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Black and blue wardrobe needs enlightenment
It happened twice last week. Some would probably blame it on aging. I refuse to do so. I’m not getting older, just better, or that’s what AARP tells me and I believe them. I blame IT on the lengt...
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Stuck in a sticky situation
Sticky situations are extremely uncomfortable, be they mental or physical. I got stuck in a sticky situation last week, and it was all physical. The week started with a sticky situation when the d...
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My computer did it! Not me!
The boss is out in Las Vegas this week, attending the Consumer Electronics Show, a big high-tech new products thing. He’ll be home by the time this hits the streets, and that may be where he’ll fin...
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Happy tails…er…tales to tell
Sadly, some of my friends and family members recently lost their best little buddies, their dogs. In spite of long searches during the days, and long nights full of tears, these pet lovers have ac...
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The Joys of Grandparenting
A best friend, and grandmother too, and I often exclaim how great being a grandma is. This Christmas I even got to welcome a great-grandchild — beautiful Chevelle — to the holiday, which absolutely...
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Stumbles and bumbles on the way to Christmas
The big day is here! Merry Christmas to everyone. So many different experiences have lead up to this day. The season started out with Christmas songs stuck in our heads. Linda C., Your TIMES phot...
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Making the list, and checking it too much!
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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If Santa Claus really made a list, and checked it twice, then I’ve got him beat. OK, I admit the list may have been checked a few too many times, and has become just a tinch ragged. I noticed that...
The Hectic Holiday Hassle
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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It seems I and my friends in The Lunch Bunch may be badly affected by what I have dubbed the Hectic Holiday Hassle. It’s a new disease moniker that means: —We have Christmas shopped til we droppe...
The Cat Attack
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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Cats are acrobats. No question about that. But I sure didn’t want to be included in my cat’s acrobatic antics last week. It was just a little thing that caused the antics. Just a drop or two on th...
Hello fall footwear, or I love boots
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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Hello fall. I love fall for several reasons. I love to watch when a warm fall breeze tickles the leaves from the trees, which then drift across my view from the living room window. The fall of fal...
All shook up…enough!
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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Good Grief! Stop the shaking! Oklahoma may have some quirky weather, but earthquakes and tornadoes on the same day is a little too much, O.K.? Our state’s state song, appropriately “Oklahoma,” do...
The mouse in the bathtub
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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There’s a mouse in my house. But when you live in the country, there’s always at least one mouse in the house. That’s why we have house cats. But house cats can sometimes worsen the situation. Las...
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