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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Transformed

We didn't have anything like transformer costumes when I was a kid. When we dressed up for Halloween, we took old bedsheets and turned into ghosts, or black crepe paper and dressed like a witch and that was about the extent of our ingenuity for costumes. Once, though, I did make like a pirate with... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 29, 2018

Death's Surprise

The meadow is strewn with red and gold, yellow and brown amongst the carpet of green, and yet the trees have not let go their grasp of the bright colors of autumn. The colors are at their peak, and the weather exhilarating. The beginning of the turning, Color creeping day by day, Green is going,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 21, 2018

I Don't Go Looking For Trouble...But...

I knew it was on its way here. The smell of trouble has been in the air, especially around the weekends. It seems to come looking for me...trouble that is. As much as I try to stay away from trouble, it is impossible to stay free from its environs. Tonight, an hour or so ago, I noticed there was a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 19, 2018

Who Stole The Cheese?

My quandary is quaquaversal at this time. Not one person who lives in this low-income housing for senior citizens is exempt from suspicion, not even my Sis, who has called me in to help her prove her innocence. It all began with this note that was attached to the bulletin board in the community... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 18, 2018

You, But Not Me

I'm finally going to go get my flu shot for this year. I've been putting it off but my sons are so insistent, and I am a believer in flu shots helping out with a terrible disease that kills many people. Actually, I have no idea how many flu shots I administered myself in the years that I was an... Sign in to see full entry.

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