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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Richard... my high school sweetheart

He was a senior, I was a sophomore. Let's say I was naive -- it's so much softer and kinder than "stupid." He played guard on the MHS basketball team. He was varsity pitcher for the baseball team. Big, corn-fed boy, six foot two, blue eyes, blond hair with a permanent cowlick, but his grades were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Froggie Redux -- and a kick in the head.

Who was it that wrote the "Rabbit" books? I think those were from the '60s. Some poor schmuck confused about things, trying to make sense of it all. Probably an 'everyman' story. One of the books was "Rabbit Redux" I believe. Hang on a minute, I've got to Google this. Won't be happy until I get the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Pennies from heaven...

Another struggling writer has found it necessary to leave Blogit for greener pastures, just breaking even on the monthly dues seems like spinning one's wheels at times. The comments keep me here. Well, the comments and getting the chance to read what other writers are up to. This place is social,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Froggie's Gone

We had a fringe of the big bad storm system that tore through the country yesterday. Wind, lightning strikes, thunder, lots of rain. And as it seemed to wear down a bit just after sunset yesterday, I went to the kitchen to make a cup of decaf. There it was again, the second night in a row. Froggie!... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Lost in the poet's voice

The radio was on, background noise, and I was reading something on Blogit when I felt my inner strings vibrate as this gravelly, casual voice spoke of open spaces and loyal horses and sleeping under the stars. I felt it connect at gut level, that core of being that connects to nerves leading to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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I was all upset about the BBC

A few days ago the cable company realligned their channels, and many like Discovery and Court TV and others moved to new locations. I noticed they put a bunch of the adult channels right in the gap between basic and the HBO/Showtime groups. Yuck. I'm not sure I even want to browse the titles of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet!

I'm developing kinks from hunkering down, till the political circus moves on out of town. But with six months to go till the dickering's done it's dumb toxic effects may just linger on. This endless mindless blather and bluff: I'm tellin' you matey, I've seen quite enough of the posers, pretenders... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Friday the Thirteenth.

The dreaded day has come. Oh, I'm not talking about slasher movies, old Freddie with his bloody-minded pursuit of stupid people who enter haunted houses and run toward the screams... This is much more terrifying. This is the day I load my tax program on the 'puter and start toting up the damages...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Tyranny of the Weak

I don't know where this phrase came from. No doubt some philosopher wrote something about it that has been famous for hundreds of years. Maybe I've even heard it before and just don't remember. But I heard it last night during a wakey-wakey period around four o'clock in the morning. As I went... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

First Easter

My great grandbaby Kaitlin is about two months old, and the photos my grandson's beautiful wife posted on Facebook show a little angel-faced dolly whose eyes don't miss a thing. She's not a smiley baby -- looks like a serious little mite -- but that will come. She looked darling in her little pink... Sign in to see full entry.

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