Tag Archives: musings

Playing The Cancer Card

Posted on September 16, 2011 by pegoleg

Having cancer is like having a “get out of jail free” card. My sister Lib and I were antiquing when we came upon a nifty, old copper-lined heat lamp.  The way Lib tells it, SHE saw it first and called … Continue reading →

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People Are Nice

Posted on September 14, 2011 by pegoleg

People are nice, and I have proof. I took advantage of this last, long weekend (created by me taking off work on Friday and Monday) to travel to Michigan to see my family.  My modus operandi is to break up … Continue reading →

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Orange and Blue: Game Day

Posted on September 7, 2011 by pegoleg

We saw the first one after we got on the highway, when still 2 hours away.  The car passed us going 70.  Their blue flag flapped crisply behind them.  It was a little sun faded, the orange letter “I” not as … Continue reading →

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Writing The Turd In The Pool

Posted on September 6, 2011 by pegoleg

For bloggers, each post is a work of art, lovingly and laboriously shaped.   We give our precious thoughts a sail, then set them afloat in the WordPress regatta.   Sometimes, instead of the sleek, literary craft you hoped for, your blog post turns out to be the turd … Continue reading →

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The Rubaiyat of Redneck Heaven

Posted on September 2, 2011 by pegoleg

A selection of verses.   VIII Whether at Potosi or Farmington, Whether the Cup with Jack or Boone’s Farm run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The cigarette ashes of Life keep falling one by one. IX … Continue reading →

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How I Did My Groove Thang With Earth, Wind & Fire On Cloud Nine – Almost

Posted on August 25, 2011 by pegoleg

The local YMCA is being renovated.  I’m sure it will end up being a workout Mecca the likes of which we have never seen.  In the meantime, it’s a pain in the butt. They closed the main rooms and moved … Continue reading →

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Further Evidence That I Do Not Play Well With Others

Posted on August 18, 2011 by pegoleg

*…Keeping time, time, time,         In a sort of Runic rhyme,           To the throbbing of the bells,         Of the bells, bells, bells —           To the sobbing of the bells;         Keeping time, time, time,           As he knells, knells, knells,         In a happy … Continue reading →

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Writing: Wryly Whining And Whying

Posted on August 17, 2011 by pegoleg

Someday, when I am a world-renowned writer, someone will want to interview me.  I will probably be really busy at that time, what with book signings and taking wheelbarrows full of money to the bank, so I thought it would … Continue reading →

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again…Hurrah?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by pegoleg

When your kids go away to college, they enter the Grownup Twilight Zone.  They enjoy most of the privileges of adulthood, with few of the responsibilities.  (One doesn’t count the minimal coursework required to keep one’s academic head above water.)  … Continue reading →

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Biggest Loser: Family Edition. Doing the Cha-Cha

Posted on August 12, 2011 by pegoleg

“Step forward with the right foot, then again with the left.  Good!”  “Now back one with the right foot.  That’s it.  Now cha-cha!” The summer’s family weight loss challenge is like an Arthur Murray dance class.  Every week I do … Continue reading →

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