Notes from Around the Block- Olive the trees have olives
- Wanda Hickey and the Frog Pond
- A recently discovered DNA thread: forwarding news articles
- A Bride in Blue
- The Gates to a President’s Hell: Water and the IRS
- Marriage in Oxymoronica
- The Present Moment
- If your life were a book
- From the mouths of old babes
- The Atlanta Teachers’ Onion, then and now
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Rainbow Tractor
by cheri block You may recall our purchase of a new John Deere tractor last year. She has performed splendidly, enabling the Judge to drag tree branches all over the property. Her warranty is still fresh; her paint still vibrant; … Continue reading
Posted in My photography, People
Tagged 1st person, Bob, description, men, photography, the Judge
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The Internet: A Good Place to be Anonymous
by cheri block sabraw One of the most serious problems with the Internet is that it is bulging with anonymity. (You’ll remember last month’s disclosure that a popular lesbian blogger followed lovingly by many lesbians was, in fact, a man.) … Continue reading
Ten Dollars on Number 2 to Win in the 7th Race
by cheri block My Great-Uncle Mike was a bookie in Oakland in the early part of the last century. As the story goes, his sister Fanny, my paternal grandmother, asked him to place a bet at Golden Gate Fields only … Continue reading
Posted in My childhood, Writing and Teaching
Tagged childhood, Dad, description, horse racing, Joe, Judge Blah, Secretariat
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Freedom to be a French West Highland White Terrier
by cheri block Ahhh….the certainty of it all, here in Aix-en-Provence! Our prices are set. Negotiations? Find the market place, you tightwad. Ours is a shop of fine Egyptian linens and Italian shoes. And just to make sure you understand … Continue reading
Tagged 1st person, Aix-en-Provence, freedom, The French
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