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Saturday, October 29, 2016

It's not you, it's me: (from nine million romantic comedies)

He is breaking up with her at some little café and she’s caught totally off guard. After he says he thinks they should see other people she breaks down in tears, and sobs “Why, Rob? Just tell me!” Wait for it. Wait for it… That’s when he says “It’s not you, it’s me.” She takes a long, thoughtful... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 28, 2016

Balance

I took a copy of my book to The Center with me yesterday, passed it around and Sara took my picture holding it, posted it on Facebook. Suddenly in a very limited way, I’m a star. Kids who grew up with mine, friends and co-workers and members of the Writers Without Borders group all saying nice... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

IT’S HERE…

Yesterday afternoon UPS left a box on my front porch from Page Publishing in NYC. Ten copies of a book “Bloody Hell and a Slice of Pie,” by P.L. Hughes. These copies are promised, but the book is now available on Amazon Prime in paperback or digital form… Cover Blurb: Henry met Margaret during the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Getting Organized

I'm thinking being organized must be a wonderful, stress-free lifestyle. Getting there, however, is crazy-making. Going through folders of notes I meant to get at months (years) ago brings on a WTF reaction and the urge to run screaming into traffic. One of the top questions I ask myself is why the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

SPOOKY TIMES

Some seniors showed up in costume this morning; Sharon was a gypsy, although she couldn’t find her long black wig and forgot the gold hoop earrings. Three (unnamed regulars) came in their usual guise - the witches from Macbeth, cackling and huddling together and whispering behind their hands. Lorman... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 24, 2016

Marry in Haste...

It was just about 62 years ago when I met this handsome soldier. He was a military policeman, a private in the U.S. Army, working patrol duty with a Navy shore patrolman on joint duty along the Seattle waterfront. It was 1954, the Korean war era, not even ten years since World War II was officially... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

Tech Upgrades

It seems hackers have pulled the wool over the WWW’s eyes, sending all kinds of apps and twitterfeeds or whatever the heck they’re called tumbling into the void. As always someone reports on this stuff, but clearly isn’t privy to the deep dark coding secrets of black-hat jerkfaces who joke around... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

The janitor's secretary - part 5

Having a little fun on the job is vital – all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy as the saying goes. It is absolutely essential In a service job like the Physical Plant department. Our clientele was primarily academics – highly educated in their particular fields, but largely ignorant of what it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 21, 2016

Yesterday's Write Your Own Story

Our prompt for the writing session included two suggestions. The first was illness, such as the polio epidemics or cancer in the late 1950s and beyond, before the Salk vaccine and other medical advances had been made. The second was any major weather event. One of our writers had contracted polio.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

The Janitor's Secretary - part 4

My first job interview after I passed the Civil Service exam at SIUE was with the HR director. He explained the job opening; it was anything but typical. “It’s not a front office where you’d be dealing with the public and students,” he told me. “This job will involve working with union craftsmen,... Sign in to see full entry.

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