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Friday, March 7, 2014

Blues songs my mother used to sing

There'll be a change in the weather, a change in the sea, from now on there'll be a change in me. My walk will be different my talk and my name; Nothin' about me's gonna be the same. I'll change my way of livin' and if that ain't enough I'll even change the way I strut my stuff. Nobody wants you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Adam's Mother. (Working Title "Last Man")

Closest I've ever come to getting a novel published was five years ago when I sent a query letter about my novel "Adam's Mother." It was classified as science fiction or spec fiction because it takes place in the future, and because the protagonist was a female salvage pilot whose career was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Alabama House Passes Tough Abortion Ban

What caught my attention when I saw this story on MSN's online site was the face of the legislator in the headline photo; pissed off older woman, expensive white suit, looking for all the world like she could chew nails and spit tacks. Based on the photo, this old gal is well past the age where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Guru, Life Coach, ... or Con Man

Patterns of Pledge Week When PBS gets to Pledge Week the network begins begging and whining with the '40s and '50s black and white tapes of songsters and balladeers, the various sets of "sisters" and "brothers" whose songs 'touch the hearts' and bring back memories of the good old days... (or not)... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Dearth: Scarcity, Absence, Deficiency, Inadequacy, Want

It's the winter of my discontent. Probably ought to add Discontent to the list of similar-to-dearth words in the title. It's not screaming-into-traffic cabin fever - yet. But my fevered little pea-brain is searching for something to latch onto. There's a dearth of the remarkable or unusual. My... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

It's still winter. I no longer like it. 'Nuff said.

My baby girl has a birthday on Wednesday. Can't believe she's turning 47. She should graduate in May, take the bar exam in July. Saw on Facebook one of her good friends from high school has passed away. She was a twin sister - Denise and Donise had the same last name as ours, so they sat next to my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Storm Fear...

Every part of the continent has scary stuff to deal with. Fire, flood, hurricane, avalanche, there's a natural disaster in nearly everyone's story - if not now, then soon. It used to be more of a surprise, but these days between high tech forecasting and the various "news" outlets competing to grab... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Iron Fist

Apparently there's an online clothing company called "Iron Fist." I haven't seen it, probably ought to Google it. My granddaughter - who moved to Los Angeles after graduation - auditioned for a modeling gig for "Iron Fist" and got the job. This morning's FB post says she's scheduled for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Write Your Own Story - the Center's program

We had another new lady at the WYOS program on Thursday. Her name is Nola. She says she found out some time ago that NOLA is short for New Orleans, LA and suspects that's why her mother gave her that name. I seem to remember a song from the 1920s, a kind of bouncy little piano tune, titled "Nola"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Writers Without Borders...

Met with the gals last night. Chris is working out the background and characters for a cozy mystery, plans to do a chapter a week from May 1 to Thanksgiving. I imagine a character like Jessica Fletcher, but Chris says her story will involve a university campus, a science teacher, and a bookstore -... Sign in to see full entry.

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