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AMERICAN PIE CHART
I just read a post that details how poorly America fares — statistically — stacked against other countries. Our health care (probably one of our worst problems and clearly still unsolved) is an area in...
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WEEKLY WRITING CHALLENGE: SNAPSHOT OF LIVING POOR
Should I buy it? Do I need it? I sit here a mass of nerves, stomach jumping, head spinning. What’s the problem? My Kindle isn’t working like it should anymore. It has served me well for more than two...
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SHADES OF PURPLE AND ORANGE, 50% OFF!
I have a lot of sweaters. Winters are long; this one is endless. Heating oil is expensive. Sweaters fill the gap. I like sweaters anyhow. These are cuddly, warm, soft garments into which I can snuggle...
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HOW’S MY AUNT LOTTERY THESE DAYS?
Gone with the Windfall You just inherited $1,000,000 from an aunt you didn’t even know existed. What’s the first thing you buy (or otherwise use the money for)? The last and by last, I mean final, time...
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MAGIC MONEY MACHINE
Vending Wishes – Soft drinks, electronics, nutrient-free snacks — you can get all of those from a vending machine. But what type of vending machine is sorely needed but doesn’t yet exist? Share your...
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CLEARANCE TIME AGAIN
It’s final clearance sale time. It may be the middle of summer according to the calendar, but in retail, summer’s over. Time to clear out and make room for the new fall fashions. Which is why I’m...
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MYSTERY ENDING — BECAUSE BANK OF AMERICA CARES? REALLY?
Yesterday was an easy day. A little humid. A trip to the grocery to pick up a few things, a prescription. A baseball game and the Sox won. They’re on a winning streak. They’re so deep in a hole, it’ll...
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THE BOTTOM LINE
ADULT VISION – The Daily Post – As a kid, you must have imagined what it was like to be an adult. Now that you’re a grownup (or becoming one), how far off was your idea of adult life? I don’t think...
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MYSTERY ENDING — DROPPING THE OTHER SHOE
MYSTERY ENDING – WEEKLY WRITING CHALLENGE – This weekly writing challenge focuses on the “weekly” part — start your post today, and build on it for the next four before publishing. Who knows where...
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SORT OF LIKE ENTROPY
I’ve been trying to find a word that describes the process by which an application that used to be great goes downhill. It’s sort of like entropy. But also, sort of not. Hi-tech venture capital...
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GOOD VET, BAD VET
About two years ago, we parted ways with the group of vets we’d been using for ten years. The quality of the care was not at issue, but the prices they were to charging were. For years, they had been...
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IF IT’S THAT GOOD, IT MUST BE MONEY
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious You get some incredibly, amazingly, wonderfully fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? It must be money, so we’re off to the bank! Bye bye! Filed under: Daily...
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BARTERING MY LIFE AWAY
The Barter System Bartering may be “old style” in the U.S., but I think that’s just in cities. Because in the country, a lot of bartering still goes on. The countryside … where the cows outnumber...
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ADULTERY – THE SIN OF GROWING UP
The first time I heard the word “adultery,” I assumed it meant the sin of growing up. I’m not sure I was entirely wrong. I thought adulthood was about freedom. Not having to take orders from parents,...
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THE BIGGEST WIN
OUR BIG WIN I just won $1,000,000,000 — that’s one billion dollars — from the lottery. Tax-free. Mystifying as I don’t remember buying a ticket, but I’m not going to argue the point. What’s next? It’s...
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TIS THE SEASON
This is the “giving season.” Not only does Christmas make many people feel they should give whatever they can afford to those less fortunate, but it is the end of the year. If you are going to donate...
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NOT CHERRIES
A man, determined to find the meaning of life, sets out to climb one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas. He has heard that atop that peak, living in a cave, lives the wisest man in the world, the...
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DATELINE UXBRIDGE – SHARING MY WORLD
Share Your World – 2016 Week 34 What is your favorite comfort snack food? Ginger. Crystallized ginger. No matter how many time you ask this question, you will get the same answer. Boring, perhaps, but...
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IT’S OBVIOUS … ISN’T IT?
It ought to be obvious. If you deluge potential customers or contributors with email, whether imploring them for donations or reminding them of your products, eventually they will run away....
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WE’VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN
I went looking in my files for a story — which I didn’t find. Maybe it’s on one of my backup drives. I’ll have to look. Meanwhile, I found this unfinished bit. I wrote it in 2006. Life is much better...
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