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Pushing Papers AroundThis dreary day was perfect for paper shuffling. Now I have many little stacks of papers to be filed. There should be a good day for filing in the next few rainy days. It’s hard to get motivated to do that kind of work when the sun is bright and beckoning me to come outside. In my pre-computer… click here to continue June, 16th, 2005 Life In RetirementOnly four people showed up for our writing critique group today, which gave us lots of time to fine tune our offerings. The variety of subjects spiced up the readings. We had an aviation story, a science fiction monologue, a portion of a Christian novel, and a publishing essay. An invigorating swim in the morning and the writers’… click here to continue June, 15th, 2005 The Computer Doctor was HereI’m lucky to have a son who is my webmaster and a son-in-law who’s my computer guru. He fixes my glitches. He spent an hour or so doing that for me this morning. Now I’ll be able to print directly from my notebook computer as well as the desktop. That will be a big help on return from out-of-town trips… click here to continue June, 14th, 2005 Flourishing Plants and Diminishing PoemsThe weather was almost perfect today. We hacked away at the jungle of rose bushes, shrubs and dead flower heads. It is amazing how many types and sizes of plant life can be crammed into a tiny yard. I’m grooming a shrub to get tall enough to hide the neighbor’s ugly satellite dish that’s visible out my office window when… click here to continue June, 13th, 2005 Swimming to a ShowdownThe great thing about having a well-maintained swimming pool about two blocks away is that I’m the only one who uses it most of the time. If the outdoor temperature is 80 degrees or over, I may actually find someone else in the pool. But that happens rarely. The water is almost always comfortably warm, even when the air is… click here to continue June, 12th, 2005 How About a Tracer of Lost Memories?One of the benefits of aging is that you can watch the same movies or TV shows several times and not remember how they end. That’s what I was doing earlier this evening instead of writing something for this blog. I watched a re-run of Without a Trace. There was a radio program years ago called, Mr. Keene, Tracer of… click here to continue June, 11th, 2005 Sourcery(What I need to get to the source of my computer trouble) Night-before-the-Rose-Festival-Parade black clouds are dominating the evening sky. I just barely made it home from the pool this afternoon before a drenching rain shower arrived in our area. Our garden and flowers loved the soaking. I hope the rain showers predicted for tomorrow morning fall more… click here to continue June, 10th, 2005 |