Trying out Wordpress

I created a blog at Wordpress with the hope that it will allow me to post from my iPad. I won’t know if it works until I can view the site from my desktop. For now, two entries are there. https://route8blog.wordpress.c...

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Giving a blank card would be OK, right?

I’ve been working on what I want to write in the card for Blaine. So far I’m happy with the first paragraph and a couple of sentences in the middle. This could turn into an all-nighter....

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Brain-dump draft

It’s a Valentine’s prep day. I’m baking a double batch of snickerdoodles for Blaine and working on his card. I didn't find a card I liked so I bought a blank one. I thought it would be nicer to write something myself. It isn't a large card and so far I have two handwritten pages. No need to panic, I'm telling myself. This is a brain-dump draft. I have time to cut and refine it. This morning I helped...

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Drilling

Mica went out to dinner with her brother, sister-in-law and Greg. “Ooh, is it serious? Is this the one? What’s next?” I fired at her when she told me and asked if I’d come by and walk and feed the little white dog. “Shut up,” she laughed. “Are you in love? When do you think you’ll take the next step?” “They will not ask any of that,” she said as if willing it to be true. “I’m going to text...

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High praise

Allison goes to the gym early on Saturdays. She invited me to meet her for coffee after. As much as I hated to leave the warm bed before 7:00, it was good for me to get going.A friend of Allison's stopped by the table to say hello. Allison asked her to sit and tell me about an issue she’s having with her dog. “Oh, no,” her friend said, eyes going big. “That isn’t…” she shook her head. Allison knew...

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That'll do

It was a beautiful, balmy afternoon to be about and about, no? Lunch with Susannah went well. It has been so long since the three of us have talked, we had a lot to catch up on. Susannah took control to ensure we covered as much ground as possible in an hour. Once she and Eve reported on developments in their lives, Susannah gave me one of her sidelong stink eyes. “Should I even bother asking...

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With reluctance

Something is going on with Susannah. She barely speaks to me or Eve these days. She did agree to let us take her out to lunch tomorrow to celebrate her birthday but it was with reluctance. The three of us have always been a team so I hate this. We'll see how tomorrow goes. Henry called this afternoon and talked for an hour. His reason for calling was to tell me the Spanish translation is still stalled....

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Power browsing

My brother’s birthday is Saturday. With sleet and snow forecasted for the next two days, today at noon seemed like the best time to start shopping. I picked up two of the three things he asked for (Amazon Prime will have to help with the last item), and I ordered a cake online. What’s left is to think of a couple of things he didn’t ask for but might like. I have no ideas. My best bet will be a...

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Breather

I left work on time tonight because I need a breather. It was snowing, a light fall of fluffy flakes. It would have been pretty but it's single-digit cold again. On Sunday it was 60 degrees so the unpleasantness is magnified. This Polar Vortex they’re yapping about should be named Bipolar Vortex given how up and down the temperatures are. ...

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Super dull

I’ve been working a lot and not much else. I tried to redesign our entire website in a week so I could activate the new template that we’ve been instructed to use. I thought I had until May to do this. Turns out they wanted the template in use by the end of January. I asked to have until today because while a lot of the existing pages will display OK inside the new template, a few significant ones...

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