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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.

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.

Monday, September 25, 2017

What’s in a name?

When I was born, Mama named me Patricia because it was, she said, unusual. There weren’t many little girls with that name, in fact no-one she knew. It would be special. Middle name was Lea after my father. If I’d been a boy, I might have been Henry Leroy. (Whew!) I don’t remember there being another... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Bullies

Bullies I was twelve when the family (Mom, my 9-year old sis and 7-year-old bro) moved to Salkum. For the next three years give or take, we were targets of the town bullies – I’ll call them the Burgers – a gang of cousins whose parents were well connected business owners in town. We were suspect as... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 18, 2017

A FRIEND IN NEED

In Texas/Louisiana and Florida lately during and following the visits from Harvey and Irma, we lucky ducks riding out the storm in fair weather here in the Midwest were heartened by the human response. People didn’t sit by and wring their hands about the disaster – they got to work helping one... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

DEMO

Demolition is a big part of rehabbing. If you've ever watched the property brothers or rehab addict on HGTV, one facet of the job is taking down the walls that close in the spaces and block communication. Of course there's a lot of detail work, planning and skill that goes into finishing the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 16, 2017

HURRICANE

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT Or a canoe, an air bed, whatever comes to hand, because your street has become a canal, and wading in that polluted water is not a good idea. The wind is bad enough – debris that used to be lawn chairs or other décor flies at 70-80-100 miles an hour into windows and walls.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 15, 2017

ABOUT NORMAL

Years ago, when the university here was just getting organized I worked in the Physical Plant office. The crew consisted of the director, a highly experienced jack of all trades construction pro a few carpenters, electricians, plumbers – all union men and officially licensed, and other skilled... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

THURSDAY’S WRITING PROMPTS

1) Mistakes. What have you learned from them? 2) Natural disasters and other times in survival mode. 3) Topic of choice. As always, what happens in group, stays in the group. We listen to one another, give helpful (not critical) feedback and support. Everyone who writes is a writer. Telling your... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Today’s thought…

Joy and sorrow are brothers. When one sits at your table, the other sleeps in your bed. This is a paraphrase of something by Khalil Gibran from a book that brought me comfort at a time when hope was in hiding. Peace. Sign in to see full entry.

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