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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Solitaire

I play too much Spider Solitaire. And Mahjong. Sometimes I get in a kind of trance as I manipulate the "cards" or "tiles" onscreen, and the various numbers and symbols become animated characters to me. Yesterday for some reason I took an intense dislike to the #3 Mahjong tile in the Turtle version.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 21, 2014

A little advice

You cannot get so out of control, child. This display of temper is dangerous. But he makes me so mad, Aldo. He's horrible! I hate him. Your emotion may blind you. He will win unless you can control it. But... You must think of him as a mere puzzle piece on the board. It may take time, but you will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Just Desserts...

Yesterday's best news story: Florida man caught a guy in the act of abusing his 11-year-old son, beat him to a bloody pulp and then called the cops. The offender's going to be charged with sexual battery to a child, the cops didn't charge the dad. Anyone else think the dad should get a medal? Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Questions

When I heard a day or so ago there were wild fires going in Washington state, it caught my attention. The flames were in the mountainous areas of Okanogan County, in the vicinity of the tourist area around Leavenworth, etc. I sent good vibes and prayers winging their way to the Powers That Be to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

In Lieu of Fence Posts...

I went ahead to The Center in case any of the Write Your Own Story gals showed up. The only one there was Betty W. - the one who always writes something other than the writing prompts. Instead of writing the prompts I put together and then talking about them, I did a counseling session on her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

He Broke Our Date!

Jim E. left a voicemail after I'd gone to bed last night. Sorry Mrs. but my crew won't be there tomorrow. Your fence installation has been pushed back to Tuesday. No explanation. I know it's not late shipment of the materials, because their delivery guy brought that stuff yesterday. Said don't worry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Itty-Bitty Changes.

I'm getting to be more and more a creature of habit. I'm like that old dog that has already circled and scooched and worn that pattern in her little corner rug. She's got all the wrinkles and knots just so. When she lies down, everything jigsaw puzzles right in the spot it's supposed to be. Sleep... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Advance Prep for Thursday's WYOS session...

Thursday I will not be doing the "Write Your Own Story" session at the Center. I'll be here at Rosethorn Ranch supervising the takedown and installation of a new fence. So it's necessary to have a topic suggestion or two for any of the writers who happen to show up. There could be as many as five,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Feedback

A couple weeks back I posted a short story titled "Confusion" that I was re-working -- a fictionalized bit about the Writers Without Borders group that has been frustrating hell out of me lately. Believe it or not, I went over it five more times to hone the package. Added a couple details, changed a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

You know you're my sweetheart, don't you?

Two years ago, a week before he passed away, that's what Fang said to me. We were in one of the several medical facilities of that week, getting some last-ditch procedures done, hoping there would be one more escape from death. I'd been calling him the Energizer Bunny because he'd kept going and... Sign in to see full entry.

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