During a recent road trip, I became aware that I was seeing the passing scenes in threesomes. Three geese. Three picnic tables. Three goats. Why wasn't I noticing foursomes and twosomes? My mind roamed around until I found my answer--the power of three I'd learned in writing classes. How a repetition of three--words, short sentences, …
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Marrying John Deere
In my current sort-the-stored-boxes life, I found an official note on a 5 ½” x 8 ½” sheet of slightly yellowed paper: "YOUR WEIGHT at the 1975 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR 001190 11:15AM Au 09 75 Compliments of the Department of Agriculture." So in 35 years, I've gained 35 pounds. A pound a year. A pound …