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

By Pat_B - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

Friday, November 23, 2012

Six trillion stories...

No, it's not the national debt or deficit or whatever... It's a card game. The Storymatic. For sale by Writer's Digest Shop. The ad says there are 540 cards, with either a character trait or a plot point - combinations that prompt writers to go in "directions you never thought possible!" They're... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:41 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Well, ya had a good day for it...

Thanksgiving, the pre-Black Friday sales, a drive in the country, kids to the park, a cook-out, even sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee. It got up to seventy degrees, warm sunshine, just a slight breeze. It was the kind of day you dream of and long for on a snowbound day in mid-winter. And... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:58 AM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, November 22, 2012

A Poem beause Blogit time today is devoted to preparing the feast...

GRAND OLD CAROUSEL 11-24-85 Long arched ivory necks of horses prancing nowhere the gilding's gone but for a few flecks that catch the lights as the old frame turns on new bearings. It is night and we can be young again on a carousel see all the things we want to see fill in the blanks from memory.... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:07 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Disagreement with a Dentist...

Well, it wasn't a full-fledged disagreement on my part, and it was actually with the dentist's second wife, Twosie. He'd lost the first one in a long, agonizing battle with cancer. Twosie had been one of the office girls and as he struggled to raise his sons and get over the loss, she made herself... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:04 AM | add or view comments (9) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

First Impressions can be absolutely wrong

I've seen this woman at the library a number of times. She wears a white tee under a dark sweatshirt, jeans or sweatpants and Nikes. She's African American, about forty, wears her hair in a short fro, always neat, and I've seldom seen her talk to anyone. She's almost always on her own, browsing the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:32 AM | add or view comments (11) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, November 19, 2012

Library Sunday...

The ELFs are collecting food donations for the local pantry this month. I had some things to donate - cornbread muffin mix, pasta, several things with gluten in them. Canned veggies and fruits, not the bargain brands, either. The deal is, make a donation and get a free book. One of my favorite kids... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:21 AM | add or view comments (8) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, November 18, 2012

A poem from the '90s

Seen From The Office Window (2) Distant hills pull a veil across their faces, beckoning, flirting. Here, they suggest, are your memories, throw off the shroud of dull daily reality. Dark recesses of my mind hold the memory of sweet woods waiting there. I remember grassy dew kisses on blistered feet,... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:28 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, November 17, 2012

No Forwarding Address

Maybe it's nothing new in the human story, but it can set you back on your heels when you hear about it. Guy goes home to mom and dad's after being away for awhile to find new people living there. No idea where they went. Never met them. Sorry. What the???? Shocked me when I found out my mother- and... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 5:01 AM | add or view comments (12) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, November 16, 2012

Escape

Sometimes we don't get it that the jailer is also captive. His keys, his routine, his obligation to bring meals at certain times, to unlock the door for an exercise period, his standing by: all these control his days even as the prisoner's. So it is as children we chafe against parents, the dull... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:04 AM | add or view comments (8) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Word of the Day: Nunya

Years ago, two years after my baby girl left for college, the crap hit the fan for her, and she dropped out of her 4-year college. All kinds of distractions had come together - her roommate's boyfriend took to spending almost every night in their shared dorm room, which made her uncomfortable. So... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:32 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

About this Blog

Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)