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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Always on my mind... it's not just a song

I like Willie Nelson. He's talented, thinks outside the culture's box and he knows how to sell a song. But I've always detested his hit "You were always on my mind" ever since I first heard the lyrics. To me it reads like the ultimate cop-out, the roaming guy's excuse for not being there for the one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Lady and Ben

It may have been Chekhov or Tolstoy, or maybe another of the great Russian writers. At any rate his book was not one I'd have chosen to read. It was a World Lit assignment. With apologies to all for not remembering which author wrote the line in question, what I remember was the author's description... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

"You light up my life."

It's one of those mushy-gushy, over-the-top songs full of the overblown sentiment of a soap opera. It's the sound track for some romantic comedy built on a foundation of cliches and cultural expectations. It's not one that's on my playlist. In fact, I'm beginning to loathe every insipid violin in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

email from Larry

My favorite nephew has a kink in his thinker, in a good way. He's quirky and persistent, a kind of mellow dude who gets a kick out of things he finds on the web. And he sends them to me. This morning's email box held Maxine's living will. You know Maxine, that cartoon old lady with attitude. I would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Brains, cup sizes, and the correlation...

There was buzz a few eons back about a biological mystery, and speculation along a somewhat unusual anomaly. Yes, it was the '70s, the heyday of the women's liberation movement. The premise was the possible correlation between a woman's cup size and her IQ. The smaller the cup, the higher the IQ.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Happy Birthday to Fang...

The birthday boy turned 74 yesterday. The boys and I, along with Joe's girlfriend and her son, all met up at Applebee's to treat him to a tillapia dinner. It's what he orders every time. There's the usual rigamarole when we take him anywhere. Hook up the portable oxygen tank, disconnect him from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Earth Mama - defined (email from my son)

Hi Mom - The last time I visited Jody, as an exercise we discussed what character traits in women appeal to me. I told her that I have always been drawn to Earth Mamas -- she didn't know what I meant by that term. In describing what I meant, she started laughing hard so I thought, "maybe I'm onto... Sign in to see full entry.

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Letter from my grandson

Couple days ago came a thin envelope from Air Force Recruit Matt in San Antonio. I had written to him, and here came a response. Short letter, a bit formal but sweet, and a wonderful sketch of an eagle's head. Can't wait till he gets a furlough and we can all go to the Cracker Barrell for breakfast... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

How we got to that year on the farm...

In '47 mothers didn't ask their kids whether they wanted to move to a new town. They told 'em they were moving, and the kids could like it or lump it. At least that's how it was when Mom got us up and tucked us into Susie's back seat (our name for her blue '35 Chevy four-door) before dawn one April... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Froth

One of the cool things about living on Sam and Ethel's farm on Lincoln Creek Road was the morning and afternoon milking. They ran a dairy herd of about 25 Holsteins, those photogenic white and black cows you see in the California Dairy ads. I learned a lot about milk and barn cats, also about where... Sign in to see full entry.

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