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Monday, October 10, 2016

Stalker here on Blogit

A few minutes ago I checked the comments on my blog to find an offensive message from someone who signed himself "WileyDrunk." I deleted the message and then decided to search and find the profile for this individual. His listing describes the account as a "parody." I reported the offender to Blogit... Sign in to see full entry.

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National Novel Writing Month starts in 20 days

NaNoWriMo The new issue of Writer’s Digest arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, and I was very interested in reading one particular article: “How a Month of NaNoWriMo Can Lead to a Lifetime of Better Writing.” Writer Grant Faulkner starts his article at the beginning – tells about how he “marveled... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Topic Idea: First Date

We’d been dealing with some pretty heavy topics at our memoir writing sessions at The Center, so for Thursday’s gathering we thought to lighten it up a bit. Our topic was first date, perhaps that first date with “the one.” I asked them to remember the five W’s – Who, What, Where, When and Why. It so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 8, 2016

Days of Our Lives

This political year feels like a bad soap opera. The story line keeps looping endlessly. The male “lead” screams I’m a genius and she’s a liar. The female shoots back that he’s unqualified and has no respect for women (or anyone else. ) They’re center stage at every photo op and tent show, replaying... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Mom’s Cousin Charlie

Mom had a lot of uncles, aunts, cousins, by blood and by shirt-tail, folks with names like Hiram (who was called Harm) Edwards, and George and Ephram, there was a cousin named Zany Campbell who once came out of the anesthetic following the birth of her son Franklin singing “All of me, why not take... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Losers

The VP Debate I started watching the debate between VP nominees hoping to get a glimpse of their potential for stepping into the presidential shoes in case the need arises. I was looking for signs of the gentlemen’s leadership, their character their ability to fill chinks in the armor of their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Jay Miller, Anthropologist

In the totem poles of Pacific Northwest tribes the bear is often the foundational creature on the sculpture. Somewhere in a class with anthropologist Jay Miller I learned that the bear totem represents family ties, the characteristics especially of the mother bear's protectiveness. Mr. Miller taught... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 3, 2016

Let ‘em eat cake… or not

This isn't about politics or Marie Antoinette's infamy, but UNcake. What gave me this really off-the-wall idea started with the delivery of a floral arrangement designed to look like a decorated cake, complete with a happy birthday tag and half a dozen candles. After the flowers began to droop, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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