Humor
Reflections on the lighter side
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Holes Are Not Fatal
My favorite clothes are cotton T-shirts and loose fitting pants, but not jeans. I haven’t worn jeans in forty years. As a kid jeans were my favorite, especially the ones with bell bottoms. I thought I was so cool, with my “hippie” jeans. My parents didn’t get it. Back then new jeans were stiff and Continue reading
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Less Fat
My traditional turkey dinner that I grew up on, had plenty of fatty sausages and sausage dressing. Every Thanksgiving we had the exact same menu. There was comfort in predictability and consistency. When my sisters and I were adults, my sister introduced corn pudding. It caused quite a stir with the elders who abhorred change. Continue reading
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Paint, Write, Sculpt
My challenge as an artist is having too many interests and not enough time. Although, I know I don’t use my time wisely. I am easily distracted. Everything has to be in order before I can feel free to create. When I worked outside the home, the workweek was my excuse. Working from home, I Continue reading
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Silly
The daily prompt asks about my three pet peeves. I could be serious, but I prefer to walk on the silly side today. Here I go. My first pet peeve, McDonalds super sizing everything. It was a bigger thing a while ago, but come on, I struggle with my weight and I don’t need someone Continue reading
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May
When I was a kid, December was my favorite month, for Christmas of course. Plus, I liked playing in the snow. Now, in my retirement, I still like the Christmas season, but detest the cold weather and days of less daylight. I’m glad I have a snow blower … and electricity. May is my favorite Continue reading
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Power Outage
I think the best way to manage screen time is to endure a power outage. When I was a kid, no power meant no television, radio or lights. Now, add an interruption in computers, tablets, online streaming, cable, etc. I keep the television off as much as I can during the day. Sometimes the quiet Continue reading
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Laughter
My wife says I don’t laugh enough. We will be watching a show, presented as a comedy. She will be laughing. She will look at me, silent and stoic, maybe carrying a tight smile, and ask me “Why aren’t you laughing?” I will reply: “I am!” I might feel something is funny, but it takes Continue reading
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It’s The Word
The daily prompt wants to know my favorite form of exercise and my reaction: none. Exercise is work. Exercise is labor. Not fun. So I have no favorites. I agree physical activity is necessary for good health. I had a doctor who told me “motion is lotion.” I do like to walk, but I won’t Continue reading
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Been There
I wouldn’t pay much to go to the moon, because I’ve already been there. At least, that’s what I told my friends when I was a kid. It was July 20, 1969. We went to my great aunt’s house to watch the moon landing on her little black and white television. I had my camera Continue reading
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Reflections
When I think about history, I imagine things that happened long ago, before I existed. But history is not all too far in the past. My parents were kids during World War Two. My uncle fought in the war, in the jungles of New Guinea. My grandparents grew up in the depression. Lots of history, Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
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