Archive for July, 2010
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Just One More Afternoon
I blatantly filched this image from my friend JPJ. The Little Town. The fairgrounds. The August race meet. Probably the 1950s. Just a few years before I came from Arkansas. (Papa used to tell me they picked me up on the side of the road there.)
I can feel the summer sun, hear the murmur of [...]
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Haircut Achieved
Before I go write about spas and massage tables on the French Riviera, my morning assignment, I see I’ve been neglectful of the old home place. Yesterday was such a circus, I handled most of my online life via BlackBerry.
After a hiatus of 15 months, R. finally got a haircut. And yes, there was attendant [...]
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
And the Word of the day is “TMOW”
My life has been replete with diplomatic challenges since I returned a phone call last week. It’s a long story, but lets just say:
(1) I have too many old women (TMOW) in my life.
(2) They all compete for me like buzzards after the last scrap of squirrel hide.
(3) They are all in danger of pushing [...]
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Tiny Energy, Big Sledgehammer? Hmmmmm.
The Epson receipt printer at the drugstore spit out a line today for something I’ve never purchased before, one of those tiny little energy drinks that’s supposed to give you a boost for four or five hours.
For the record, I’ve had $5 a bottle bourbon that tasted better, but it did seem to put a [...]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Laughing at the Insanity
Yesterday I sat in a parking lot talking with a friend on my cell, air conditioner blasting and never mind the gas. It was just too hot with no breeze and we were wound up.
The general gist of the conversation was a familiar one these days with many of my gal pals. We’re at that [...]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Chronicles of the Cement Pond, Ep. 4,387
This Monday I simply did not ring up on the POS systems of life. I was strictly returned merchandise. No refund. Heck, I felt like I had literally been stuffed in the little cash register drawer.
Do I really need to say to this audience, “I do not care about the $%#(@ pool?”
‘Cause that’s what I [...]
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
A Sailor and His Girl
Yesterday I ventured forth to run my errands at the hottest hour of the afternoon, about 3 o’clock. I had my little list – magic cat food store, library, drug store for some age spot removal product R. wanted, grocery store, home.
We’re having such a hot, glaring summer, I put on my darkest glasses before [...]
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
This is the highlight of my week? Sigh.
My discovery for the week. A $34 pair of reading glasses are cheap insurance against a headache. Back when I had my glasses changed the doc tried to talk me into a single purpose pair of specs for the computer. I wouldn’t do it. And actually my bifocal adjustment is just fine, the problem was [...]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Changes in Attitude
Sometimes I think it would be nice to have a pill that strips away mental fat like hydroxycut works on the love handles.
Last night I had the absolute worst case of writer’s block ever. Cellulite all over my inspiration. Ugly. Very ugly.
I was working on a simple piece about the value of laughter. How hard [...]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
You Start with a Dead Chicken Carcass
Really not sure how Wednesday got here. One minute I’m struggling at the keyboard to make a 5th wheel warranty sound interesting, the next minute it’s Wednesday morning and I’m panicking over my “to do” list.
Yesterday, after facing the fact that the larder (and refrigerator) shelves were bare – including a critical dearth of cat [...]
