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Thursday, November 24, 2016

I'm thankful for the caregivers

Doc’s Words I asked him how he was, mentioned that he’d been my heart guy for 8 years now, and he looked down at the chart, and agreed it had been August of 2008 when he was called in. It seems I’d had a serious A-Fib incident during the hours after my surgery, and they’d moved me up from surgical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Turkey Day

Dealing with some issues this month, thank heaven I got a clean bill of health from my Doc., and BP down where it should be 138/68. Spent Tues. morning at the center, stuffing the Dec. newsletter for mailing, I got well over half of it together before the end of my shift, and Michele’s got a team of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

I think I'm suffering from emotional sunburn. I'm catching myself flaming inside at the slightest of slights, the common insensitivity of the unaware who don't know enough to thank their lucky stars they don't know what they don't know. I've been whining to myself, to the universe, about some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Something’s Stirring

In the early ‘70s I worked for a freight company that hauled gas, oil and propane (also anhydrous ammonia – a liquid fertilizer) to all the little nooks and crannies of Illinois, from the manufacturing plant or refinery to the local gas stations, farm suppliers, etc. I was a billing clerk, computing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

'Tis the Season

The Writers Without Borders Bookstore was to meet yesterday at 3:30 in the afternoon. I had emailed earlier in the week I’d be there, but when the time came to get my butt to bobbing and motate, my whiney self decided not today… A. It was cold, really brrrisk outside, windy and mizzerable. My big... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 19, 2016

Write Your Own Story, Graduate Level

Adnohr is right. I will miss the writers until the sessions start up again. IF they start up again, that is. We’ve gone far beyond (or outside) the original WYOS concept – half the time our sessions become a discussion or debate about current affairs, things going on in the here and now, rather than... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Graduation Day for Write Your Own Story

From The Center, Thurs., 11-17 There were eight of us at the writers’ table, pens out, ready to go. Victoria had a family reunion to get to, otherwise she would not have missed. Birdie reported she’d had a very therapeutic time off last week, she’d spent a few days in Branson, MO. She reported that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Divide and Conquer

Is it just me, or has America just been through a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to alienate us from one another? Let’s see now, who might benefit from knocking the props out from under our faith in the republic, the Constitution, the ability of our head of state to respond to threats? A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

R E S P E C T

Years ago one of my son’s college buddies used to crash at our house after their Saturday nights out. Brad and I would get into conversations in the kitchen the next morning. Brad would tell me about his grandfather, who dabbled in science, particularly astrophysics He said the old man was trying to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The St. Louis Blues

A few days ago I caught a broadcast on PBS Channel 9, something I don’t often listen to: music. So much of what becomes a hit these days just sounds like frazzle and slosh, no tunefulness, neither “soul” nor heart. Robo-rhythm flashy rap lyrics that speak faster than I can listen. Seems to me... Sign in to see full entry.

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