Category: daily drivel
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kid world
The Toyota garage we take our car to for service appears to be staffed entirely by children. The guy who acted like he was in charge had to be in his early to mid twenties. If I had to guess based on the context, I’d peg him at twenty-four. If I had to guess after… Read.
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shake shake shake it
In his old age and declining health, Bonkers has become rather sloppy, not that he seems to care much. For one thing, he has trouble drinking, or swallowing, I’m not sure which, so he has to dunk the right half of his face in the water bowl to get water into his mouth, then lift… Read.
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dinosaur update
The dinosaurs were gone yesterday afternoon when I took a walk around the block to get some air. Bummer. Read.
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pepto
Apropos of nothing, a house so pink that it makes your upset stomach go away. You’re welcome. Read.
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you could have phoned
You’ve seen this plenty of times in the news or through social media such as Facebook: Soldier doesn’t tell child / spouse he (or she!) is coming home because they want to surprise child / spouse by showing up unannounced at a party / their graduation ceremony / a wedding. News anchors, Facebook posters, My… Read.
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no parking
Dinosaurs in the parking lot! A couple weeks ago, I went for a walk on my lunch hour, just a quick stroll around the block to stretch my legs and get some air, and I found this happy little scene on the far side of the parking lot. I keep checking back at odd intervals,… Read.
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shelley
Went for a walk in the evening last Saturday fully intending to make it at least as far as the end of Monona Drive, three miles away, before heading back. Got as far as the shop across from the bank that sells stuff they pick up from estate sales, about a quarter-mile away. The best-laid… Read.
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Bonkers update
Bonkers is eating again. From Wednesday morning until Sunday night he wasn’t, not a good situation for him to be in when whatever medical condition he’s been afflicted with has already caused him to waste away to skin and bones. On Monday morning he was finally hungry enough to eat a few bites, but I… Read.
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Drive By Night
We were up wayyy past our bedtime Saturday night. In fact, it was almost past our bedtime when we left the house. But it was a special occasion: One of our friends is in a band and was playing a gig at a tavern not far from McFarland called Tricia’s Country Crossroads, the kind of… Read.
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footprint
“We have been given eyes to see what the lightyear worlds cannot see of themselves,” Ray Bradbury wrote. “We have been given hands to touch the miraculous. We’ve been given hearts to know the incredible. Can we shrink back to bed in our funeral clothes?” Read.
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