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

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Seeing Stars

1953. Seattle. I was renting a room from Mom's cousin Hazel in their home in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Hazel's husband Mike was a glazier by trade and a carpenter/builder by training, and he had designed and built their home. He made their dining table and chairs, lovely Swedish modern, put in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Seen at a recent Joan Baez personal appearance

Audience Response Even more beautiful now, features honed by the sanding wheel of time, her performance polished by repetition her voice still carries the strong emotion that called to arms a generation. As she takes her final bow the once-disenfranchised fans in the front rows raise their fists in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Update on the Techno thing...

Repacked the IMac it in it's box, took it back to Best Buy. Explained that I'm just too set in my ways to deal with the new thing. They kindly took it back, gave me store credit even though I was nearly a week past the 15-day return guarantee. Soon I'll decide which PC to buy and I'll trust the Geek... Sign in to see full entry.

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Adventures in Techno-World

I may have mentioned that I bought a new 'puter. A Mac. Plugged it in on Tuesday after visiting Blogit, thinking I'd be able to hook up to the web and get back to the old neighborhood by the end of the day. Wrong! By the time I unplugged Ol' Betsy and moved the components to the dining room table, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A bit about the work of poets...

Beauty, Harmony, Peace And Light Such was the stuff of poetry, I thought. Appreciation of the glories of nature, the wonders of the world, love in all its permutations and complications. Then I read a warrior poet -- railing in fury against injustices, ranting about man's inhumanity to man, of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Big whoop!

This is a fine kettle of fish, Washington, when you break into programming on all networks to announce you're finally thinking about actually earning your paychecks. Too bad this baby step forward isn't in the spirit of caring, of dedication to the greater good. The lot of you are dragging your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Gnats, a short short story

As they made their way along Main, Joe stopped to light his notcig, unable to kick the puffer habit even though no kind of smokable stuff was available on or off the street. Harmless water vapor, the ads said. Mint fresh. Who knows what mint actually smells like, Art wondered to himself. He snorted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Mouse trapped

I was started on a very diverting little story about a minute ago. It was a story of a young career girl named Ruby who left home at fifteen in search of freedom and decent clothes. It seems she was a country girl with a dada who taught her the ways of men when she was twelve. By the age of fifteen,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Tea Party? Government Shutdown? Holy Crap!

I've been thinking a lot lately about these things. Check that! Not thinking. There's no logical analysis going on here. What I'm doing is spazzing running in circles freaking out! And the hot weather isn't helping my fevered brain... My thought process has gone circular with what-ifs, the sky is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Pants on fire.. (or something)

Reading through the day's Facebook posts on Monday. Came across a post by my older daughter, Amy in Decatur. She wrote that she's staying in a motel because her house burned on Friday. I read the post in a state of disbelief and dismay. Facebook? She shared that news with her bros and sisters, not... Sign in to see full entry.

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