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Friday, March 28, 2014

Shades of The Great Gildersleeve

You children who grew up in the TV - Internet era never got to enjoy Radio's situation comedies. There was a show in the '40s - "The Great Gildersleeve." It's lead character was (if I remember correctly) the head of the water department in a small town government. It was a comedy of errors,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Writers Without Borders

We met last evening, 5:30 to 8:00. Chris was the first one there after I picked up my coffee at the Joe Muggs counter. I told her about this book I found at the Carnegie's shop at the Library, and autographed copy written by her professor. I'd bought it for her, thinking she'd like to have it. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

I am very healthy.

Sally's husband died a month or so before she started coming to The Center last fall. She said he'd gone quickly once he got the diagnosis, apparently the new test equipment gives the doc a better idea about what's going on. She happened to come into the Main Street Center to see what's what on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Fantasy, Fact and Prophecy

Fact: It's been a helluva winter. Here not so much as some places, but with miserable cold enough to restrict the old guard to quarters, and a month-long bout of cabin fever. It's been inconvenient, sometimes dangerous on the roads, and there's been many a backache caused by shoveling snow. In other... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Peanut sauce...

The weatherman promises snow today. Not enough to impact the commute, he says. Well, since my commute is from the kitchen to the front room where my office is, it would take a heckuva storm to impact that. I'm in my usual good Monday mood today, thankful to have the luxury of time to spend on... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Made some progress yesterday

I was busy on the computer about nine a.m. when the doorbell rang. It's one of those plug-ins that works on a radio type circuit. Apparently it's set to the same frequency as somebody's electronic car key, and when they park and lock over at St. B's, my doorbell rings. So I got up from my desk... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Write Your Own Story - a program at The Center

Every Thursday there's a class on writing your own story at the Main Street Center. There are several who show up now and then and a couple who make it every week to write and talk about putting together a memoir. Most of us are grandparents who want to leave the family story behind for the kids who... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Once Upon a Time

That's my favorite opening line in a story. It's a sign the story's going to be set long ago, that there's going to be no clear and present danger. And the story's almost guaranteed to end with "and they all lived happily ever after." Some cliches are very comforting. There may be supernatural dark... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Girls at Lowe's

I've been to Lowe's every other day, sometimes twice, lately. Looking at the gardening displays, picking up birdseed, paint color samples, etc. I ordered the wardrobe and then it was delivered. One day it was cold and I wore one of my crocheted hats. A girl at the checkout counter said she crochets,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Election Day at the Center

Tuesdays are my days at the Main Street Center, and I made it a point to be there a bit early with a smile on my face and get a head start on whatever. The past two weeks I'd been busy on Blogit and lost track of time, arrived late and discombobbled. Turned out the Center was a polling place, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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