He paused, looking like a person who was calculating an age difference or trying to recall the age of consent.
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Suprise Me
Janis
Prompted By Temptation
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He paused, looking like a person who was calculating an age difference or trying to recall the age of consent.
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A Time For Greatness
Prompted By Memorabilia
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I was raised by a proud FDR Democrat, so it was only natural that I would become a liberal Democrat myself. Even at a young age, before I entirely understood politics, I was a Kennedy fan and supporter. (The title was his campaign slogan.) In elementary school, we came home for lunch. I remember watching…
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Hope is a thing with feathers
Prompted By Earth Day
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Genuine, hopeful retreat is possible.
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The Death of the Family Dinner
Prompted By Mealtime
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The demise of the family dinner is definitely a loss.
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Diamonds and Rust
Prompted By What I Own That's Older Than I Am
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I walked around the house looking for antiques. We have a few, but I don't own any of them. However the house is older than I am.
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Don’t Obey in Advance
Prompted By Banned Books
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I felt uncomfortable packing the book and uncomfortable leaving it behind.
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The Cafe
Prompted By Imagined Lives
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The Cafe Recently at a neighborhood cafe I saw an attractive older couple deep in conversation, their hands touching on the table. (See West Side Story) Both wore wedding rings, but their body language told me they weren’t married to each other. I’ll never know their backstory so I imaged this one for them.…
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A Sucker for Cinderella
Prompted By Favorite Fairy Tale
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When I saw the original classic Disney cartoon (1950) of Cinderella as a child, I totally bought into her song of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes."
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Making A Fashion Statement When On Holiday
Prompted By Vacations
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By the time I got back to sunny California I was dressed like someone who was colorblind and had been given a gift certificate to a goodwill clothing store that was going out of business.
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Pop a Top Again…
Prompted By Recycling
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Recycling is not really the best solution to resource conservation, re-using is even better. Doing with less “stuff” is even better than re-using.
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