Thursday, October 22, 2020
A Rerun from 2014
Beware The Evil Water Sprite Probably by now, since I have mentioned it so often, everyone here must know that my heritage on my mother's side of the family is Czech (Bohemian in my grandma & grandpa's day). My mother, though born here, loved everything Czech. She spoke only Czech until she went to...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Bad Memories
Darkness fell pulling a heavy curtain of fog across the lake over the way. The road between here and there carried the moving beacons, headlights of people going home as the cars slowed to a crawl, the drivers not wanting to miss the curve where some, in the past have gone off the road and into the...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Have A Raisin
I ordered another mop for myself. I keep thinking that if I can just get the right equipment that my house will magically clean itself. I picked up a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser at the store this week and it cleaned about one square foot of wall space in Ribcage's room before it crumbled and fell apart....
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Good Times Repeated
There has been a lot of moving out and moving in this month at our apartment complex--more so than usual it seems. I can't help but wonder if it has to do with loss of jobs and lack of money due to Covid-19 closures and downsizing. There are a lot more cars parked all day long than there used to be...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
The Way It Is, Part 2
Too many people think of Senior Citizens (such as those over 70) as helpless geriatrics needing to be cared for by others, and something one does not themselves look forward to becoming. Who could possibly look forward to spending the latter part of their life in a community of old people? And then...
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