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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Shopping for heads at Goodwill

I went to Michael's craft shop, where they have "everything" for crafters. I went to Target's toy department, headed for Wally World, and finally ended up spending half an hour at the local Goodwill. Interesting little conversations with clerks in each place. May I help you? Yes, thank you, I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 2, 2011

I can't replicate the first one.

It was about M. -- my son Joe's girlfriend. About what a blessing she's been to him, about how my grandkids love her and she loves them. They've been dating several months now and as they say, it's all good. She came over yesterday to pick up my old computer -- the one I was going to donate to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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The world is so full of a number of things

I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings. Damn! Blogit just ate my happy post. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

About Bear as she appears on the Totem Pole.

When you see a genuine totem pole made by a native artisan it will most likely have a stylized bear fetish at its base. Bear may hold a cub in its "lap" and represents strong family ties. I've been told native carvers can make a totem for an individual with the appropriate mythical figures -- the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Coyote

According to certain ancient legends, Coyote is the trickster god among the ancient ones, the shades and spirits for good and evil. At least one culture named Coyote "She Who Watches." While visiting Portland once I saw an effigy of Coyote carved of silver and affixed to a braided chain and my hand... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

New Pizza Joint ...

There's a Chicago style pizza parlor called Dewey's going in the old Kriege Hardware building, the one that backs up to the library's parking lot. Kriege had been in business for the better part of a century, a family-owned business built on customer service and a well-stocked inventory. But the... Sign in to see full entry.

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No No Nano...

It seems to me that NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November is an ideal gloom chaser for the crazy dreamers who must write. I suppose what's had me in its grip for the past couple months is a form of writer's block - ennui. It's not quite depression, nor does this silly mood have the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Bitter With the Sweet.

About three weeks ago my grandkids other grandma, also named Pat, was sent home from the hospital after a long battle with cancer. She came with a morphine drip, barely aware of where she was, but smiled and embraced those who waited. She was, as always, surrounded by love. Her daughter Dawn, my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

What's on TV?

I reached my saturation point for whining in the first ten minutes of “Property Brothers” this morning. I wanted to reach out and smack the spoiled rotten wifey who kept saying she couldn’t see what the brothers were describing about improvements they could make. It’s just so ugly, she’d say, I just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Things your kids tell you 25 years after they've left home...

The Great Snake Capers Guy and his friend John B. were sixteen years old when they got a free six-pack of Bud from the barkeep at the Corner Tavern. Well, according to Guy, John’s the one who pulled off the great snake caper. He hadn’t intended to get over on the man, he just stopped in to try and... Sign in to see full entry.

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