Bluesy

I have been laying low, partially because my own personal computer has been dead and partially because I have been processing recent events and that Empty Nest Syndrome.
I dropped the computer off at a computer repair shop today (they quoted $23 under Geek Squad for those who are curious – just to look at the [...]

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Mother in Law????? Not Me

Levi and Kaci have been married for two days. Or three. I am not sure, because I was not invited to the wedding (there wasn’t one) and the only notification I got <ahem> was a “status” change on Facebook for the pair of them. They went from “engaged” to “married” to each other.
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Melancholy Garden

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It is the last full day of summer and this is my garden today.

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Silly Survey

I need something mindless tonight. so I borrowed this from Donna, Stephanie & April:
YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD!
Not as easy as you might think. Now copy  Change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to only use one word answers. Let me know if you’re doing one! I’d love [...]

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Orygun!

Terry wrote a comment back when I started this about how I ended up in Oregon. I returned to Winnemucca with time to spare on my Ameripass and no plan. I truly did not know where to go next and I didn’t want my pass to just run out. As it happened, I knew these [...]

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Fending for Myself – California!

The bus ride from Reno to Sacramento was short. O grabbed a front seat for two reasons: car sickness and this weirdo that was hanging out at the depot. I figured being up front would discourage him.
He sat down next to me. I sureptitiously moved the ring I was wearing to my left hand. He [...]

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Graduation

I made it to my then-best friend’s graduation in Winnemucca. I then caught a Greyhound to Reno, where I met my brother and we drove south to Ely. No bus traversed Hwy 50 in those days (probably not now, either), but my bro was always a good way to get from Reno to Ely and [...]

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Marathon

The time came to leave. I needed to leave because I did not wish to be burden to Mrs. Gaillard and because I had three days to make it to Winnemucca and my good friend’s graduation. And from Winnemucca, I needed to get to Ely for my sister’s graduation. That was to be followed by [...]

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Sheila and Sue

I picked an Express for sleeping. Fewer stops, and fewer mandatory layovers. When I wanted to see the country, a Local was great, but on this day in May, 1977, I wanted to sleep. I also wanted to be warm. The bus driver had the air conditioning cranked too high or I caught a chill. [...]

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Toronto

I do not know why I did not go to see one of the wonders of the North American Continent. I understand why I skipped the Grand Canyon: the bus didn’t exactly go there. But Niagara Falls? I’m pretty certain there was a Greyhound that got close enough to the falls for me to hike [...]

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