Tag: writing
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: a vacation request :
May I please be excused from my little website August 1 through August 31, 2018? It’s impossible, frankly, to overstate how much I enjoy sunshine and the wearing of the shorts. I want to keep right on enjoying them, too, every minute of every day for as long as I can. Staring at a blinking…
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: watching the world go by :
I dropped a can of sliced peaches on my bare foot, the 15 oz. size. Sitting is what I do outside now in lieu of walking. Who knew fruit was a health hazard? The can didn’t land squarely, either, but at an angle. The reinforced rim was the irresistible force meeting the immovable objects of…
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: the latest boondoggle :
For years, I wanted to be Grace Slick. I’ve also, at various times, wanted to be Katherine Graham, Princess Grace, Dorothy Parker, Mrs. Tom Hanks, and Pippi Longstocking. Now, quite out of the blue, I’ve decided I want to be James Thurber, acclaimed author of My Life and Hard Times, among other things. My goal,…
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: why doesn’t this thing go? :
The engine started right up this morning, virtually roared to life, vroom. I put it in gear, I stepped on the gas, and the wheels locked tight. Isn’t that great? I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. I’d planned for a change of scenery at least. Maybe not a thrill ride,…
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: stuck :
Okay, I’m here. I’m looking at the computer screen. I’m drumming my fingers. I’m tapping my foot. And nothing’s happening. There’s no spark, no enthusiasm, just a general full-body malaise. So you know what? Adios, I’m out of here. Surely I can find something better to do on a damp, gray winter afternoon. I have…
the whirly girl 