Word count 19416 Season's Greetings 2021!Let’s get the bad stuff out first. Valentine’s Day freezing rain got us 5.5 days without electricity. We camped in front of the gas fireplace (see pic)and spent time in the Volt charging the phone and heating our seats. Lots of trees and branches … Continue reading Newsletter 2021 -1999
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Stranger One
Odd interlude Word count 100 One day a few years back I accompanied spouse and editor (same person) while she went shopping at the Albertsons a few blocks away. I would wander aimlessly if I went with her, so I sat in a chair outside. … Continue reading Stranger One
Curmudgeon 4
Not me / better looking / what's with the glasses? Word count 425 How to convince me that you are a bad writer or speaker: “Take” preceded by fast, quick or hot. “Convo”, “conversate”, or “commentate” “Pricing” or “price point” instead … Continue reading Curmudgeon 4
The Lemon Drop Kid Christmases Ignored Movie
Word count 414 I just did a search on this title on cable service provider Comcast. I got a 1934 film which has some resemblance to the 1951 Bob Hope film. A few years ago we would watch it every year as some do with … Continue reading The Lemon Drop Kid Christmases Ignored Movie
Them Changes (quoth Buddy Miles)
Good looks can be deceiving - people and cities Word Count 1777 The History of Portland Oregon Seen Through Blurred Lenses Pre Doug History up to 1943 Here are a few select happenings before me. Visitors from the old world arrived from a temporary land … Continue reading Them Changes (quoth Buddy Miles)
Moonless
Sometimes you have to change your goals Word count 468 On a dark moonless night a short voluptuous teen unseasonably dressed in short shorts and a bulging industrial strength halter was followed by a seven foot tall man who resembled a professional wrestler in a … Continue reading Moonless
Portland Pondering
Geese, freeways, old loves, fixations and more Word count 822 I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about unimportant and unknowable things, mostly in bed, either late at night or early in the morning. There are a couple of things that I can’t … Continue reading Portland Pondering
Fireworks
Word count 100 The Dombrowski Carnival promised Notville the biggest pyrotechnic display ever seen in Crouton County would occur at 9PM just one year after it closed the previous year. All the townspeople had a great time with greasy carnie food, rides and the burlesque … Continue reading Fireworks
Nature
Inadequately bloody Word count 103 “Hey babe, let’s go camping this weekend. I want to get us all alone for a big surprise. It’s a secret location, so don’t tell anyone what we are doing.” She asked “Is this place safe? I don’t want to … Continue reading Nature
The Many Loves Of R. Penniman
Hard to get a free picture of the wild man, an idol of my youth Word count 100 Lucille you can Keep A Knockin’ but you can’t come in. You’ve been Slippin’ And Slidin’ with Miss Ann By The Light Of The Silvery Moon and that … Continue reading The Many Loves Of R. Penniman
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