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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Write Your Memoir - a contest

If you are 50 or better, there's a contest sponsored by AARP and the "Huffington Post" to tell your life story. You could win $5,000 and get your memoir published by Simon & Schuster. A synopsis and 5,000 words are due Feb. 15. The 20,000 to 50,000 word memoir is due by June 15. For info/rules visit... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Poetry

SOCIAL STUDIES I heard a poet talk of homelands, of immigrant findings, of America what it is what it means how it differs from what he imagined. I thought about my old belief that I was altogether American by birth, by ancestry, by association; until one day I knew I was a world citizen tied to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Nursery Rhymes to Real Times.

There's one old rhyme about a grouch or perhaps it was a selfish soul, who'd "pour a cup and drink it up, then call the neighbors in." The title and name escape me, but I remember this line. (Mother Goose, where are you when I need you?) Which brings me to son Guy's younger daughter. Rosamund is a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Breaking Bad, Redux

I fell asleep in the next to last episode of "Breaking Bad" last night. Before I left for the Land of Nod there was enough hate, deception and brutality for a Jihad. Deceit was the watchword, indifference to decency was the modus operandi, and the best writing in the world can't turn sh*t into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 30, 2013

"Breaking Bad" - Now I get it.

Until yesterday I never understood the critics' fascination with Breaking Bad. I saw the promo ads and wasn't even tempted to give it a try. Who needs all that negativity? I didn't give a rat's fuzzy behind about the ups and downs of a lowlife meth cooker. The story line, which is out there for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Gluten-basted French fries.

My day began with a weather-related dead battery in the ordinarily trusty Ruby T. She'd started right up after a couple days of fifteen-degree weather, so I was feeling fairly confident as I grabbed shoulder bag and sunglasses and got ready to shop for groceries in yesterday's 50-degree balmy... Sign in to see full entry.

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From Beyond Blogit

In the land of FaceBook there occasionally wander emigrees from the beautiful burg we know as Blogitville, and from hence, greetings and best wishes. Sir Dave writes poetically of a hill's flank and the joy of reaching the peak, and Cringe sends Happy New Year Greetings from Tribeca. She and Talion,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Bye bye, bad mother...

Sometimes the telephone ticks me off. Well, not the phone itself, but the folks who have one on them 24-7. By the way, if you carry your cell phone when you work out, do not tuck it in your bra. Doctors are finding breast cancers in young women that conform to the shape of the cell phone (per Dr.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Eric the Electrician

Eric Evans was a prankster electrician, highly qualified and licensed. He followed all the union rules, worked safely at all times, but like many little boys in men's clothing, he rather enjoyed putting one over on people. From boyhood up Eric had been very good at getting himself excused from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Big, Beautiful Becca

All her life Becca (short for Rebecca) had been beautiful, but this fact had been hidden by the fact she was big. Big boned, big for her age, growing up she bought clothes in the older girls' department. In high school she learned about sticking to dark colors and vertical lines to offset the broad... Sign in to see full entry.

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