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

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

I skipped the library, 2 Sundays in a row

I've more or less decided to give up that volunteer gig. Petty reasons, of course. Nonsense. In spite of the fact that I get to talk to some interesting people there, hear their stories from time to time, it seems that after ten years the new has worn off, and it feels more like W O R K. For the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

You don't have to be a genius

Stephen Hawking in a recent talk said the biggest hazard to human life is our advancing technology and dependence on it. He says we're putting ourselves at risk, and that it will take a hundred years to work out a way to colonize another planet. But at the rate we're going, with the kinds of things... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

It's the little things...

You know the old saying about the straw that broke the camel's back. Sometimes on the long road to marital bliss you come to a washout, a rockslide or some other hazard. Saw a story on the news about a couple who got into a fight because he left the coffee pot on after he took the last cup.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 18, 2016

The Summer of ‘49

These days, (2016) Nina George comes to The Center on Tuesdays to play bingo. She’s about 70, and sometimes brings along some knitting, just in case the regulars at her table don’t show up to make conversation or share Subway sandwiches. She makes dishrags using peaches & cream yarn, 100% cotton and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Outsider?

It was a big surprise to find such lonesome thoughts had crossed the mind of a great poet, renowned and revered, “owned” by Mrs. N., who stood at the front of the room, and bore the brunt of our boredom with po-e-try most of which was beyond me, beyond my poor comprehension. Such study guaranteed to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Diagnosis: The biopsy shows the scary stuff is benign...

but the doc still wants to remove the suspicious lump. Sometime in the next couple of weeks. No problem. My daughter emailed me the results, then called. She said she'd almost asked the doctor if she'd now have perkier boobs to show off, but bit her tongue. I said that comment might have gotten him... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 15, 2016

A Learning Experience

Sometimes I think I should buy a lottery ticket, because a few million would certainly take the pressure off from being one of the ‘salt of the earth’ paycheck-to-paycheck and Lord help keep the old bus running until the tax refund gets here members of society. Other times I think about what a mess... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Good News

Son Guy, who's been running his own commercial/industrial appraisal business for the past couple of years, recently interviewed for a job he saw online. It seemed like a job tailor-made for his expertise, and he thought it might be good to have an employer and benefits, etc... So a few minutes ago I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

From The Center:

Yesterday I got a little irritated - almost enough to make me roll my eyes. Woman I was explaining something to caught sight of the "everything's a quarter" table a few feet away, and walked away, still talking as she turned her back. Prompted this little response: LAMENT OF A DEAF RECEPTIONIST... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Happy Accident - Miss Taken's Cooking School.

I had this very expensive little package of grape tomatoes that got stuck behind a large container of Philadelphia Cream Cheescake filling. When I pulled the cheesecake filling out after resisting temptation for several days, the tomatoes had gone wrinkly. Well, I'm from the waste not, want not... Sign in to see full entry.

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