Category Archives: lotus eaters

about people who are not facing the here and now, but have to be there and then on cell phones and ipods

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In the silence of our rooms and halls when all the grandchildren are gone I contemplate the paintings on the walls and see our lives and loves are drawn in those ordered panels and on glass of coffee tables where … Continue reading

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The Morale of Weather Forecasters II

Yesterday’s freezing rain that stopped all school buses was actually a warm sunny dry spell that forced children to play outside on a school day. Poor children. Today’s freezing rain that stopped all school buses was actually cold blowing snow … Continue reading

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a sea of projects

Past a certain age it is hellish convenient to inconvenience oneself with physical complaints such as I can’t lift a sheet of plywood over my head so how can I repair the ceiling? I can’t write my name legibly so … Continue reading

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