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Things Overheard and Remembered

Overheard at a diner recently. One guy exclaiming to the couple on the other side of the booth, “Natural causes? They’re sayin’ he died of natural causes? Who the hell dies of that?”

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NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty-eight

Tonight, everything seemed to have changed to green The Green Party Suddenly the world is green and it will be greener still for days the woods have hung out lace and put on blush festooned birches with tassels this morning … Continue reading

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Tuesday, A day of doing stuff and more stuff and paint.

Got up early this morning to deal with car stuff. When they did a recall a month or so ago, they broke my cruise control. I’ve just been busy. Anyway, Saturday, the “check engine” light came on so today was … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Eighteen

A poem of necessity to start the day, we’ll see what the rest of the day brings. Morning waiting room blaring with TV morning noise afternoon noise evening noise background music occasional beats erratic refrain pretended mood supposed privacy always … Continue reading

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For The Quote Box

This is the greatest damn thing about the universe, that we can know so much, recognize so much, dissect, do everything, and we can’t grasp it. — Henry Miller

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