Jun
19
2013
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I worked for a bank when I was in college.
Part time during the school year and full time in the summer.
It was a blessing to have a full time job each year from May to September.
I was a floating bank teller throughout the summer.
I went to whatever branch needed vacation coverage.
I finally settled in one location, in a charming little town.
An interesting journey got me there.
Jun
18
2013
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Anyone that knows me well can tell you about my blotches.
That’s what I call them.
I get red very easily!
It doesn’t matter the reason.
Happy, sad, afraid, nervous, excited…
It’s all the same.
My barometer.
The determiner of my emotions.
Jun
12
2013
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Did you ever think about how many things have become obsolete?
Quite a number of things have become obsolete in our lifetime!
If you had a record player, your records were either 33 LP’s or 45’s.
Songs were sold on a seven inch “single” record which had an A side and a B side.
If you played your 45’s on a standard record player, you had to have an adapter.
Jun
1
2013
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We hear the term all the time.
Multitask.
The word may stir up positive or negative connotations.
Efficiency.
Too many plates in the air.
Remember the Ed Sullivan show?
Undoubtedly, there would be a performer on stage with plates on a tall sticks.
The performer would spin the plate and move to the next stick…the next plate.
May
30
2013
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Our trash day is on Wednesday.
We are required to put our trash out the night before because our trash men come so early.
I appreciate them and their dedication.
I usually see them on my walk and wave to them each week.
This weekend, because we had a picnic, we had more people and more trash.
The large trash bin wasn’t able to close properly.
May
29
2013
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I grabbed the new pair of jeans out of my closet.
They have that nice dark wash…no faded knees.
I cut off the tag and I was ready to go.
Until I got downstairs.
One of my daughters was in the kitchen.
You look nice, Mom…as I walked into the room.
Uh…Mom…You still have the tag on your jeans.
May
23
2013
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Moore, Oklahoma was hit by a terrible tornado.
The storm of all storms…the monster storm…it was called.
Miles of devastation.
Houses and buildings reduced to rubble that resembled matchsticks.
Stories of rescues and reunions.
Stories of bravery and determination.
Stories of things that happened in a matter of minutes.
May
16
2013
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It takes a special person to be a caregiver.
Such dedication…such patience.
Often a thankless job.
A “fade in the background” position…except for the person in your charge.
I saw him in the men’s department.
His mind much younger than his body.
He was happy and talkative…though talking to no one in particular.
May
8
2013
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Returns.
They are frustrating.
The store is not the reason for the frustration, mind you.
It’s me!
I ordered two pairs of shoes online, in the correct size.
They were on sale.
They came…one pair was much wider than the other.
Thankfully, I was able to return them to the local store.
May
7
2013
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I pass the corner almost every day.
It was formerly a gas station with a small store to pay for your fill-up.
It has been closed for years.
Many people got their cars repaired and their state inspections done there.
An abandoned corner…literally across the road from the Brandywine River.
In this rural Chester County setting, cyclists and drivers share the road.
Fisherman catch what they can from the river, once the fishing season begins.