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Mood: I Write The Songs” by Barry Manilow

@fredhincanada tagged me in this fun l’il exercise, so I thought I’d carve some time out of my insomnia to share my own insights…

Obviously the object of the exercise is to pick one song from each artist or group named. I added one or two that seemed to be missing. Just the kind of hairpin I...
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Whatcha Thankin’?

It has been another years of ups and downs, hasn’t it? Still coming out the other side of it more or less healthy, about as wealthy and hopefully more wise is an achievement, isn’t it? At least wise enough to know and to be thankful for so much. Right?

I have mentioned before
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Mood: ‘Rise Above’ by Scott Buckley

An Absence For A Friend and A Balm For My Soul

Several months ago I lost a dear friend up in Alaska. I have mentioned this before in these blogs. Randy and I spent many years outside of the friendship with a theater company, mostly in Hallowe’en shows, but also in some Christmas ones, as well. The ‘thing’ about...
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Mood: “It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasero)

Fall Scattergories (Picked Out For Me Alone by the Inimitable @fredhincanada)

Use the first letter of your Username to answer these:

1. A Type of Candy -Bazooka bubble gum and Baby Ruth

2. A Song - Begin the Beguine

3. A Football Team - Broncos

4. A Tailgate Food - BBQ

5. A City - Bucharest

6....
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I Was Going To Post Something Else Today, But…

Mom’s 85th birthday is on the 4th, just a few days away, and she requested no eating out. Probably because her two favorite places are at last a 40 minute drive and she is having really bad back days. So I determined to start celebrating a little early and made,
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Mood: ‘Lullaby’ by Lorena McKennit

Words Are Fun(ny) Things

Sometimes, it seems to me in this first attempt at writing a book, there are too damn many thoughts. Not really a bad thing for a writer’s mind, of course, but as I pass the almost 420 page mark with possibly 80 more to come(?) my mind raced far ahead and I had to stop and
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Mood: ‘These Are The Days’, 10,000 Maniacs

Is It Your Special Day?

Every Month has it’s ‘special days’, days that are not acknowledged holidays, days for the enjoyment of pizza, of donuts, of ice cream, of flowers, of knitting, of dogs, of cats, of pets and so on. For some obscure reason, I just noticed them more this month, or so far, anyway. Two of
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Mood: “Heigh-ho”, by the Seven Dwarves

Labor Day In The US

Kinda the last big weekend before the end of Summer and ‘grilling season’ in the US, I thought it might be fun to look at all the labors I have given myself outside of the labor that I get paid for in my job.

Thank the gods it’s nothing like Hera gave Hercules to
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Mood: ‘Blue Moon’ by The Marcels

Just What IS A ‘Blue Moon’ & Why Is It Rare?

Simply put, two full moons in a month are considered a ‘blue moon’, having nothing to do, unfortunately, with the actual color of it. In general, this is an event that happens once every three years or so, so it is a rare thing.

Yeah, that caption is
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O, For The Love of Pasta!

I love to cook. I do this whenever I can, and by that, I mean meals, not throwing something in the microwave or steaming vegetables; I mean cooking!

Months ago I cooked up some good Sunday Gravy, more commonly known as ‘pasta sauce’, though that doesn’t really cover it. However,...
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I s’pose I should take @starry for this opportunity. I really almost never do such things as they appeal to me not at all. However, when such a one as Starry ‘asks’, I can but acquiesce, of course!

1) Your Favorite Summer Activities

This used to be hiking when I lived in Alaska and before my right knee degenerated into bone-on-bone contact (to be replaced...
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It’s A Storied Experience

It’s a little crazy to me to think I’m almost ‘done’ with writing my book. It is a thing that I needed to do, and yet as I get close to the end of it, I am certain it will not be for publication, but for friends and such. I do intend to self publish
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