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musings on the fly 

May the 4th Be With You!

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  It’s one of the greatest debates of our time, and has wounded and sometimes destroyed relationships.   I always get anxious when I meet someone new, because I know sooner or later, this question will surface. I always try to ask the inevitable question early on, because then and only then will I know if the relationship can progress.   “What is your favorite Star Wars movie?”   If my potential beau replies with any of Episodes I thru III, the chances of the relationship progressing are slim – especially…

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Alone & Rockin’ it!

Laura Bock, , , , 1 Comment

I’m sitting in my living room in one of my beloved Hello Kitty t-shirts and a pair of colorful knee socks, eating peanut butter out of an almost empty jar with a spoon; I am finding that this is one of the many joys of living alone. Let me interject here that I don’t care that I’m almost 42 and still wearing Hello Kitty – I’ll rock the shit out of it at any age thank-you-very-much.   I’m not going to make excuses for wearing things that are, as Mom-ster…

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Distraction: Let Go or be Dragged

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  I am very distracted today.   I cannot seem to focus on my writing that I came here to work on – all I want to do is sit here and people watch in this coffeehouse that has become my home every Saturday. From the cute little college alterna-chicks in their funky outfits to the group of men bicyclists that just walked in, dressed in their tight-in-all-the-right-places biker shorts. It’s a cacophony of visual and aural delights.   Yes indeed, today is all about distraction from my writing projects.…

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