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Friday, May 2, 2014

Losin' it...

Two or three days ago, I forget which, I printed out a few pages of something I'd written and wanted to staple it at the top left corner. But my stapler, which "lives" in a little black basket next to the phone, was gone. I thought maybe I'd taken it into the other room where the sorting-pitching... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Writers Without Borders...

I took a few pages from Simon Says along to the Writer's Without Borders get- together last night. I figured the others were still fighting a case of Writers' Block, and there ought to be some writing to critique to justify the monthly meeting. I took the chapter on Katie, pages about the Triangle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Getting old is not for sissies.

Bea called the Center yesterday. "Did anyone find my magnifying glass? I can't find it anywhere, and I'm lost without it." Just a minute, I'll check.I thought 'great, she's been here, she's getting better.' Michele said no, and has she been here - I haven't seen her in a couple months. I looked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Fact Checking for "Simon Says" - a little history lesson.

The time line for "Simon Says" has been reviewed and adjusted to coincide with recorded history. During the first draft of Katie's story I'd thought the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was 1914. It happened May 25, 1911. This means Katie's birth date had to be pushed back to 1898 if she was to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Good luck Mr. Gorsky...

Thanks to my nephew Larry who sent this to me in an email... On July 20, 1969, as Commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Minor surgery

My oldest daughter wrote on FB she's home, relaxing, the surgery went okay. Nobody in the family had a clue. She doesn't say what it was. It could have been anything from removal of a suspicious mole to a lifestyle lift. In any case, one of my grandsons posted a WTF response, "why didn't any of your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Great Taco Bell Caper

Some 30 years ago this group of college friends spent a Saturday before finals week doing what college boys do. They played baseball in the afternoon, crashed a frat party after it got too dark to see the ball, and tried to pick up girls. They struck out. Girls can be blunt and rude in the face of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 25, 2014

Life in the Rear View Mirror

I don't like it. I want to look at the road ahead. Or just take a deep breath and enjoy today's sunrise, little errands, pleasant encounters, things checked off the "to-do" list. There's a family portrait from 1975 on FB this morning, posted by one of my sons. So many comments, jokes about the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Smooth operator...

A couple weeks ago at The Center, one of the ladies confided in me that she'd been just a little bit leery of Jerry - the special guy who moved to a sheltered care facility and workshop. We'd had a farewell party, presented him with a picture of "the gang" that was signed with good wishes... She... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The last little tulip...

It's gone. Stripped and scattered on the ground like the others. It did bloom for one day, facing the light and dancing in the breeze. I suspect we cannot really ask for more than that in our lives - a day in the sun before we go back into the mystery. I cannot help it. I resent the spiteful impulse... Sign in to see full entry.

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