Have You Seen This Man? And other Miscellany

JUST WONDERING IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS GUY RECENTLY. I realize that old T.J. doesn't 'circulate' much these days, but I'm doing my best to keep him visible. The $2 bill is my tip of choice at coffee shops and other such places. I've been doing it for years as a sort of schtick, and this …

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Putting the P.I.E. Together

IT'S BEEN A QUIET FEW DAYS at the Fitness at 50 household, primarily because I'm spending a lot of time writing. It's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and my goal this month is a novel, from scratch, of at least 50,000 words. I'm trying for an average of 2,000 words per day, which is tough …

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New Novel and Nouveaux Chocolats

WELL, RATS. Today's weather was sunny and warm, with some fall color still out there to be seen, and I was stuck at home with some kind of bug. I could have gone for my Wednesday run with PR Fitness, but decided not to push it, with Aikido and the downtown Public Art Awareness Run …

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Cooking Up a Storm

THE BIG EXCITEMENT AROUND HERE LATELY was the tornado that hit Dexter, MI late Thursday afternoon.  While no one was seriously hurt, thank God, a number of homes were damaged or destroyed. The storm made national news, and many of our friends called to check on us. The worst of the storm passed north of our house …

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