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Friday, October 21, 2011

I'm mulling over a plot for another Alphabet Love story...

This one's about a trumpet player who fell in love with Alaska after reading Jack London and dreamed of going there for years and years. When the band broke up he hadda find real work, so he took a class and got his real estate broker's license, and then (details to be worked out) ended up in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Why do radio announcers have tiny little hands?

It's obvious.... you'll groan when I tell you. A. Wee paws for station identification. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Alphabet Love Story - D

D e ll When he was a junior at MHS the polio epidemic seized Dell Wilson in its horrible jaws and bit down hard. He missed quite a bit of fall term while he "vacationed" in a polio ward in Tacoma -- too far from home for his mom to visit on a daily basis, and in quarantine for several of those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Love by the Letters: B

B etty I don't know where Betty Clark met Bill Lindley. But I'm fairly certain there was music involved, Western music, with twangy guitars and a cowboys-around-the-campfire atmosphere. When she babysat me and my kid sister and brother, Betty loved to sing and play her guitar. From the time she was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Alphabet Love

A rt Art Mesmer's claim to fame was partly how he set his house on fire, and partly about how he put it out. He took a lot of teasing about the incident, but took it good-naturedly. In fact, if he hadn't had to overcome his fundamental shyness and take his bows, so to speak, Art might never have had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

Alphabet Love

M aisie Maisie was a trained dancer -- at twenty it was all she knew. She was average height, muscular and lean with an athletic build (translation, small high breasts). Her face was perfectly proportioned, a lovely canvas that transformed under a skilled makeup artist's brush. From the age of four... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Alphabet Love --

J olene At nineteen, Jolene Murtaugh was no dewy-eyed babe with her head in the clouds. She didn't dream of meeting her prince and riding off into a romantic happily-ever-after. Jolene knew what guys were after, wham, bam and not so much as a thank you, ma'am. So many wanted intimate access with no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Burying the lede

In journalism 101 our prof -- whom we called "god" and dared not dispute on any point of fact -- told us the worst thing we could do was to bury the lede. Now the lede is the first sentence, in case you weren't a reporter or a journalism major. It's supposed to be 26 words or less and contain the 5... Sign in to see full entry.

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Luke, there's been a disturbance in the force

I used to love the Star Wars Saga, Luke Skywalker and his light sword -- every guy needs a powerful invisible father and a great mentor -- needs to prove himself against great enemies, win against all odds. That the dark side was his father has its logical place in many lives. And, wacky hairdo or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Nobody tells me nothin'

Email yesterday from Guy: he writes that he and Gigi are no longer together. "Some things are just not meant to be." He's thinking of going up to Decatur this weekend to see his sis -- he thinks she must be so scared about the breast cancer diagnosis. He's working on prepping his house for sale,... Sign in to see full entry.

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