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QTMs for 7/2/18: INTENTIONALLY LOUD, RUDE, OVERBEARING, and PROFANE
There are many things that, as a senior adult, I’m willing to overlook, mostly for my own inner peace. Earlier this morning I was one of two diners in one of my favorite breakfast spots. I’m sure that, somewhere, there are restaurants open that early with more luxurious surroundings. I don’t think you’d find one … Continue reading
QTMs, 5/23/17: PARDON ME, BUT YOU’RE YESPASSING
Fill your cup and sit with me for a few minutes . . . Yespassing. You’ve had it happen to you. I suspect it’s been done often enough that you smarted over it. Remember the last time you put your finger in the wrong place on a rosebush? It stung, and the sting lingered. “YESPASSING” It’s an … Continue reading
QTMs for 1/18/16: SOME SETTLING OF CONTENTS MAY OCCUR
it was early and Jimmie’s Diner was mostly empty. Granger sat quietly, gazing off into middle distance that sees epochs and colors and ideas unexperienced in this life. The steam curling upward from the fresh refill of coffee Rizzo had just poured mingled with the melody he was softly humming to himself. A steno book lay … Continue reading