Crazy Making

Watching the stock market is crazy-making for the little investor like me. A few weeks ago the money commentator for Newsweek was saying how overdue the market was for a correction. Then when we experience a correction–okay a big correction of 400 points on the Dow, everyone has a attack of catalepsy.
Not being an expert, [...]

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Listen my children

Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the predawn verse of bloggers dear,
On the twenty-seventh of Feb, in twenty ought seven;
Hardly a reader is now awake
Who reads this post from that famous day and year.
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A typer in the darkness, a writer at the door,
And a blog that shall [...]

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Joni Mitchell Apples

I dragged into the kitchen looking for the coffee I could smell. My hostess came through the big glass doors leading out to the garden carrying a handful of apples.
“These are Joni Mitchell apples,” she said, “not real pretty but they make great juice.” She dumped them on the counter near the juicer.
“Joni Mitchell apples?” [...]

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Greek Yogurt

She slapped a dollop of Greek yogurt on her Kashi and took a bite, savoring the crunchy tang. As she swallowed, she heard a scream from Margaret’s apartment above her. Heavy footsteps sounded on her ceiling and something fell with a clump. Her spoon clattered to the table and she stood, listening. The pounding footsteps [...]

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Rusty Junk

Walking among the dried clods of dirt I wondered if anyone ever picked up anything on this ranch. Everything seems to be discarded and left laying where it fell. I see wheels, water heaters, fuse boxes, tires, bricks, wheels, shelves–even a refrigerator.
The horses and cows within the fence step over these obstacles with delicate precision [...]

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The baby arrived early

Too happy not to share the news that my book came out a bit earlier than expected and it’s a celebration around here! Yee Haw! Good times, good times.

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Tee Shirt

I watch the tee shirt lady from my hidden perch behind the two-way mirror in the office above the drug store. The tee shirt vendor comes in every two weeks and straightens and restocks the tee shirts. We sell a lot of those shirts, they’re a good profit maker for us.
About once a week, the [...]

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World Changing

Hey, yo, you there. Here’s a world changing website that will help you find your way to a bright, green future. Ya want a bright green future, don’tcha? Yeah, I thought you did. Well, read that stuff and you’ll find all kinds of ways that people are working to keep your world green. Your world. [...]

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School Closed Today

Timmy woke to a bright white light outside his bedroom curtains and knew that the hoped for snow had come in the night. Yes! School closed today! Timmy didn’t bother to go ask his mom if it would be true, he knew it would.
He dived into his closet and pulled out the box with the [...]

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Last King of Scotland

In trying to get a look at all the Oscar nominated actors and movies before the awards are granted, I just saw The Last King of Scotland. Forest Whitaker certainly deserves his nomination for this difficult role. He was really good. James McAvoy, who played Idi Amin’s Scottish doctor was wonderful, too.
It’s strange to watch [...]

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