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

By Pat_B - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Monday Mystery...

I've been working on Pete - the papier mache penguin - trying to glue his twinkle toes back in place. Sometimes the Elmer's clear bond holds for a few days. And then Pete does his little dance, shakes his booty, and the glue comes loose. He'd been okay for a few days, and I was ready to put him in... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:35 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, October 6, 2014

Local Authors at the Library

I was running late, didn't get there until right at two. Jakob was at the door handing out flyers and asking everyone to go downstairs and meet the local authors. I said I'd come for my shift at the Carnegie's used bookshop. Skip it, he said. Well, he's one of the real librarians, and I suspect one... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:55 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, October 5, 2014

The Stapler

Karl had scoped out the Newton house, ambling across the lawn to learn the way their motion detectors worked, careful not to toss a butt; he wasn't leaving any DNA for the CSI techs to nail him with. The house had a doggie door, fenced back yard, no easy access to the upper story. Even so, it was a... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:51 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, October 4, 2014

The Singer

I heard a woman on NPR say "I used to sing when nobody was listening." She was a girl then, working in a restaurant waiting for her big break, washing up the giant cook pots in a deep sink, invisible to the chefs, the waiters, others. She went on to a very prominent acting career, became famous, and... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:14 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, October 3, 2014

New Baby...

Joe Jr. called my son early this a.m. to say the new baby has arrived. "Big, healthy baby girl." Labor started about 1:30 Pacific time, when they got to the hospital baby was in transverse position, so they immediately did an emergency C section, but at the time he called, all was well, Nicole was... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 7:07 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Wrapping it up...

At The Center today I start the wrap-up of the Write Your Own Story group. I hope to see the full complement - all five or six of the regulars. Have not created a new writing prompt. This time the handout will be kind of an overview - the very thing I designed for the Women of the Woods. I've been... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:05 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Once Upon a Time in Flatlandia

Once upon a time there was a skunk pup named Joe who sometimes disobeyed his mother's rules. Sally Sweetfur had been careful to keep little Joe and his sisters Jill, Joyce and Julie hidden during daylight hours. Until they'd eaten enough juicy grapes and good garbage to put a little meat on their... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 5:36 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Little Dogs Yap to See Such Sport

And the Dish ran away with the Spoon... It's not that she was so ambitious, so work-brickle that she could not lay abed until sunrise. That is not the reason she slipped from between the covers and hurried. No. It was her unquiet bowel, urging her to move quickly. At least that's done, she thought... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:47 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, September 29, 2014

Karma Warning

I was at The Center last Tuesday. Noticed a new guy chatting with Iona at the bread table. Silver hair, neatly trimmed beard, ball cap with no logo, plaid shirt, jeans, worn-comfy New Balance shoes. Iona did that thing she does when something doesn't sit right with her, lifted her chin, turned on... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:22 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Making plans...

I was staring out the kitchen window, waiting while the coffee brewed, thinking about the new back fence, the water feature and how indecisive I've been. What to do about it? Weighing the options - whether to drain the pond and level the ground, put in a nice rock garden (salvaging the boulders from... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:46 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

About this Blog

Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)