Barbara J. Hamby

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Sew What

After dragging my sewing machine around and not using it for the last ten or twenty years, I gave it away. It didn’t occur to me that all my needles and thread were in the drawers, but the thread may possibly be rotten anyway, some of it is so old. It was well organized in little clear plastic boxes, by… click here to continue

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August, 31st, 2006

I’m Mad As ----And I’m Not Gonna Take It Any More

Actually, I’m over my mad now. I have been in miscommunication with a communications company for nearly two months now. Part of the lack of rapport is due to their having tech reps who have English as a second or third or ? language who speak in heavy accents that are difficult to understand over the phone. Part is the… click here to continue

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August, 30th, 2006

August Rain

We are having a misty, drizzly morning--most welcome after our long dry spell. A poem I wrote sometime ago comes to mind. I’ll put it at the bottom of this piece.

I hope we won’t have the usual rash of auto accidents that follows a dry spell when the rain makes the oil on the streets slick.… click here to continue

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August, 29th, 2006

Book Reports

Abe Books sent me an email today advertising books they offer for sale. Out of curiosity, I went to their site and entered my name as an author. A list of 26 items offered for sale came up. They are duplicates of four books: two I wrote and two anthologies I contributed to, one of which I edited. Most… click here to continue

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August, 28th, 2006

Road Rage

Today I heard a furious driver yell at another driver, “Dumb ass,” and I thought, Yes, you are! Of course, there was no opportunity to share that thought with the road rager--he had sped away.

Last year, according to AOL news, traffic deaths went up in this country. I wonder if anyone has studied the correlation between… click here to continue

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August, 27th, 2006

Memories, Good or Bad

I spent about half the day at Kurt and Carrie’s today. After picking beans and watering the garden, I mostly loafed and visited. Kurt was not as active today as yesterday, but that’s probably just as well. It brought back memories of the things you think twice about doing after abdominal surgery, i.e. coughing, sneezing, laughing or even blowing… click here to continue

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August, 26th, 2006

Busy, Busy

Life is busy these days. I need to leave for my swim in a few minutes, then have a bridge lesson from my new friend.

Tomorrow I will go to Kurt and Carrie’s to let the dog in and out for a few hours while Carrie is on errands. Kurt is doing well, but getting up and… click here to continue

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August, 25th, 2006

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