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

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Friday, June 15, 2012

What the hell?

Not so long ago I told this rank, toxic, hateful woman the next time I spoke to her would be when we could ice skate in hell. Consider me invisible, I said. So, what or where is hell? What's it like? Dante thought there were circles, with various sins committed in our mortal lives deciding in which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

While shopping for green veggies...

On Wednesday I went to the other supermarket, the one with a whole aisle of organics, a premium line of specialty cheeses, and slightly higher prices. Shopped too early at my usual store and they had no fresh green beans. I had a hankering for sesame green beans. As I approached banana island I saw... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Key -- Education

At the university where I was a non-traditional student (grandma goes for a degree) I also worked, got a BA degree in English August of 1985. It took six years mostly going to class part time and working full time. Behind me always was my mother's attitude that education is the key to a better life.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

About diets...

I think it's Dr. Joel Fuhrman who pointed out the first half of that word "diet" is die. It's simple, he says. Don't eat processed foods, fried foods, sugar, artificial sweetners, red meat, white foods. And don't think of it as a diet; it's a nutritional program. The secret to long life and health... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

A spin on Shrodinger's Cat theory

Schrodinger’s Frog My mind is a box of frogs: dead ideas that hop to life when the lid is lifted. I can ignore the scrambling mess, sit on the lid and pretend tranquil reason lives within. The challenge is keeping my mouth shut. plh 6/9/2012 Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

"In Our Culture," -- Conclusion

- continued - Alphonse apologized. “I’m sorry, man. I forgot how freaky she can get sometimes.” “Wedding jitters,” Jared said. “Either that or she doesn’t like me.” “That’s not it. She’s old school. In our culture it’s a big taboo for a male to be in contact with his mother-in-law. They’re not even... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

In Our Culture -

Jared Finlay first met his mother-in-law to be at the wedding rehearsal. She wasn’t exactly cold to him, but he got the distinct impression Ariadne didn’t like him. She hugged her daughter, patted Alicia’s shoulder lovingly, but to Jared she extended a cool, rather listless hand. Until that very... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 8, 2012

TV's "Once Upon a Time" and other Creature Features

Have you seen it? Once Upon a Time, starts out as a dark spin on the Snow White story, but it incorporates Rumplestiltskin, Alice in Wonderland and Pinocchio -- a mashup with just a touch of Law & Order thrown in. Sounds like a confusing plate of hash, but once you boil it down to the old clash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

About Yesterday... and part 2 of Margaret & Henry

The guy who made the unkind comment on my FB page was a guy who'd been in Journalism class with me in 1980 -- he was a kid then, I was gran going back to college. I always thought he was funny if a bit odd: short, round, kind of froggy looking with horn-rim glasses, a rolling penguin-like walk.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Blog 2 today, a petty irritation that shouldn't bug me, but it does.

Ray Bradbury passed away yesterday, one of my favorite authors. I know it's just silly science fiction, and it's not like he developed a cure for cancer or something, but I admired him. I loved his way with words, especially "Fahrenheit 451." It had to do with book burning in a futuristic world... Sign in to see full entry.

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