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Served Cold

September 25 On the Genehouse walk, I saw thirteen great egrets and some blue herons, all fishing along the north bank of Scotch Jimmy Island. One egret was perched in a tree above their heads. They rocked their necks up … Continue reading

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Time is Not Flying

September 24, 2015 This has been a stressful time for me. I bought a house, and the ensuing paperwork and details are mind-numbing. The thought of moving gives me stomach pain. This morning alone, I got six phone calls related … Continue reading

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Roadkill

September 17, 2015 On the Genehouse walk this morning, I saw an orange Godfrey maintenance truck pull off the highway and stop. A guy with a grey Harpo Marx hairdo climbed out, grabbed a shovel, and scooped up the very … Continue reading

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Try to Remember

September 13, 2015 Try to remember the unveiling of the Miles Davis statue, more than a thousand people, all colors of people, all there to honor one of the greatest musicians of all time. The justly proud Preston Jackson, sculptor … Continue reading

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Strange Fruits

September 9, 2015 Last night I had the strangest dream. Marty Luthie King, a hillbilly from Tennessee appeared to me and foretold the future. “Gene, I have a dream—and since y’all are dreaming, that makes it a dream within a … Continue reading

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The Last Stand

September 5, 2015 There were hugs all around today as Mike and Cathy’s produce stand closed, the last of the tomatoes were sold and the last melons went into back car seats. The record rains of June ensured produce disaster, … Continue reading

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Miss Lou on Marriage

September 4, 2015 I live with my ex-husband and my daddy. Daddy be ninety soon. The ex, he is eighty, seventeen years older than me. People when they hear that say, “Oh, my.” We got married long ago in a … Continue reading

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Fakely I’m Amazed

August 31, 2015 I am in total fake outrage, as is my brother, Ohio politician John Boehner over the audacity of Obama to rename Mt. McKinley to Mt. Denali. How dare that Kenyan black man honor a defeated race, Indians … Continue reading

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Rose Gets Married

August 30, 2015 Rose got married yesterday in the gazebo of the Rose Garden at Gordon Moore Park. There was an acre of roses of every description and color, including Rose the bride in her fabulous white wedding dress. Lorenzo, … Continue reading

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Shovelhead

August 28, 2015 Shovelhead did time several times, for various offenses. If he got mad, he’d pull a gun and posture. He never actually shot anybody. He got in a lot of fights, including one in which a man tried … Continue reading

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