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

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

The Boys

Or, I should say my boys, called yesterday. I'd been outside most of the morning, working in the yard and cleaning the garage. Tossed some more stuff I've been meaning to get rid of - recycled some plastic jars and bits that might have become art projects. Joe called while I came in for a potty... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Meat Loaf: It's not just for breakfast any more.

In case you don't know what TVP is - it's Textured Vegetable Protein: aka soy. Some time in the '70s I took to stretching my hamburger by adding reconstituted TVP to the mix. I tried to do the food prep while the boys were out playing ball and the others were glued to the TV, because whenever they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Cowboy Suede...

Can you imagine what color a paint labeled Cowboy Suede would be? If you guessed some shade of brown, you'd be right. Mid-range brown with an orange tint. The color of really old door frames and baseboards. I've been using an artist brush to cover small slurps and brush marks that got on the edges... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Piano Man

The first Tuesday I worked at the Community Center, I noticed at some point someone had turned on the sound system to play a tape of piano music. These were the old standards, big band tunes from pre-rock and roll. It was an unusual tape, just a lone piano, no rhythm section - but it formed a nice... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Local Talent as "reality tv" ?

Many a college town or mid-sized city in the U.S. has a theatre group. They produce old standards by genius playwrights of the past and put together original productions of work by local authors. Volunteers paint the scenery, set the lighting, sell the tickets. Local talent, performing arts majors,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

A change in the weather...

Mama used to sing an old blues song. She'd belt it out in the kitchen when she thought we kids were still asleep. "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. Nothing about me's gonna be the same.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

On Second Thought

I wrote a blog at six-ish about my bro- and sis-in-law, who came as guests to son Joe's barbecue yesterday. He'd planned it for outdoors, but it was nearly a hundred degrees, and the heat would be brutal on them. So he cooked early, kept the pork steaks and burgers warm in the crockpot, and served... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Too Darn Hot!

Even at six in the morning, before the sun is up, it's 80 degrees and muggy. I was up around 2:30 and stepped out the back door for a second to see if any remnants of an earlier thunderstorm were still around. There wasn't a drop of rain, just dry lightning that jumped among the clouds, like the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Remember Talion? Former Blogit writer...

Talion used to write detective stories and humorous bits about family life in Memphis with his beautiful wife Queen V. His blogit picture showed him in his wedding tux, handsome, tall and dark. He was always one of my favorites here, so after he left this neighborhood I was happy to see him again on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Beauty: it's not even skin deep

My hair has turned practically all white these last three weeks. I'm not unhappy about it, it's been stringing out the time, a white streak here and there - but for some reason it's suddenly decided to lose the color pigment. The silver threads shine in the new bright vanity light above the bathroom... Sign in to see full entry.

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