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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Sandy Hook Elementary added to list of massacre sites.

It's all we could think about or talk about, with tears flowing and wanting nothing more than to hold and comfort those in shock and grief. Sandy Hook Elementary, once an everyday school in a small town, now the latest and worst crime scene where innocents were slaughtered. It breaks my heart, makes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 14, 2012

Aces and Eights

Eight knew too much. Flat out, that’s what got him killed. Everybody on the street knows he can’t keep his business to himself. Add wrong place, wrong time to the deal and he's dead man walking for a week before Jack catches up with him. Funny part is Jack's already a day late and a dollar short.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Peacetime Navy - Lagroix shapes up.

The day he was to report for duty, Lee got up early, sneaked out of their room as his brothers slept, set his packed bag outside the Regal’s kitchen door. He had to be at the recruiting office at nine, which meant he’d have to duck out halfway through the breakfast rush. He took the first load of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Medium is the Message: Christmas Lights

Just when I think this guy I know has gotten over the beyutch that done him wrong, something comes up to show she's still on his mind. We've all been there: we think it's over, the flame is out, what's past is past. And then something pops up. "Our" song becomes the background theme for some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Lucy Amanda's Heaven

I remember once when I was nine, running up the sandy hill between the grape rows, lifting my arms to embrace the breeze that stirred the leaves and exposed the green, half-grown clusters. It was near noon, sunny as usual in the desert country of eastern Washington. Grandma was coming along behind... Sign in to see full entry.

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Conversation with a Four-year-old

Few days ago, Brent read "The Elf on The Shelf" story to Maddie and Ethan, and that very elf was given a place of honor on the mantle. Maddie just turned six, a girly princess who loves ballet and tends to shyness. Ethan at four is a future tackle or line-backer, his laugh is contagious. They are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 7, 2012

Mama, where do babies come from?

Yesterday, my child, a mother got her baby at Walmart. It was the happy story on this morning's news, a police officer working off duty as security at Walmart, father of four, been in the delivery room each time but no other training, pushed a couple of the benches together for a makeshift delivery... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Twitterpated: 'tis the season

The word was introduced in Walt Disney's movie "Bambi," some time in the 1940s. There was a scene when all creatures great and small were reeling under the influence of spring, in love with life and each other - birds were singing, carrying twigs and nesting bits, bunnies were rubbing noses, even... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. - Rhett to Scarlett

I once had "Frankly, my dear" printed on a tee shirt and wore it down to ragged threads. That's how I felt about Charlie's first chapter. I couldn't make myself care about his characters or their problems. The story is like a carnival sideshow, all flash and guile, no heart. There's a method in my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Sample of Charlie's writing style

ROARING PRESSES: The Night of the Maple-Sugared Terror CHAPTER 16 Chief James T. Cooper raised a querulous eyebrow as Sgt. Milligan, back from the telegraph office and the post office, poked his craggy old face through the doorway to deliver his report. "Nothing, sir," the elderly veteran said... Sign in to see full entry.

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