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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Skipping the Goshen Market today...

Although it is a pleasant cool morning and the sun's out. The birds made short work of the five pounds of seed I put in the feeder yesterday - down to the spill on the ground. Somehow while I had my head turned the grape vine sent out runners three feet long and I need to prune them back. Grape... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Going to Portland

Today I sent my baby brother a happy birthday email, he turns 73 today. In the email I wrote of how I first met him, bundled in a blue receiving blanket while I sat way back from the edge of mom's big bed on that old patchwork quilt that went everywhere with us. How adorable he was, snuggled in my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Falling Through the Cracks

You hear the expression 'fell through the cracks' sometimes when something hits the fan. A dad jumps out of the car, walks ten feet to the ATM, inserts his card and a passerby jacks the car with a two-year-old asleep in the back seat. Fortunately the carjacker's basically human, abandons the car in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

What do you know and when did you know it.

I had written something for a class, we were supposed to build a character unlike ourselves, so I picked that of a black kid from an urban housing project. Apparently my tough, paranoid kid had enough 'truthiness' to make the prof ask me how I knew what street kids think. "Simple," I said. "I wasn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

I want candy!

So, yesterday, dentist-day, we talked over the plan - it takes planning when you're having partials made. We decided which type to build, which worked most efficiently and required the least follow-up, which were more easily tolerated... The choices were the pink plastic (he called it something... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Brotherly Love

The Castro brothers whose horrible mug shots made them look like lunatics showed up on Channel 4's six A.M. news, quite handsome in suits and ties, denying all knowledge of their brother's perfidy. We had no idea he would even think of doing such a thing, one brother said, and if I'd known, I'd have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Appy Jon Bidet Day

Its surprising how many people you see texting messages on their cell phones while they should be otherwise engaged, like on the road in a car, or seated at a table with family. There could be real conversation, complete with body language and jokes and mutual memories to be created. Instead they're... Sign in to see full entry.

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Ridiculous. Stupid. Immature.

You pick a word that fits. I'm reading my AARP bulletin, empathizing with the author of an article on being an executor - the complications and compounded details involved and how long and tedious the process can be. Lately I've been thinking I need to get organized so I won't leave 50 years' worth... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Horse thieves and plagiarists...

Ah, if you haven't read Wiley's post this morning, it's worth a side trip. It's about genealogy and re-framing one's ancestry, which is all I can say without completely spoiling your fun when you read it for yourself. Which brings me to the update portion of our program. A couple days ago I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Winged Visitor

How amazed I was yesterday when a giant crow came by, six feet from my window, and landed on the railing on the porch outside my back door. Big! His beak was almost as long as my thumb, and I swear he looked right in the window at me and nodded. If the window hadn't been there, I could have reached... Sign in to see full entry.

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