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

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Katie will be back soon. But for now a seasonal anecdote.

John and Mary agreed to give up marital relations for Lent. But they were young and hadn't been married a year, so one night John reaches for Mary in the middle of the night. C'mere, Baby, he says, still half asleep. I need some lovin.' No, we can't Honey, it's Lent. To who? And for how long? Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

WHAT THE SEAMSTRESS SAW

The wedding would be on Saturday; by Thursday Katie had finished the last adjustment to Olivia’s gown. After the fitting, Olivia invited her to attend a small tea party her mother was hosting at Belmonte for friends of the bride. She was on edge as Olivia drove to the ranch, fearful of the steep... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 4, 2014

Green Giant Thunderstorms

Yesterday started off like that cliche about the worst way to start a story: "It was a dark and stormy night..." Rain was pounding, water was curb deep on the street, moving downhill fast, and there were bleeping alarms on the TV as regular programming was interrupted by storm coverage on all the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

"Don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky, stormy weather...

Since my man and I ain't together, keeps rainin' all the time." Yes, the lyrics of old blues songs come popping out of the earworm section of my feeble mind to echo what is going on in the situation I believe to be "real time." For one thing we have thunderstorms, wind, flood warnings, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

It's not alzheimer's, it's

Goo-gle-hei-mer's (noun): Condition in which you think of something you want to look up, then forget what it is by the time you get to the computer. Sign in to see full entry.

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Grand Opening: Main Street Boutique at the Center...

Jackie's hard work redecorating the Center's gift shop has paid off. A delegation from the Chamber of Commerce came to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony, there were speeches, the cheerful chicadees took photos. Shoppers lined up to check out the new stuff on shelves and hangers.... Some people who came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Keep your eye on the sky

I have to say I love Neil DeGrasse Tyson - the astrophysicist who makes science so much fun you just have to follow wherever he leads. He's renewed the old Carl Sagan TV series on the cosmos, dropping in bits of the latest theory on the meaning of everything. And he's not lecturing us from a dry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 31, 2014

Gorgeous Sunrise Triggers Memory...

I woke up late - it was after six, and by the time I got to the kitchen to make coffee and count out my pills there was a faint red-orange sunrise in progress. Just enough painted-on-the-sky clouds to catch the light. As I fiddled around it brightened and deepened to that intense momentary glow that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Kaitlin spills the beans.

My grandson Joe Jr. is a Marine Sgt. stationed at 29 Palms, CA - a desert post "40 miles from anywhere." He's following the college basketball playoffs known as "March Madness," a big fan of certain teams, which apparently are now out of the competition. According to this morning's post, his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Non-volunteer Visit to The Center...

These days Mable only comes to The Center on Fridays. It seems Eden Village, the active living center where she lives, has its own Bingo and activities going on Tuesdays, so she hangs out with the peeps at Eden. Mable's the 99-year-old who'd been the Front Desk Maven at the Main Street Center for 25... Sign in to see full entry.

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