musings, memoir, life in the mountains

Just Thinking...

Just Thinking...
Location
Oregon,
Birthday
October 04
Bio
************************************************************************ My mind is all over the map, and so are my writings. I like to mix up styles, sometimes with photographs and illustrations, as I grow in this interesting dance with words, called writing. It's nice to have you come by...... ************************************************************************ I do reply to comments (unless I state otherwise on a specific post), it just may take me forever to do so ~ I am working on timeliness, but I can hear the snickers of those who know me well just for my using the word 'timely.' ************************************************************************To see all of my articles, just click on my name, 'Just Thinking...' and scroll. All words and photographs are mine, unless otherwise stated. ************************************************************************

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Salon.com
12:35AM
“" it's just a chemical storm that passes when it's run out of juice." Oh, I really like that, that will be helpful. : )”
About: plowed and planted, harvested and barren
11:45PM
“HI Sheila, thanks. Our family moved from N. Ca. to Georgia to be with my mother and Don once health issues began to surface for them -- we were there f…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
9:18PM
“Your "sketches" (ha!) are just amazing, that you went and hung out with the herons is too cool. The accents in white...the reaching beak, Dad…”
About: Herons X Heron
3:26PM
“...and Margaret, dead is just horribly forever and I'm sorry back -- thanks for making me feel like a worm : ) ...at least at some point when you want…”
About: What I'd Like To Know
3:18PM
“My thought about Art is: here's a veteran reporter (I think) who knows not only how to get a story, but how to get a reaction. The guy's 80+ years old…”
About: What I'd Like To Know
2:58PM
“rated -- for bringing Syria, in any form, as a topic to OS.”
About: Arab Deaths Don't Count
2:56PM
“traveler, I've noticed many top news stories that receive zero attention here on OS, while other top news everyone seems to post about it. "I'm no…”
About: Arab Deaths Don't Count
12:56PM
“I just don't know what to say... such excellent writing. I so appreciate you having found your way to Open Salon, you are a great addition here, Deborah…”
About: Let Me Tell You About That Girl
12:42PM
“You're the most together Don Quixote then, as I comment on your comment... Your job sounds so intense, Julie. Besides all the other stressors of today, p…”
About: what can I tell without telling?
May 29, 2012 01:17AM
“Hi Linda, and thanks for the hug! The thought suddenly grabbed me that this wanted to be written, it was time for this to be written...always glad to s…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 11:54PM
“Thank you, STATHI, you are always so kind : ) Rita, I was born 17 years after this brother, 10 and 8? years after my other siblings, so it was just a…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 10:37PM
“HI Mission, I like those photos too. That was where we went on holidays once a year or so, back to Mom's hometown...reunions always at the lake there,…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 09:57PM
“Thanks Fusun, froggy is right, that day did change all of our perspectives just a bit. We all need to be less numb to violence and war, I think. Nice t…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 05:45PM
“Thanks for coming by, Bell. It was the first time I really 'got' Memorial Day... BTW, I just fall in love with your avatar every time I see it. What a c…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 05:42PM
“Hey, firechick, thanks! I got a spontaneous wild hair to write about this very thing I remember every year...we all felt a little sick that day about t…”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 05:17PM
“froggy: I don't think that game was ever played again. Thanks for coming by ~ (Okay, I'm almost ready to leave, oh impatient family ! : ))”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 05:07PM
“A Memorial Day afternoon remembering... off to walk around town with my family who has been impatiently waiting for me to finish this : )”
About: Fighter Planes, Video Games, and my Brother's Father
May 28, 2012 12:57PM
“Oh, clever Arthur. Nice party you threw over the weekend. Did you have fun getting everyone over here with your title/party invitation OS style? I had f…”
About: Combating the OS Plague Known as Safe_Bet's Amy
May 28, 2012 12:42PM
“Freebird AND Sweet Home Alabama? Woohoo! This is a holiday! -- remembering you, my brother's father I never met who died while flying a fighter plane..…”
About: With this song, your holiday is now complete...
May 28, 2012 01:12AM
“...and PW, yes. Blowsy is good. What I first thought : )”
About: What I'd Like To Know
May 28, 2012 01:01AM
“@ brassawe: Ha! That was hilarious. SJC. Your older 'three joints' piece, something like that, keeps nudging me to post my funny (and ancient) high on…”
About: What I'd Like To Know
May 28, 2012 12:53AM
“omg, Candace! Absolutely agree with your feelings here, and in her piece it was the bond those siblings all have that made me feel so touched, and a bit…”
About: The Infinite Value of the Hug
May 28, 2012 12:51AM
“I love how you write, L. From "It was a grand hodgepodge of blended families, ex-spouses, new spouses and best friends." on, I was transporte…”
About: The Infinite Value of the Hug
May 27, 2012 11:56PM
“Ahh, PW, thank you for the hand-pat and my current smile. I was *actually* concerned I'd seem asexual or frigid, that I sounded like sex didn't occur to…”
About: What I'd Like To Know
May 27, 2012 11:37PM
“STATHI, I just love your rich interior, the way you choose your words to convey your welling heart. Excellent photos as well, they add a nice touch her…”
About: WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES...
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