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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Focus

If we focus on the slights, on the mean things people say, we go around with our ears attuned to that kind of thing. Our eyes will pick up the curled lip, the rolled eye – stuff that may or not have anything to do with us, but is the other guy’s issue, revealed. If all we talk about is gloom and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 13, 2016

What Color is your Duck?

There are some people who believe in Red Ducks. They waddle a certain way, they feed only on specific foods, they fly in just the right patterns, plan their annual migrations well in advance. They make firm reservations in the best locations. They pick mates based on stature within the flock, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 11, 2016

You Get What You Pay For

There's only one remaining Write Your Own Story gathering in this series. I'm thinking it will start up again in late August or early September so we can get 15 sessions in before the Thanksgiving-New Year haitus. It may be bragging, but I think the program is much more effective now that I've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 10, 2016

Low Attendance at Session #14 – and surprise drop-in guest writers

I got a late start, just piddling with the daily dozen before I left for The Center on Thursday. I’d handed out the writing prompt the week before; the writers were to observe and take notes of a soap opera or other serial program. The idea was to pick up tips on staging, on how the background, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Start The Day Naked

Sometimes the first thing that happens of a morning sets the tone for the whole day. For example, if you see a naked guy at 0700 or so, you may spend a bit of time speculating about how come he’s naked out there in the street – well, in his convertible – at that hour. Did he just come from a tryst... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Universe in a drop of water

Fifty, sixty years or so ago when I was a student in a high school creative writing class we were amazed by a story some kid wrote about how the world as we know it is actually just a single drop of water. In his story he had caught a drop of water on the tip of one finger, and as he looked at it he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Just a Regular Tuesday ...

The phone calls, the people coming to Bingo, the vibe last week was nuts. Bat-crap crazy. This week was dull normal. Quiet. And so, after a while, I asked one of those questions that is sure to stir up someone's diva impulse. Last week there wasn't time to inquire as to where was Dora. (Of course... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Political Opinion Survey

No, I'm not asking you to Press 1 if you agree or 2 if you do not. This is just a little report on a robo-call survey I actually responded to. It was, based on the questions, done by the state's republican party, looking for a little support for their state senate candidates and so on. I'm pretty... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Write Your Story - a request from the writers...

Brenda, the girl who's getting married this weekend after a 17-year romance, said it might be a good idea if they could have the coming week's prompt in advance, so they could spend some time thinking about it and maybe do a better job... It just so happened that I had the coming week's prompt ready... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

I Thought I Had a Clue...

Last weekend I was complaining a bit about being awakened every two hours by my "overactive" bladder. Son Rich agreed that can be a miserable problem and said he'd been dealing with it until he told his Dr. about it. Doc said the issue was caused by Lisinopril, a diuretic he'd been taking for his... Sign in to see full entry.

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