Just seen its airport during a layover. Would love to see the city itself.
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…was over twenty-five years ago, when I was working at a large corporation. My job involved going over sales contracts and making sure everything was correct and there were no white-outs, no written-in amendments, no omitted signatures, etc. If the contract I was revewing was incorrect, I’d mark where changes needed to be made and return it to the sender initialed “PFT” — which I suppose read as though I were making a derisive sound with my lips.
Some people at the company began referring to me as “Paft.”
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Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?
I watch what I eat. I exercise. I have regular checkups, get vaccinated, drink moderately, avoid excessive naval-gazing. The usual.
None of that rises to a “strategy,” as if I were consulting maps, calcluating potential assaults, or deploying troops. “Strategy” has become one of those online words (like “curate”) used to invest everyday chores, personal or professional, with unwarranted dignity and heroism.
Brushing my teeth and drinking plenty of water is not a “strategy” that deserves a rousing soundtrack. -
…drinking wine, reading books and playing dominos by the pool.
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…on critical thinking and history in our schools.
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Enya, sometimes Vangelis, sometimes Rickie Lee Jones… depends on my mood and what I am writing.
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If I can, I play it at least an hour every day.
My second favorite is Mexican Train Dominos, which we play while visiting my brother and his family, sitting on the patio, sipping wine and noshing on chips. We’ve been doing it for about twenty years now. -
Foods I would “like to make?” Kind of like the goddess Demeter makes grains?
If this means dishes I like to prepare using foods I do not specifically conjure into being with my own divine hands, I make a good red beans and rice with beans, bacon, onions, tabasco, white vinegar, etc. And roast chicken on vegetables, using potatoes, lemons, carrots, celery, and poultry which I did not personally make but did purchase at the market. -
I love both, and we had both when I was growing up. As an adult I’ve always owned cats, but that’s because I’ve always lived in rented apartments, which are less likely to have a fenced yard.
Love cats. Love dogs. I like most fauna, including snakes and rodents, though I draw the line at them sneaking into my home without my permission. Then it’s up to the cat.
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…if I’m deep into writing a story, either literally typing or just thinking hard about it. Suddenly I’ll glance out the window over my desk and notice the sun is setting behind the bridge. Or, in the shower, I’ll wonder if I’d lathered and rinsed and repeated or just lathered and rinsed. Or I’ll look around and realize I am halfway up Russian Hill on Polk instead of halfway down Russian Hill on Hyde and apparently “missed” my favorite walk along the shoreline.
Been doing that since I was a kid. It drove my teachers crazy.
Pam Troy 