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Remember WhensThis is a week of remember whens. My three sisters and I are together in Seattle this week. We are separated by eight years, born in two sets. The elder two are two years apart, then there are four years between, and the younger set are two years apart. Thus, we remember different eras in our parents’ lives. October, 15th, 2004 Pacific Northwest RumblingsMt. St. Helens should probably win some sort of award for creating suspense. She knows how to foreshadow with just a hint of what might happen, or not. I’m in Seattle, at a sister’s house. All three of my sisters are here this week. We have had an annual gathering for several years. This year, we have the… click here to continue October, 14th, 2004 A Good MorningThis morning is off to an auspicious start. I found the manual for my computer and took my partner’s advice: “RTFM.” Read the bleep manual. The recalcitrant computer resisted my efforts to follow the manual’s instructions at first. Then, the software I needed to get it to write to a CD magically appeared. Of course this was only after it… click here to continue October, 12th, 2004 We Live in Interesting TimesIt occurred to me this afternoon, while I was reading Writer’s Digest magazine, that living in “interesting” times, such as wartime, changes writers’ viewpoints and may attract readers to more fantasy and escape literature. The short story that won first prize in their writing contest this year was pretty far out. I’m not familiar enough with all genres to define… click here to continue October, 11th, 2004 Housecleaning TimeI can’t quite get up the gumption to start fall cleaning on closets, cupboards, etc., much less (ugh) wash windows. So, I’m cleaning up my computer indexes. My sloppy habits had left pictures in the document folders. They have been put in their proper storage folder now. When all goes well, it’s really fun to sit and push buttons and… click here to continue October, 10th, 2004 FadsAfter a long day of moving files around on a new computer, I needed a break and decided to share some of my observations. The frustration of filling a new folder with articles, then getting too close to the edge and having the whole file fall out of the computer into outer space may have affected my disposition. October, 09th, 2004 Another Day - Another Few WordsRather than bore you with the details of the frustrating hours I’ve spent today trying to get this computer to write to a CD as it is supposed to do and has done in the past, I’ll think of something pleasant to write about. There’s a run-on sentence to drink to. The ongoing story of my employment in… click here to continue October, 08th, 2004 Page 134 of 138 pages « First < 132 133 134 135 136 > Last » |