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

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Friday, January 29, 2010

Lopsided Lulu

Thanks to amoxycillin and prescription-strength ibuprofin, the pain is gone and I actually got six hours of sleep last night. But the right side of my face is a balloon that feels off balance. I had this sensitivity in one upper tooth for a few days, not pain exactly, just a sense that it was there,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Two of my favorite authors -- gone.

J. D. Salinger who wrote "Catcher in the Rye" so many years ago. Holden Colfield with his cogent remarks about life and learning, shocking in its day, a classic now. Mr. Salinger was a recluse, but his novel was a rocket star, a coming-of-age story that taught many a youngster a thing or two. I only... Sign in to see full entry.

Well, at least nobody screamed "You Lie!"

in the middle of President Obama's speech. I was glad to hear he's calling for meetings with his own party and the loyal opposition. I think he was right about the need for our representatives in DC to stop playing politics and get down to solving problems. I think he was right that there's been a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Photo of a big old gator with a golf club in it's teeth...

For you sports fans, it was a putter. Apparently it's habitat is the sand trap. And this gator, with a typical toothy gator grin and not a crocodile tear to be seen, seemed uniquely satisfied with his lot in life. Can we assume the world's best golfer, who may or may not be rehabbed, is now gater... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

One man's meat is another man's poison...

Or something like that. Anyway, I got an "inspirational" greeting from my sis a while ago. Lovely illustration, a leather-bound book, a candle, butterflies, ornately decorated with gold ink, beautiful script. Something to the effect that it's a prayer for the cure and pass it on. There was a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Vow of Celibacy... (Hah!)

The ladies of The View this morning were discussing Oprah's interview of Sarah and Bristol about Mrs. Palin's upcoming newscaster job on Fox. Really, I shouldn't even mention all this. Nonetheless, the goddess of daytime TV expressed some doubt as to the younger Palin woman's ability to... Sign in to see full entry.

P.S. to the Kermit Thing

Great comments, my friends, on yesterday's blog. I'm copying them to my file where I can read them now and then... I was joking yesterday. Kidding myself by admitting envy that Chuck sold his "Dragon Dreams" to a publisher. I Googled that publisher -- Black Rose Writing -- and it looks like a real... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Well, color me green and call me Kermit!

That's the color of envy, right? I've opened my mouth to critique this guy's writing at several meetings of the writers' group, and certain others have said he was just a show-off, looking for praise and not taking any of our advice to improve the quality of his writing. His paragraphs were full of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

I found a poem, maybe I already posted it, but it feels right, now:

THEME IN A MINOR KEY Musicians of Ireland and Argentina can do wonders with the minor keys from heart music of nostalgic memory to the wingbeats of a hawk thundering in that last bright second before pain becomes oblivion. plh 2009 Sign in to see full entry.

So long, Conan... and a programming idea

I intended to stay up and watch the final episode of the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as host. Since the big dust-up began, the three shows have all become interesting -- like an inter-network reality program where the participants plot against one another badmouth one another. But I fell asleep.... Sign in to see full entry.

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