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Thursday, March 2, 2017

What’s the point?

Subtlety is lost on many. They just don’t get the connections this writer makes at times –the kinds of contrast and comparison that poets make, where similarities are seen among unlike things. Perhaps it’s me, but these days –especially on FB – people seem to need spoon-feeding, simple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

This n That

BIG BANG Don’t know if I’ve mentioned that I’m a huge fan of the TV show “Big Bang Theory.” The cast has become a great ensemble, with a remarkable gift for making the socially awkward genius nerd an ‘everyman.’ Even 80-year-old grannies can relate to them and the ins and outs of their plotlines.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

ABOUT THE PLOT: THIRD TIME'S A CHARM

I’ve subscribed to “Writer’s Digest” for umpteen years now. They include contests and competitions: the annual self-published book award, short story contests, notifications of writer conferences and workshops in various cities, feature articles about editors, successful authors, agents, etc. I’ve... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 27, 2017

ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FEARS

There are so many to choose from, some are rational. We fear mean dogs, going broke, breaking down in our car, thugs on the street, death, bumps in the night. From elementary school onward, for many of us, our biggest fear is making a jerk of ourselves in front of an audience. Being jeered, making... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 26, 2017

FUNDRAISER FOR THE CENTER

Every February The Main Street Center holds a trivia night fund raiser to raise money to support our van. This is a 12-passenger handicapped-equipped bus used to pick up elderly or disabled folks for trips to their doctors, beauty shop, grocery store, the bank, etc. Of course the van picks up bingo... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

SATURDAY: DAY 10 OF THE 8-DAY COLD

Yesterday I started the steroid prescription the lovely Cassandra prescribed for me. Last night I coughed and hacked until the wee hours, (although there was wee in all the hours). In spite of my sandwich-sized pee pads, went through every pair of undies I own. Little sleep last night. Up with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 24, 2017

Unintended Consequences

I’ve got a morbid fear of antibiotics. Perhaps it’s irrational. But once the news came out there’s a link between the new viral superbugs and meat producers’ use of antibiotics to fatten beef and chicken, I’ve been even moreso. But after nine days of hacking and not sleeping and having zero... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

We know the one who originated the saying lived in the days of analog clocks, the ones with faces and the numbers 1-12, 60 minutes to the hour, 60 seconds to the minute, tick-tock. Because the digital ones, if they stop, are only right once a day. My former DIL, who’s been teaching high school... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

It ain’t what you say, it’s the way you say it.

You say “what about what happened in Sweden last night,” in an election rally for the 2020 campaign, “oh, the horror… those refugees…” What you actually said was nothing. But since you’re supposedly the best-informed individual in the free world, with diplomats and underlings and agents, oh my, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Writing Gets Me Through

The habit of it, the ritual of setting up to do it are the cornerstones of my day. Before I watch the local news or check email or Facebook I think with my fingers about what happened yesterday... Kinda feels like I’ve been run over by a truck. Pulled a gut muscle coughing in the middle of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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