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Writers’ FaireNext Tuesday, October 5th, Willamette Writers and Oregon Writers’ Colony are co-sponsoring a giant book signing event at the Portland Armory on 33rd Avenue, near Marine Drive. The doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. This is pretty exciting for tadpoles such as myself, because there will be a number of internationally famous authors… click here to continue September, 30th, 2004 Runaway MuseWhile I was writing my non-fiction book, my poetry muse ran and hid. Just because the process of creating a book and getting it published put me into a series of bad moods and anti-procrastination arguments with myself, my muse got into a snit. Like many runaways, muse is unlikely to return until she’s sure she’ll receive the welcoming reception… click here to continue September, 29th, 2004 Just Another DayToday was the kind we often get in late September in the Pacific Northwest that reaffirms my desire to spend the rest of my life here. After dinner I sat with my feet up in a lawn chair outside our front entrance. The rose arbor overhead is loaded with pink, puffy blossoms and the flower boxes are still colorful. Various… click here to continue September, 28th, 2004 Filing and Other TriviaToday I moved more than a thousand files from an obsolete laptop computer to my desktop. I’ll probably move them to my new notebook computer also, so I can take them with me when I travel. How did I do it? I’d be willing to bet it was the hard way. There is undoubtedly an easier way that I just… click here to continue September, 27th, 2004 Bingo, Bango, BongoI finally won a buck at Bingo. Four bucks to be exact. Unless my memory fails me I’ve never won a dime before in all my days. One number was all I lacked for the $50.00 blackout, but a miss is as good (or bad) as a mile. Of course, I’ve already spent more than $4.00, even at 50 cents… click here to continue September, 26th, 2004 BingoBingo! Today it hit me right between the eyes. I really am 75 years old. Most of my life I considered card games and Bingo a waste of time. Now I’m looking forward to playing Bingo tonight at the clubhouse in the senior facility where we live. A few recent card games with visiting relatives have brought us some laughs… click here to continue September, 25th, 2004 A Long SighAfter spending half a day yesterday dealing with computer technicians, I was braced to spend whatever part of this day would be necessary dealing with my credit union and my Broadband provider. Several months ago, we purchased a router to use in forming a computer network in our house. The manufacturer offered a rebate of $99.95. As usual,… click here to continue September, 24th, 2004 |