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

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Happy Monday...

I'm still high from the fun of Friday night, when so many of my kith and kin showed up to surprise me for my birthday! It was a busy couple of days, I had wonderful company with Robin and Cris - we ate lunch at a place up on Main Street I've been wanting to try. It's called Cleveland Heath - a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

The Birthday Party – part 2

There were six tables in the large banquet room, white tablecloths, silverware laid out in formal style, stemmed water glasses, linen napkins, lit candle centerpieces on each table. The buffet was several tables pushed together, also draped in white linen, complete with large wicker breadbaskets,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Queen for a Day

There used to be a radio – then TV – show called Queen for a Day. The master of ceremonies, who sounded just like Bob Barker of “The Price is Right” fame, would interview three contestants. Each one would tell her hard luck story, often involving the death of her husband and a sudden loss of income.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

Hmmm. Should I? or Shouldn't I?

I was pretending to neaten up the place yesterday when I realized there was something going on next door - the house just north of mine where the retired carpenter and his one-legged wife live. (Now that sounded like a joke, but the poor woman lost her right leg from the knee down due to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Late Night TV - when you really, really want to go to sleep.

The late night hosts are a diverse bunch, mostly comedians playing to the millenials and young moms and dads up feeding their babies. They joke about politics, the economy, about relationships, whatever crap has hit the media's ever-spinning fan in the last half- hour, what celebrity made a dumb /... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Happy Hump Day - only 2 days 'til the weekend

I guess I never got it. Well, not totally got what the deal was about the weekend. It's not like my weekends were mini-vacations. I wasn't jetting off to the island retreat or going for martinis with the in crowd. Most of my grownup life, the weekend was for catching up on housework, shopping,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

List of Things You Can’t Joke About

Someone on Facebook posted a list of things it’s never cool to joke about. A person’s weight, their education, their race or religion, their gender, their sexual orientation, a disability – it’s a long menu of political correctness. How can we deal with all these issues without having a sense of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 21, 2015

How do you get rid of a pest?

Sunday, two o’clock, time for my shift at the library’s 2nd hand bookstore. I’d been painting the uprights and handrails on the back deck – son Joe helping as we spend time talking and sweating while we improved the look of the handrails and uprights. We’d had breakfast at the diner on Main Street... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Farmer’s Market Saturday

Ran into Edna at the farmer’s market in the town square this morning. She apologized for missing Thursday’s writing group. Said she’s still feeling weak and worn, doesn’t know exactly what’s up, but she had a day or so of flu-like symptoms and it seems to be taking forever to get rid of it. Edna’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Two Writers Get Into a Conversation

Only two of us showed up for the writing session yesterday. JoAnn and me. (Or is that JoAnn and I?) I wasn’t much in the mood for class, no inspiration or story ideas had rung my chimes, so I dressed up a bit – a black and white leopard print cardigan over a black silk tee, my best dark jeans, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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