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Channel YMN: September 2012
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Sunday, September 9, 2012. For My PC Parents. Whenever I learn that Peace Corps has had to withdraw from yet another country, I have a moment of despair. I am sad for the volunteers, of course, who must leave not only the communities they have grown into but their work unfinished. But mostly I’m sad to think of all the people who will not be helped because of something they are powerless to prevent. Perhaps it’s the name - Peace Corps. They’re not there as Americans, though they may be very patriot...
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Channel YMN: Driving in Cars with Bill
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Friday, February 12, 2016. Driving in Cars with Bill. Several times a year, Bill and I make the drive to Ohio to visit family. It takes a whole day, and Bill does all the driving. He’s not a good passenger, and he’s in love with his 300C. I just take a Dramamine and spend the day reading, napping, eating, and demanding rest stops. We spend a week visiting, stuffing our faces with my sisters-in-law's great cooking, and embarrassing our three nieces. Now, the truth must be told about Bill: T. It’s no...
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Channel YMN: April 2008
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Friday, April 25, 2008. Why do I have a blog? I have been subjecting friends and family to my creative compositions for many years now. Why? I could never write professionally. I can't take the pressure. I can't just sit down and be creative on demand. The Christmas card deadline alone often drives me to drink (OK, drink MORE, are you happy? But I've made a start, and I'm feeling pretty good about it! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Oh, The Places You'll Go. Watching The Parade Go By. View my complete profile.
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Channel YMN: October 2008
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Monday, October 13, 2008. As I stared at the empty coffeemaker this morning, I imagined the maw of the empty reservoir was filled with fresh water, glistening with the light’s reflection, winking at the filter’s jaunty paper hat. I found myself entertaining the thought of asking my hubby to fill my coffeemaker before he goes to work! I could feel my own eyes widen in surprise. My god! I am a Spoiled Princess! I AM a Lazy Girl! Did I set out to disprove it? Saturday, October 11, 2008. What to do now?
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Channel YMN: May 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011. Sung to the tune of “Fun, Fun, Fun” by the Beach Boys [1964]. Well she went to a ballgame and she sat on a really hard seat, now. 8230;really hard seat, now, a really hard seat…). Some more games with no pad for her rear and it really got beat, now. 8230;really got beat, now, it really got beat…). And the pain got so bad that it knocked her right off of her feet, now. 8230;off of her feet, now, right off of her feet…). 8230;marched in a game, now, she marched in a game…). 8230; real...
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Channel YMN: January 2009
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Thursday, January 15, 2009. Her twisted sense of humor. Her crooked little glasses. Slip down her crooked nose. Sitting on her crooked spine,. She curls her crooked toes. Her loudly clicking knee joints. Along with clicking jaws. Will join the clicking symphony. Of all her clicking flaws. She passes out in bathrooms. She passes gas in bed,. Then passes on each odd idea. That passes through her head. She flashes glares of warning. As her damn hot flashes strike,. And won’t care whom she flashes.
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Channel YMN: January 2012
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012. I’m coming to the end of the book I’m reading, and I just know it’s going to make me sad. I really want to know what happens, but I’ll read a chapter and walk away thinking, “I’m not going to like how this ends.”. I’ve already cried twice while reading this book. It’s a wonderful story. I’m so invested. I used to read a lot of complicated, dramatic fiction. Science fiction that would stretch the imagination. Mysteries that would challenge deductive reasoning. But no matter what...
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Channel YMN: July 2008
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008. There are places to go today, things that must be done. I don’t want to go. I want to stay here where I feel safe, where there is no constant sense of urgency, where I am briefly protected from life’s ugly realities. But am I, really? There is no safe place from their insurgence. They travel with me, in my mind, in my heart, a pressure on my chest that will not ease. My fear. My dread. Will I be strong enough? Do I look as weary as I feel? Screw it. I head out the door.
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Channel YMN: February 2016
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Friday, February 12, 2016. Driving in Cars with Bill. Several times a year, Bill and I make the drive to Ohio to visit family. It takes a whole day, and Bill does all the driving. He’s not a good passenger, and he’s in love with his 300C. I just take a Dramamine and spend the day reading, napping, eating, and demanding rest stops. We spend a week visiting, stuffing our faces with my sisters-in-law's great cooking, and embarrassing our three nieces. Now, the truth must be told about Bill: T. It’s no...
