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Author Archives: Susan
REALITY?: In Pursuit of Knowledge
Or even simple comprehension of the things that have been taken as fact. Strange, that to access proven theories we must base it on belief that the proven theory or fact is true. What then, when it comes to religion? … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: Purpose
I do try to keep my deepest ponderings to myself since those that leak out through my fingertips seem to stifle, startle, perhaps offend. For the last few years the idea of living and life, dying and death, mankind in … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: I want, I want
What? World peace? Get real. Peace, honesty, interdependence as well as independence, justice. Yeah, justice. A man stopped by my shop today and told me of his ongoing four-year battle over his father’s estate. His dad was a customer of … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: Recovery and the iPhone
So nobody brought a girlfriend or a wife and it was me and five guys. Fine by me, I get along fine with men and men-talk, and it’s easier for me to slip away for computer or reading time with … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: A day of cooking = A day of rest
I’ve done most of my part in preparation for some friends coming over tomorrow. It’s usually an Only The Lonely kind of thing–folks who’ve lost their mates or never found one. Me and the guys. This time one of them … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: Holiday Figures
Great. I get to spend the next few days going over an inch of paperwork loaded with bogus figures. All different from the last two sets of bogus figures for the same estate project. Continue reading
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LITERATURE & REALITY?: Of Heaven and Hell
Stream of consciousness of early morning waking with the trepidation of the day. Of illegal immigrants and the forgiveness of a God we hope to hell is there and yet there is a bitterness towards the prodigal son. It all … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: Paths Not Taken
Beyond middle age, reading literature, trying to write, to change careers, directions, finding life past shaking fingers in your face. Clay class. Giving up on bowls while they’re still three-quarters inch thick and squat. And safe. Disregarding directions and making … Continue reading
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NEW MEDIA: Janis
Michael of 2 Blowhards had asked his readers what songs they loved to sing along to, and Janis Joplin’s Mercedes Benz came to my mind immediately. Well, Michael kindly spent some time digging around You-Tube and found this one among … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: There was a hummingbird…
…at the feeder right outside my kitchen window, but of course, he wouldn’t come back to have his picture taken and my arms got tired. The second I closed the screen he returned. However, it’s also a photo of my … Continue reading
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REALITY?: One-liners
My husband is quick-witted and has a very dry sense of humor. Sometimes he just makes me laugh out loud. Lazy Sunday, me writing on the laptop, him settled in his leather chair, remote in hand. "Any races on?" he … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: The Plumber Cometh
Never ‘fore I’ve wished so much to be a man. As now, as gleaming copper pipes are severed. Levers pulled to halt the flow of sparkling waterfrom the well in the good earth. And coffee perks invitingly,aromas wafting Temptress of … Continue reading Continue reading
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NEW MEDIA: Movie Memoirs
This evening I was pleased to attend the premiere showing of Ruth and Bob, A Love Story, a 40-minute film put together by a couple of friends relating the story of a couple who met during WWII, married and are … Continue reading Continue reading
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TECHNOLOGY: Computer Repair
I was happily surprised to find a comment by Morris Rosenthal, the author of a pc repair book I use and mentioned in this post. Even better, Morris is putting together one based on the same flowchart style for laptop … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: Wounded
Life makes room for dreams though difficult it makes its path for dreams are precious and must prove themselves to be well worth the passage. And sometimes dreams are touched by the little gracelessness of reality prowling around perimeters of … Continue reading Continue reading
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