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Thursday, June 6, 2013

You're Fired!

You know who says that, and what a sorehead he can be. Maybe it was poor potty training or maybe some kid took his toy in the sandbox when he was three. Whatever it is, he can't take a joke. I can be that way myself sometimes. It's one of my least favorite traits. Someone says something mean or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Myself gives Me a Good Talking-to

So I’m sitting at the computer playing Spider Solitaire, mid-level, two suits, and losing more than usual, coming in at under twenty percent wins, when the little voice in my head (Myself) says why do you bother with this time-waster when you could be playing with your imaginary friends. Don’t you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Raider of the Small Park

Kay Lee is a furry bundle of love to her person, who rescued her from abuse and neglect. Her solid little body is pure muscle, her fur a sleek golden blonde, ears that spring to full alert faster than you can think about it, and bright eyes that light up when it's time for a walk. She has a happy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Piddly Lowlight from Storm Weekend...

We got to the graduation site an hour early, thinking the high school's seating capacity would be so much lower than the available space that would have been in the St. Charles Arena except for the fact that the roof was damaged by the tornado. Even at that early hour we were too late to claim a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Tornado Warnings: Head for the Basement...

About five minutes after I posted the above as a FB message to my family, the sirens went off, close to 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Then the wind went calm, and I closed and locked the front door (like the wind would pay attention to a lock) turned off my computer in case of lightning or a power outage,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 31, 2013

To Hat or Hat Not

In all my growing up years I never saw my mother wear a hat. Out doing yard work at our refuge in Salkum - planting and weeding - or driving the crooked mountain roads in our blue '33 Chevy sedan, shopping, at 4th of July picnics at the park alongside the Columbia River near Kennewick - never wore a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

About V-1 Rockets and mysteries from the distant past

Yesterday in my email box was a personal reply from author Rick Atkinson to my question about WWII and the V-1 Rockets and etc... He answered my "where can I find more info" question by saying the sources he recommends are listed in the bibliography of his book, "The Guns at Last Light: The War in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

High Concept

This old gal is about halfway through an article in the latest "Writers Digest" about what 'high concept' means in terms of fiction. Apparently it's catch-all phrase to mean something entertaining to a wide variety of readers, something readers can associate with their own experiences while at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Git 'er done...

One reason we identify with Larry the Cable Guy, making crude redneck jokes in his battered old baseball cap and a plaid shirt with the sleeves torn off, is that we know a guy like him (or we are secretly a lot like him). There's more to him than meets the eye - he's got all that basic, hard-earned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 27, 2013

New Lead in Search for my Father's Military Records...

I don't think I posted anything about the latest ride on the bureaucratic merry-go-round. May have mentioned sending a query to the records center in St. Louis - mailed it on January 29 of this year. Got a response about a week ago (around May 19). I ripped open the envelope hoping for details. What... Sign in to see full entry.

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