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My Friend the Houseplant

November 21, 2009 – 11:44 am

Kate gave me a houseplant Twas nothing more to me She said it was a bromeliad I laughed heartily I wouldn’t want a name like that So I called it Ann Marie Kate said it would be a friend A plant? Now how could that be? Just something else to take care of The thought [...]

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Cat’s Nothing Stew

November 20, 2009 – 8:43 am

Sally, gaining weight of late, decided to make a stew, determined to omit calories as dieting people do. First she chopped some zilch and tossed it in the pot, added an ounce of nada she knew would hit the spot. Now a dash of zero, now half a stick of naught, then fresh homemade nix, [...]

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The Pitcairn Deliverance

November 14, 2009 – 4:20 pm

Sitting dead still in the rush hour jam yet again, almost ten minutes since moving an inch, late for work, low on gas, his ears perked straight up when the voice on the radio – no, it couldn’t be God could it? – announced a miracle. At first the voice had spewed out what he [...]

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The Leaf

November 13, 2009 – 12:58 pm

I watched the leaf as it fell from the tree, first fluttering toward you, then back at me. It landed softly, squarely between us, not wanting to take sides in our latest fuss. Lets listen to nature, so smart from day one. The leaf has told us that neither has won. I’m happy with that, [...]

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Decisions and Choices

November 6, 2009 – 9:01 pm

Who among us can say they’re immune? Who wouldn’t erase decisions as dumb as wood, or costly mistakes made as if served by a spoon?                                Who wouldn’t push a button, if only they could, to turn an unfortunate choice into something good? We’re the intelligent “animals”, we rule the land, that’s not to say we [...]

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