at times he’d feel compelled to glance at the clock, and when he did – it was a digital display – the numbers would be all the same: 222, 333, 444, etc… I think the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 21, 2017

THURSDAY – AC (after crochet)

Did I mention I’d hung up my crochet hook and packed away all the left-over yarn balls in a crocheted Easter basket? Or that I’m experiencing withdrawal symptoms and fighting the urge to head to Michael’s craft store for a new supply? I thought my post-crochet distress was because of politics, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

So long, Billy Boy, ... Next?

The only thing worse than the Fox News attitude toward women and their right to be in charge of their own health and fertility, their right to choose ANYthing: life's work, political candidates, etc., is the Medieval corporate culture that tacitly approves grabbing 'em by the privates. I put up with... Sign in to see full entry.

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