Monthly Archives: June 2021

Run-On Run-In

Posted on 06/12/2021 by chick

Up in the side yard the partridgeberry was blooming, and the pairs of white flowers were so beautiful, and so were the pink buds and the plush moss, and I stopped to take their pictures though the light was failing … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts on a Saturday in June

Posted on 06/12/2021 by chick

I had to give myself a stern talking-to yesterday, because over the last few days I haven’t been getting my Daily Minimum done. I said to myself, “The Daily Minimum is the best thing to come out of the pandemic, … Continue reading →

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Masochistic

Posted on 06/08/2021 by chick

One of my shoulders has become higher than the other. That’s a bad thing. I have also developed chronic pain in the lower shoulder, which is also a bad thing. I asked my doctor what I ought to do, and … Continue reading →

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Random 6/8/2021

Posted on 06/08/2021 by chick

On Twitter I recently discovered a Britishism that I hadn’t seen before. The word was “cagoule,” which is apparently a type of jacket roughly synonymous with what we’d call a “windbreaker.” As is always the way with new words, once … Continue reading →

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Contradiction Sin

Posted on 06/07/2021 by chick

Being able to keep two completely contradictory ideas alive and well inside of your heart and head at all times—if it doesn’t drive you crazy, it will make you strong. Bruce Springsteen This is one of the quotes from my … Continue reading →

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Summer Now

Posted on 06/06/2021 by chick

There are times when describing the weather as “baking” is not hyperbole. It’s 98 outside right now, says our outdoor thermometer (edit: it’s actually 99.5–the temperature went up while I was writing). You can feel the heat blaring off the … Continue reading →

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Random 6/6/2021

Posted on 06/06/2021 by chick

Last week I started to read a Barack Obama interview. I admire Obama, and I am interested in what he has to say, but I couldn’t get past the first few paragraphs. The problem for me is that Obama is … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Early June

Posted on 06/05/2021 by chick

I finished The Wizard’s Daughter by Barbara Michaels. I gave it an A- grade. The characters and plot were only so-so, but it was an easy, enjoyable read. In this story, an orphaned young woman named Marianne dreams of becoming … Continue reading →

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What the Kids Say

Posted on 06/01/2021 by chick

The kids call grilled cheese “grilled chez,” and they call maple seeds “attack helicopters.” I try not to listen to Livia’s after-school meets with her friends, but occasionally I overhear scraps of conversation. One day I thought I heard her … Continue reading →

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