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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Guest Author today: Son Guy's Observation at a Nursing Home

They were a small, fading couple in a big, cacophonous place. I was a lost traveler, stopping in for just a moment to get some directions – or so I thought. They sat in separate wheelchairs right inside the door, sideways of the front desk, tucked into a little alcove intended for guests, pointed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 21, 2014

The Other Mother

I met the mother of son Guy's girlfriend. Funny, to call her girlfriend, when their status as a couple is much more "serious" than boyfriend-girlfriend, as in dating. Going steady was what we called it in high school. On some TV show last week or so, I heard a term that seems to fit couples living... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter

"In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade." Didn't want to wake up this morning. Tried to go back to sleep. But at the same time I wanted to be at the kitchen window for Easter sunrise. This holiday was never quite the childhood thrill of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Olivia - (excerpt from Simon Says)

Scene: Cafe Grimaldi - Simon and Gus stopped for lunch before retracing their drive to get to Pike's Peak. Katie has brought Olivia's dress with the alterations complete. They're at the back table as Gus and his brother pay the check at the front. “What do you think, Katie? Isn’t he cute?” “Oh, get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sh*#t Happens

We plant in hope, and wait. We reap what nature allows. Last fall, after the Bobcat earth mover treads tore up the front lawn and left it looking a bit like a disaster area, I did some raking and leveling and planted a dozen tulip bulbs along the curved areas of the new retaining wall. I guessed the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

The Merry-Go-Round broke down. It made the strangest sound...

Yesterday brought a new opportunity for me to take a ride on a bureaucratic merry-go-round. The state pension/benefits folk who administer pensions, health insurance, etc., signed a contract with a new provider that took effect Feb. 1. When I went to renew the Xarelto a few days ago, they issued me... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

"The Address"

"The Address" is a documentary by Ken Burns, another piece about Abe Lincoln, (kinda). It was on Channel 9 a couple nights ago, PBS, the last bastion of commercial-free network programming. Maybe it was because every other channel had re-runs or the same old formula plots on shows they've been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Bingo Therapy

A few posts ago I mentioned this little firecracker lady named Fay - the one who complained about her friend Elaine's wasteful spending on pedicures. They're related by marriage, co-mothers-in-law, so they do get all up in one another's business. Last time she was at Bingo Tuesday - three weeks ago... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

When the sh*t hits the fan, you need to step aside...

Not everyone gets this. There was this woman my son was seeing, not exactly an off-again on-again thing, they went to dinner a couple times a week, she came over and fixed meals, did a little laundry on her days off. He played catch with her 12-year-old son and showed him some baseball technique.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Rainy Days and Mondays

I hear the neighbor's car backing out, scraping bottom on the steep incline at the edge of the street. It's 7:30, the hour when she leaves for her Monday physical therapy session. It's a bit better now, she's able to get around slowly on her prosthetic left leg, she can drive herself and doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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