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Who’s Bon Jovi?

Me: So who’s your favorite band? The Maker: My favorite band is Dad’s band. Me: Yeah, I like it too. What’s your favorite song right now? The Maker (singing): …on a steel horse I ride Both of us: I’m wanted (wanted) dead or alive. Me: That’s Bon Jovi. The Maker: Dad sings that song. Me: [...]

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Saturday Schedule

9:30 am: drop off The Maker at his basketball game 10:30 am: drop off The First and his two friends at the mall 11 am: pick up The Maker from his basketball game Noon: shop for groceries, including snacks for The Ice’s basketball game 1:15 pm: drop off The Ice at his basketball game 2:30 [...]

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One of My Earliest Stupid Ideas, and How It Turned Out

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Watching “Salem’s Lot” while babysitting at home one night. Yep. Here’s the basic timeline of events. 1975: I was ten years old when the “Salem’s Lot” book came out. I read it, so I should have known better than to watch the movie. Alone. At night. 1979: The made for TV movie came out. I [...]

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Whatever Happened to Macaroni?

Pasta is sooo ten minutes ago. Tonight the Maker gave me this special necklace to wear. It features (you guessed it) six (his age) shiny tabs pried from coke cans (Or as they say up north: soda cans. Down here, all fizzy drinks are cokes. If you want to specify which kind of coke, you [...]

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