Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The Rube Goldberg Factor

Life can be just one huge Rube Goldberg machine where unrelated things tumble and roll in a kind of random but not quite accidental way until something falls off a high point and rolls down a slope to knock something else off balance. It may or may not work out in your favor. It can leave you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Moving on - but not today...

I finally realized it's really time to shake the dust off my size 8-1/2 Mediums and find an apartment, preferably in a senior complex. I need to be all on one level, where someone else is in charge of maintenance. Pulling weeds, skimming the debris out of the pond, painting porch rails, weeding the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 22, 2016

The Bird Cage

I saw a photo on today's online MSNBC home page of a bar in Missoula, Montana called The Silver Dollar. There was a story going around when I was too young to be served in any bar in Seattle, that in Montana they'd sell a drink to anyone who was tall enough to rest their chin on the bar (bad luck if... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Evaluation...

When the adult ed department at SIU presents a speaker at some off-campus venue, they ask people in the audience to fill out an evaluation form. The questions include opinions and comments about the speaker/topic itself, whether the presenter seems knowledgeable, and etc. They ask bread-and-butter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 20, 2016

"What's in a name?" was my writing prompt for the group...

I received a warm welcome back from the memoir writers at The Center yesterday - they liked my new hairdo, which I call The Brillo Pad. Sandy ran last week's session while I was under the weather at home - I wish I could hear some of those stories, but... There were 10 of us at the session, but only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Can You Hear Me Now???

My kids have been bugging me to get my hearing checked. Again. I had it checked 7 or 8 years ago because I was having difficulty following conversations while I was in a crowd, or at a restaurant - any time I wasn't face-to-face with one or two. Words would be mis- heard, or I'd focus on the one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

So much for writing prompts: cheese mining on the moon... duh!

The thing is, I'm so discouraged by what I'm seeing on TV these days - the politics, the higher levels of hostility. Is it just me or has the law of motion changed? Seems like it's now: For every action there's an exponentially hostile and violent reaction... I need to take a long walk in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

A writing prompt...

Cheese Mining on the Moon. It had been a lovely evening, unusually cool and comfortable for mid-August. Jolie opened the sliding doors and set up the buffet table on the terrace. It was the first time she’d played hostess to her friends for several months – she’d been out of town for some time.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 16, 2016

Reida and the Morning of the Spiders

Reida took a deep breath as she walked along the deer path across the meadow, several minutes now beyond the barn. Mama couldn’t see her from the kitchen door, so she was already liable for punishment, but she didn’t care. She’s seven years old now, she knows the way, and there is sign to read at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Two stories for the collection:

One: Brandon, newly arrived to the St. Louis area from Connecticut - told me his grandma was not Jewish but had to flee Poland from the Nazi's and lived in Africa for 5 years before she could return. Later moved to the U.S. Why the St. Louis area? he said it was love. Online love, in fact on some... Sign in to see full entry.

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