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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Jonquils, daffodils, tulips - and more.

Woke up around four a.m. thinking of the first blooms of spring. I'd looked out as the sun was setting last night at my bare dirt "lawn" and the retaining wall, told myself today would be the day to scatter the grass seed. Birds are moving south so more seed will be there long enough to sprout. Woke... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

The Mystery Shopper Scam - Beware!

Friday, 10:00 a.m. - the Main Street Community Center. A standing-room only crowd has gathered to hear a presentation by a woman from the treasurer's office. She says the treasury is holding money, refund checks, life insurance and other funds that have never been claimed. Many of those in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 11, 2013

Remember ads for Doan's Pills?

Unless you're older than dirt, you probably don't remember the ads that came first on radio for Doan's little liver pills. The first line of the ad is a question, accompanied by sad violins in the background. "Never sick enough to stay in bed, yet never really well?" The question is followed with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Salesman's Blather: be on the lookout for symptoms

I think I posted something about Home Depot and shopping for a closet, how this nice guy James had promised I'd get a call on Monday or Tuesday last week from their contractor... It was Thursday afternoon before we finished playing phone tag, and the following Monday when Heather came over to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Twin Peeks

LoNoWriYe Members of WWB (Writers Without Borders) have been meeting by email. We've decided 2014 will be the year of the novel - four of us had done first chapters and then gotten distracted. Chris suggested we pattern ourselves after NaNoWriMo, set monthly goals and git 'er done --... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Whimper? Bang?

There have been a number of post-apocalypse movies for decades now: "On the Beach" if my memory serves, was quite a grim peek into the future in 1959. There were eight or ten in the '50s, and with each passing decade the number of end of the world / invasions from space / body snatchers, zombies,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Inside the Criminal Mind

I saw this textbook on one of the bottom shelves at the Center while I was attempting to organize their "library." Dark cover, a shadowy face in the foreground, eyes looking straight at you - one of those creepy photos where they seem to follow your every move. The title is in bright orangey-red,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Whatever happened to Baby Blue?

For years Jane Sparks lived on her own in the Leclaire neighborhood, first house on the right off the main drag onto Jefferson Road. Jane was the widow of Frank Sparks (Sparky), the city's fire chief who died on the job many years earlier. She came from old money, which meant they could live just a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 5, 2013

About TV

Thanks to an overactive bladder, I've become familiar with overnight programming. Reruns of old detective shows - Peter Falk as Columbo. Maude. The Game Show Network, black and white "What's My Line" episodes. Reruns of the ten o'clock local news. Weather: your local on the 8's. Infomercials.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 4, 2013

That Was the Day that Was

The Home Depot sub-contractor has not called me back. I've left two voice messages. This a.m. I'm going to the store and complain to the manager. I expect he'll shrug, maybe make a phone call. Or maybe he'll make excuses for the guy and say he's been very busy lately and "just be patient, dear." He... Sign in to see full entry.

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