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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Censorship

Shortly after the discovery of fire, in journalism classes of the early 1980s, there was a lot of emphasis on the First Amendment, the public's right to know, and censorship. We had in Illinois at the time a "sunshine" law that prohibited officials from meeting in secret to decide actions. This... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Write Your Own Story - Yesterday

Yesterday's session went better. It's clear the class isn't interested in writing for writing's sake - the notion of writing about a photo from someone else's album went over "like a lead balloon." Their topics were 1) how finding a date was different before the personals ads of the 70s and 80s and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Something ventured, not much gained...

Last Thursday at the Write Your Own Story session at the Center, I tried a new technique to spark the writers. Their assignment the previous week was to bring an old photo from the album, maybe someone from grandma's collection, someone whose name they might not know. The idea was to get them to be... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Pictures and Words

There was an email from son John in the in box this a.m. He sent a selfie photo. Had I passed him on the street I might not have recognized him. His hair was buzzed short, maybe a quarter inch or so, his hairline has receded the way our family's hairlines do when the men reach their 40s. He has new... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Time Lapse Serendipity

This week NASA released a time-lapse photo taken by the Hubble telescope of a star exploding, a demonstration of what happened at the big bang, when everything was formed from "nothing." It's like watching a time-lapse of a flower opening - a pattern so similar it's almost spooky. If you think about... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 16, 2014

On Second Thought...

I just deleted my earlier post on Father's Day - a long rehash of posts from last year when I was searching out my father's military records. Instead I think it's better reading here to reflect on how my grandkids write about their dad on Father's Day. Angie, 30 now and mother to 11-year-old Ayden,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

MHS - 1948-49

Miss Grohosky introduced herself to the Junior High chorus by telling us how to pronounce her name. "Eat beans and grow husky," she said. She stood there in her conservative black dress, little white collar and sensible shoes, her hair pinned back in a bun, lipstick just a little too bright and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Weird things give us hope...

I've been told our family has a twisted sense of humor. We go to the dark side, to the sarcastic, sometimes suspicious that a stroke of good luck is a reason to watch for the other shoe to drop. The smartass response is alive and well and singing from the branches of the family tree. So when I got... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Froggie Went a'Courtin' --

Frankie and Johnny were lovers... Old song, He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong. When I hear the lyrics, or see an old video performance of this one, it's a sure bet to bring to mind a '20s flapper and a Dapper Dan in a pinstiped suit and shiny tap shoes. There may be a tinkly barroom piano,... Sign in to see full entry.

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