Barbara J. Hamby

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Burning Up the Highways

I traveled into Southeast Portland on I-5 today in fairly light traffic. Had a very enjoyable lunch discussion with other alumni of the Kaiser weight loss maintenance study. Then I went to Vancouver via I-84 and I-205 on cruise control to have my taxes done. My taxes would be fairly simple were it not for the Railroad Retirement. Nothing they… click here to continue

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March, 08th, 2010

In Case Anyone Wonders

In response to any of my few readers who might be curious, I received an answer from the writer whose book I contributed to, so she is very much alive. She is recovering from severe hot grease burns on her leg, but the book is nearly finished, she says.

Also, I’m continuing to read the psychiatric case histories and warming… click here to continue

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March, 06th, 2010

Reading Habits

In retirement, I have more time for reading than I’ve ever had before and I often am reading two or three books at once. Right now I’m reading a self-help book and a collection of disguised case histories by a psychiatrist. While trying to wade through the Prologue of the case histories, I began to form a dislike for the… click here to continue

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March, 04th, 2010

A Mystery

Tonight on Facebook I found pictures of a writer friend in a hospital recovering from leg injuries. She lives across the country and the last time I heard from her was in late 2008. She was writing a book with the working title of There Is Life After Fifty, and had asked me, and other writers over 50, to contribute… click here to continue

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March, 02nd, 2010

WRITER or writer

I have called myself a writer ever since a writing workshop about fifteen years ago when the instructor informed us, “If you write, you’re a writer.” Today I read a newspaper article about Ursula LeGuin, who at my age, has written fifty books. Clearly, we are not in the same category. I’ll call the difference, writer (me)—WRITER (Ms. LeGuin).We have… click here to continue

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February, 28th, 2010

The Neighborhood

Before I moved into this apartment more than three years ago, I hadn’t lived in a rental unit for many years. Most of the apartments in this complex are arranged in a traditional way with hallways joining them together. I assume the occupants run into each other coming and going and get fairly well acquainted.

Our unit is part of… click here to continue

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February, 26th, 2010

Appreciation

I’ve noticed that my appreciation of certain experiences has been heightened by either losing them temporarily, or nearly losing them permanently.

Several years ago, after a bleeding ulcer slowed me down, I gave up drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages. Recently, I began drinking one cup of coffee a day and I truly enjoy each swallow. I know that in… click here to continue

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February, 23rd, 2010

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