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Sunday, October 2, 2016

How about that mirror?

Unfortunately, my sense of taste is all in my mouth. No eye for fashion, not much into trends or wearing the “in” colors of the season. Any day I can pull on a big cozy sweatshirt and a pair of jeans is a good day. Used to be just the outfit for a long hike up into the government land east of town,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 1, 2016

Woman’s Work

The Center writers came up with a great assortment of stories about first jobs, but most didn’t – as I’d hoped they would – compare their daily grind with that of their foremothers. First jobs, after-school or during the summer, seemed to be waitressing or now, the generic term “server.” Sandy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Vote Early (and often)

The county courthouse dominates downtown – in size it’s the building with the biggest footprint, a generous square block plus double that in parking lots. Many of the businesses on Main Street and others nearby depend on courthouse visitors to keep their doors open: restaurants in particular, a bar... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

There May Be Guest Writers

Last Thursday when the WYOS group went to lunch at Sacred Grounds, our local Seattle-style coffee house, we pushed two tables together so we could continue the close-knit discussion and joking around that started in our class. As we’re finishing the meal and beginning to look for the door, who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Joke told by Stephen Colbert

After the debate a reporter asked Hillary if she minded being interrupted 51 times by her opponent, and Donald said "No, she didn't." Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Presidential Candidate Debate between H. Clinton and D. Trump

It was held at 9:00 p.m. EDT at a college in NY. 'nuff said. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 26, 2016

About Broadcast "news"

It seems the anchors and commentators aren't simply reporting and checking out the who, where, how/why and when. The media CEO's put their anchors into the stories, and these personalities put their (and their boss's) point of view up front. They get into tweet or on camera debates with political... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

A story fragment I'm working on

Paul Sells The place was busy as usual, different workers at cross-purposes orbiting my work station with the crises of the moment, snags they’d hit, questions they knew the answers to but had forgotten, working themselves into a forgetful panic. Then Paul came through the front door moving... Sign in to see full entry.

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A story from The Center

THE WOMAN WHO LOST THE MOON We were on the bus coming back from the excursion and I closed my eyes for a few seconds, soothed by the hum of the wheels and quiet conversations in seats around me. When I opened my eyes I saw the moon, gloriously full and golden, newly risen above the tree line. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

Birthday Surprises

Did I mention that on Tuesday when I got back from The Center, there was a delivery tag hanging on my front doorknob? It seems a floral delivery has come for me while I was away. I called the number on the tag, they came later that afternoon. It was a “Happy Birthday” floral arrangement that looked... Sign in to see full entry.

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