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A Love Affair with the Freeway

Very nice, Terence. Very nice indeed.
— February 14, 2013 3:56 p.m.

A Grant Writer's Story

Well, thank you everyone. No kiddin', I got goosebumps when I read your kind comments. I'm flattered that you liked the blog, and that you took the time to say so. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Skip
— September 28, 2011 5:02 p.m.

Flicker of Recognition

Flicker was a wonderful read. Tight, bouncy, a twist here and there, and some surprises. And toned with optimism and a sense of adventure. I liked the piece a lot, and look forward to more.
— September 26, 2010 11:08 a.m.

MY FAREWELL SPEECH

Thanks again Ms. Grant, Refried Gringo, Anti Gee Kess, Founder, Nan and Mr. Breese. Your compliments mean a lot to me. Weird, huh, all those removals. I noticed last spring that some of the harshest critics were suddenly no longer active. Perhaps they were trying to get back in, but were foiled? Oh well, let's see what happens next. Skip
— September 26, 2010 10:53 a.m.

MY FAREWELL SPEECH

Thank you, Ms. Nan.
— September 9, 2010 8:45 p.m.

Guidelines

Bravas! More, please, from both of you. A shame that people don't know these truths intuitively. That they have to be told. Rhina: "It should be something close — a field, a man, a line of verse, a mouth, a child asleep — that feels like the world’s heart since time began." How simple and obvious. How irrefutably true. Yet, so unfortunately missed. And nan: "And still the heart was one." How simple and obvious. How irrefutably true. Yet, so unfortunately missed. Your beautiful poem exposes the regrets of reality. Life's lessons in poetry are verse as good as it gets. Thank you both.
— September 9, 2010 8:40 p.m.

MY FAREWELL SPEECH

Thanks, RFG and MsGrant (comments #4 and #6) for clarification. Sounds like your coming on the piece was only happenstance, when I thought maybe you had little pings on your computers that alerted you to new stuff. And thank you Anti-gee-kess for the compliment and the smiling face, and poet Founder for the haiku. We know it's our due, but when asked to continue, we gladly thank you. And nan. I will admit that sometimes the hardest clerk work at the Census Bureau was finding work. And I do seem to be stuck on the poignancy wheel, when someday I really want to write something hilarious. Lastly, I also will admit that RFG's bread crumbs often lead me to the best fruit, too. 有難うございます。 Skip
— August 12, 2010 8:28 p.m.

MY FAREWELL SPEECH

Comments #1 and #2 (MsGrant and Refriedgringo), thank you and thank you. BTW, how do you guys read these entries so quickly, like less than an hour after posting? I ask in both gratitude and admiration. Skip
— August 10, 2010 9:46 p.m.

Grub on the Run

When interviewing for the story, I asked about the previous vendor, the fellow in the green trailer whose morning coffee I always looked forward to, and was "told" it was his choice to vacate because he wanted to have a place nearer his home. Supposedly, his trailer snack bar is now in operation on the corner of a gas station in El Cajon. Anyway, that's what I was told. Burritos, by the way, are $4.50 at the new Station Shop. But I don't know how long they have been in the freezer. Coffee is $1.25, and is pretty good.
— January 1, 2010 4:57 p.m.

CREDIT CARD BOB

Thanks for the comment, Burwell, and for the settlement advice. Sure adds bargaining power to my get-out-of-debt ambitions. And I've noticed that when I mention the bankruptcy option, suddenly debt collectors offer payoff terms much more favorable. But right now I don't even have the wherewithal to settle 20 cents on the dollar. Even more pathetic, I am still in the frame of mind that I should pay back the money I spent. (Perhaps noble, perhaps self-defeating, perhaps both.) All I'm asking for is a cessation of harassment and a little more time.
— January 1, 2010 4:25 p.m.