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Monday, April 20, 2015

Mundane's Story Project...

Preliminary report: mixed. I took the original to Office Depot and had 50 copies made of the program and evaluation sheets. I had the program done in color, which cost about double what I'd expected. And then when we got to looking at it, I found I'd printed out the original - not the correction -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Tiny projects.

I noticed a few weeks ago the screws that hold the latch onto the gate on the back fence had fallen out. They were part of the new fence installed last summer, the one that was overpriced and the installation was mismanaged. It's under a year's warranty. I shoulda called the Big Box Boys and told... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Daily Nightly Show

I'm gonna miss Jon Stewart. I'm gonna miss his insights, the research his team does on the political scene. Who else collects and pokes fun at all the ridiculous posturing, the bombastic proclamations on Fox and CNN. I don't know whether it's their audacity that shocks me, or their condescension,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 17, 2015

Triumph Over Adversity

This was the topic for yesterday's session at The Center. Hard times are a part of every life, and in the two years they've done the "Write Your Own Story" sessions, they'd never addressed the rain that into each life must fall. So yesterday we tackled some of the sh*t that hits the proverbial fan.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

A Bit of Noise in "Quiet Town"

When I first moved to my little house on Brick Street, I happened to be in the Stagger Inn one evening and mentioned it to Tim, the bartender, who lives a couple blocks north on another of the 'original' streets. Oh, he said, pouring me a shot of Bushmill's on the house, Congratulations and welcome... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Centered...

There was some semblance of normalcy at the Center on Tuesday, folks in a good mood because the weather was mild and dry. Tax season, for all intents and purposes, was over for the Center's AARP tax lady, no phone calls complaining they couldn't get through to her. There was the one lady who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Oh, my...

Just realized I hadn't posted today and now I'm running out of time. My old friend Peggy is running me nuts with this n that last-minute details - she's spazzing out about crap that can't be managed. At least she's helped me decide this Sunday's program is the end of my involvement. Just do not play... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 13, 2015

The Great Sweet Potato Caper

One sign of spring around Mundane is that the potatoes, sweets and otherwise, begin to sprout. Somehow they know the time has come to grow. So when Gma found the sprouted sweet potato she decided this was the perfect day to start a sweet potato vine in the big planter by the front porch. She decided... Sign in to see full entry.

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How to be a Curmudgeon ( quote any of the following )

Part 1 - Pop Culture on TV is Really Really Stupid Let's start with the most obvious: "reality" TV. Survivor, the "Real" Housewives, the Bachelor, the swamp dudes, the trophy hunters, hoarders, the cat from hell, the Kardashians, anything with the word "amazing" in the title. Not a redeeming social... Sign in to see full entry.

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I enjoyed all your comments on invisibility...

A condition I've grown accustomed to. But I do remember the first time some teeny-bopper at Burger King assumed I was a senior and gave me the discount. Felt like I was getting away with something, since I was no senior. And then it hit me. I was. Sign in to see full entry.

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