I won a prize for getting older – atrophy. I can sneeze and pee at the same time! I will not laughing as I get older because I know I will grow old when I stop laughing. I may only be young once but I’m pretty sure I can be immature indefinitely.
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Suprise Me
I Laugh At Aging Because It Is FREE!
Prompted By Aging
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I won a prize for getting older – atrophy. I can sneeze and pee at the same time! I will not laughing as I get older because I know I will grow old when I stop laughing. I may only be young once but I’m pretty sure I can be immature indefinitely.
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“Trickertreat”
Prompted By Trick or Treat?
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Once it got dark, the kids would hit the residential streets in roving bands gone wild, armed with big bags, running to each porchlight to cry, “Trickertreat!" at the door.
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A Sympathetic Second Soprano
Prompted By Turning Points
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I really should, at the end of this Retrospect enterprise, tell the story of meeting John and Patti. So much good has come in my life as a direct result of sitting down, in about the fourth pew from the front of the church, about three seats in from the left-hand aisle, next to a…
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Winter Sun
Prompted By Turning Points
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Winter Sun was unloading its guitars, the Fender keyboard, PA speakers, and microphones into my Andover Street garage. It was about 3 a.m. and we had just done a free gig to benefit the Dore Street Garage, a woman’s auto repair collective. This all happened in San Francisco when feminism’s second wave was rising strong,…
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Halloween Fun, down the Generations
Prompted By Halloween
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What a Doll!
Prompted By Collecting
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I found myself being seduced by hand-crafted dolls from different lands over the years, finding serendipitous treasures in flea markets, souvenir shops, street vendors, and craft markets.
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Will It Go ‘Round In Circles?
Prompted By Swimming
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I was never a great swimmer, but I had the rudiments.
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The Best Pictures Ever
Prompted By Photo Booths
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There was something about cramming into a small booth that made the old photo booths special.
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How Katerina Became Bert and Other Pet Name Tales
Prompted By Naming Pets
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Allowing kids to name their pets leads to the most creative and special pet names.
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