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Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day Wishes

Those lucky young families who can grill their burgers and gather friends and family in a shady back yard on this memorial day: I wish them well and hope it never has to be otherwise for them. Those who buy flags and wreaths and make their way to cemeteries to pay respects to a loved one: I wish... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Twisted Sense of Humor

I can't help it, I keep snickering to myself. If I weren't afraid someone would think I was absolutely 'round the bend, I'd laugh out loud. "The Butler Did It." Is there a bigger cliche in all of mystery fiction? Dan Brown must be typing 90 words a minute to create a sequel to "Angels & Demons" or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

It's Festival Time at St. B's...

The busy B's have been putting up tents, tables and chairs, marking out the big parking lot between St. B's church and the school for the beer truck, the bandstand, and spots for the tilt-a-whirl, the apple spin, the ferris wheel and back in the corner a paintball tent. The ice truck, the barbecue... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Later...

This morning I had one idea. Wrote it. Came back 2 hours later & deleted it on account of it was stupid. Someone may have looked at it. I hope they've forgotten already. Maybe later I'll think of something worth sharing. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Queen of the Office: off with their heads

Miss Frances Jean was a business machine. Of Freightco Billing, she was the queen. She'd say "Simon Legree has nothing on me." Miss Frances was one scary old gal. Prim and terrible as any dark entity in folklore, she ruled the office with will power, hard and fast expectations and an axe that could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Check Engine...

Remember the old story about "the little old lady from Pasadena," who drove her car only once a week, to church. It was the used car salesman sketch from radio comedy shows: think Jack Benny. The comic timing was classic. The salesman makes the claim, and then our hero, seeing that the car looks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

After The Breakup ... (old poem revised)

There’s no burial, but there is ritual: “I will survive” on the juke box, talk therapy with friends, throwaway embraces, and finally a return to the upright position, in hope the cliché is true: time heals all wounds. Attention to mundane details, work itself will eventually soften jagged emotional... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Resumes and shortcake

Son Joe called Saturday morning and invited me to come to his house for supper. He was going to grill some burgers, he said, picking up his dad, and it would be ready between 4:30 and 5. I said what could I bring. He said "just yourself." Minutes later my older son Dan and his wife Lis appeared. I'd... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Fruits of our labor, and other myths

Just caught one of those goofy ads online. The blurb reads "Ten veggies that can burn fat," next to a photo of a bowl of strawberries with whipped cream. Talk about a mixed message. Speaking of strawberries -- standing at the back door, having a debate with myself about whether or not it was too hot... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Herding Cats...

That's the job our friend Naut has taken on, trying to explain theoretical physics to those of us who don't "do" math. I've pondered and speculated a lot about time and relativity and was amazed when I first found out that those twinkling bright stars we're seeing in the night sky could well have... Sign in to see full entry.

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