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SimpleSugar's Blogs in November 2009

deja vu
Our Autumn leaves were pretty for about 3 hours. Now, they are a rusted out shade of brown that reminds me of funeral homes. Fall is on it’s last leg- winter is peaking around the corner. “You are being ridiculous” the voice in my head says. “You should just keep......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-01 10:53:14 | Rating:

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WAITING
She sits quietly at her desk staring intently at her phone. Every night when he calls her to tell her goodnight he promises to call her again the next morning. His morning calls have start to come later and later. She knows this is not a reflection on their relationship. Work has become......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-05 18:18:23 | Rating:

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TO TIP OR NOT TO TOP
I am curious if this is something that is just happening in my area. The people at the drive thru have been getting snotty with me when I actually take back my change. McDonald’s Wendy’s just average fast food places. The total is 8.15- I hand the woman a 10 and 15......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-05 18:23:55 | Rating:

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The Morning After
He had to work late on Friday night. He called me Friday morning to tell me where he was headed. As soon as I heard the route I knew our Friday night date plans would be canceled. I am not going to lie. I was disappointed and a little disgusted. Our dating life has quickly descended to the......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-08 09:31:37 | Rating:

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The Last Time
I was thinking about the last time Grandma A stayed the night at our house on Christmas eve. I was a teenager. My dad had several brothers and sisters in the area- it was always a huge secret argument about where Grandma A would spend the night Christmas Eve. She was a very unhappy negative......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-08 10:40:33 | Rating:

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THE QUIET ONE
She stands at the back of the group like always. He is consciously aware of her presence. He gracefully sweeps an arm around her waist and brings her into the center of the group. His daughter continually tries to insert herself between the two of them. The girlfriend is patient. She......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-08 20:19:35 | Rating:

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Do you Love Him
“Do you love him?” She asked. The girl pondered the question for awhile and shrugged. “Sure”. “Sure? What kind of answer is that? It doesn’t sound very convincing.” The girl turned to face her friend. The cool breeze blew her red-brown......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-14 07:31:59 | Rating:

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STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS ALONE
It had been unseasonably warm the past few weeks. It did not feel like our usual fall. By this time in any ordinary year we would have had inches of snow on the ground here in the Highlands. The winds that come each year to usher in our cold weather had been suspiciously absent. That is, until......Read More