Monthly Archives: June 2013

Waiting

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

Anticipation. There once was a ketchup commercial that was built upon having to wait a long time for the product to drip out of the bottle. The idea was that slow and thick meant it was better than competing brands. … Continue reading →

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Video Games

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Last month was the thirty-second anniversary of the video game Pac-Man. It got me to reminiscing and thinking about my relationship with video games over the last three decades, especially since my thirtieth wedding anniversary is coming up later this … Continue reading →

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Torino Scale

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

Most people, especially those of us living in California, have heard of the Richter Scale, which measures the intensity of Earthquakes. Much less well known is the Torino Scale. What is the Torino Scale? It is a scale designed to … Continue reading →

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Emailed Gossip

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

Someone I know copied an email she got this week and then sent it to me. It had dire warnings in it about a nefarious plot to cancel a certain beloved television show because of its religious content. Unfortunately, there … Continue reading →

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The Trip

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Last spring I went to visit my parents in Ohio. It had been a long time since I had seen them, though my mom calls me on the phone at least once a month. I had not flown in an … Continue reading →

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Titanic

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

When the traditional day for our taxes being due arrived last year, some of us remembered the 100th anniversary of another disaster: the sinking of the Titanic on a dark and cold night. Somewhere in the North Atlantic in that … Continue reading →

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Strays

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

My oldest daughter likes bringing home strays. Sometimes it’s stray people. We’ve had a few of her friends wind up sleeping on our couch for a few days at a time while they were looking for more permanent digs. One … Continue reading →

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Pollen and Other Stuff

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Pollen season continues to be upon us. March and April are the worst for me, though I suffer all year round. And then, the Powerhouse Fire that started this weekend was devastating for me. The air started smelling of smoke … Continue reading →

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Positronic

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

The science fiction author Isaac Asimov wrote a series of novels and short stories about robots. Besides inventing the three laws of robotics, he also came up with the idea of the robots having brains running on positrons. He called … Continue reading →

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Orthodontics

Posted on June 2, 2013 by

Some of my less pleasant memories of growing up are my years of wearing braces. I was glad that I had them. I understood at the time just how critically necessary they were. I was, in fact, thankful for the … Continue reading →

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