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

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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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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Ch-ch-ch-changes... or not

The art of waiting for the opportune time to do something did not come naturally. Taking little prep steps is such a useful talent, but you have to learn to be deliberate and take one step at a time if you're an impulsive, just do it kid. There's so much we tangle up when we jump on something that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Teabaggers are At It Again

Some jerk in Illinois (and jerk's only half a word) is already running his mouth about how nobody's riding herd on the "professional" politicians here, and how when he gets to Springfield that's gonna change "big time." I mentioned the ad to a friend at the Center the other day, and he said that's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Bathroom Reading

Someone once told me those short anecdotes in "Reader's Digest" are deliberately written to the exact length of time it takes a bathroom reader to finish his business. Kind of puts a dent in the writer's ego to think of his deathless prose being read while the reader is on the can. "I think that I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

A chat with mother - part 2

She said she'd never had cancer. I said yes you did, don't you remember?... "That was what I told everyone, but it wasn't true. The truth was, I was raped. Afterward I found out I was pregnant, and I had to get out of town." "Why didn't you tell the police?" "They'd never have believed me. Times... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

A chat with Mother...

It was June 1982 - I was nervous as a cat. Mother was coming for a visit. Her second visit since she'd come out to help with my firstborn in the fall of 1956. She was always welcome, we wrote letters (I admit I was neglectful in that regard) but for her to spend money on travel just for the helluvit... Sign in to see full entry.

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