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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

I didn't plan to use that over-used name again...

You know the one: the initials are "Charlie Sheen." When I wrote yesterday's post, I just titled it "Fired," because that was the big tabloid word of the day. I figured everyone would know immediately I was talking about he whose name should drop out of the headlines. The chiefs did it, finally.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fired!

Tiger blood, it seems, has a toxic effect on people. I've known people who thought they had more brains than anyone, who sometimes came up with genius ideas, fast talkers, obnoxiously confident of their superiority, sneering at the average Joe. When I was young and stupid I used to fall for them on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Buffet City, always nice for a senior birthday.

Tiger mothers run the buffet that operates across the park from the library. The grandmother seems to be fifty, and the mother looks maybe forty, and the grandson who was a darling dimpled four-year-old when they opened has become a great hulk of an eight-year-old now, mannerly, busy boy who misses... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sugar cookie day

On March 4th each year my younger daughter bakes sugar cookies with sprinkles, sits quietly to nibble one and think about our old neighbor, Margaret Wheat, who was a kind grandmother to all the kids who lived or played around there. Grandma Wheat baked sugar cookies with sprinkles and always had a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

June Dropped By: Timing is Everything

We had coffee, talked about this 'n that, got around to writing. I asked her how her little story centered in Tunisia was coming along. "Oh, kid, I had to put that on a shelf," she said. "It's about a mother who takes her kids on a journey so they can learn about other cultures. Nobody would read a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Obnoxious question sparks novel

What if a woman was pregnant with the last man on earth, and wanted an abortion? What if "they" did something stupid. Suppose this something stupid made all the men on earth sterile. Women not so much. What if a woman, pregnant with a male child, accidentally escapes whatever they did. For instance... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Intro to "Adam's Mother"

CHAPTER 1: NOT TO BE Evelyn’s first prenatal exam since her return from deep space was also Dr. Michael Forrester’s first appointment on Monday morning. He was well satisfied with her progress. Her weight was exactly to specification, vital signs right on the money. She had developed a glow with... Sign in to see full entry.

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All the topics are taken...

I was going to mention Charlie Sheen, but other bloggers beat me to it. Then I thought about the Westboro Church freaks, and BloggingMaggie beat me to that one. The weather? Always something new on that front. (yawn) Diet? (gawd, no) Obesity and health? (done that). I decided to stay away from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Second thoughts...

I just wrote a few paragraphs, went back over them to do a spell check, and decided to start over. I think I may have rescued myself from a Charlie Sheen TMI moment. Sad, isn't it, how somebody who's got it all can crash and burn? Sheen's not the first to do it, and he's not the last who will. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Response to a blogger (See "Dude Magnet") from 2 days ago

WileyJohn, bless his soul, defended the "Men!" indictment in my earlier post by questioning politely how far I thought women had come... All I can say, with a clear conscience, is that we're regressing steadily. We're getting worse all the time, uppity to a fault, independent as a hog on ice,... Sign in to see full entry.

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