Pamela Capone's Blog, page 11
October 25, 2020
Manners
Manners Yesterday on the San Juan Creek Trail bike path coming back from Doheny, I came up behind an elderly woman in a dress ambling along the concrete river bed. From the back, she was a dead ringer for my late grandma Josephine. Same frame, same manner—and most striking was that beautiful silver bun ... Read more
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October 12, 2020
Difference Makers for Little Details
Difference Makers for Little Details I’ve always assumed the family was seated all together on the pew, in that Wednesday night church service in San Fernando Valley, California. When the minister said there was a local family in need, and asked if anyone could take “the baby” home (18- month-old me), I thought my ... Read more
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October 9, 2020
Has God Faded?
Has God Faded? Far from the crowds and on a dirt path along the ocean, I was riding just south of the San Clemente pier yesterday when I saw “Save 2020.” You’re telling me, I thought, 2020 is a mess. (Just when I thought it couldn’t get much worse, my dad—on his 91s ... Read more
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October 2, 2020
Meeting My Muse
Meeting My Muse I was so excited, I forgot about my mask. This is Vijay. Ever since I wrote about him in one of my stories, I’ve hoped to cross paths with him so that I could say hello. Today, as I was finishing up my ride and not far from home, I ... Read more
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September 25, 2020
He Doesn’t Know Any of it Yet
He Doesn’t Know Any of it Yet My grandson knows that, recently, he couldn’t go outside for ten days or so because of the toxic air quality from the horrendous wildfires. He looked up into the sky so high and said it was “Sooooo smoky.” The sky is better now, thank God. ... Read more
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September 17, 2020
The People You’re Not Exactly Nuts About
The People You’re Not Exactly Nuts About I’m not liking people very much lately. It’s not all people, but a healthy chunk. And those in that chunk who had already bugged me before “lately”? They really bug me a lot right now. I blame it mostly on the train wreck that has been ... Read more
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September 14, 2020
You’ve Got Your Nerve Endings
You’ve Got Your Nerve Endings This morning, I gave my mom a test drive with this scalp massager (pictured). My dad was two feet away sans hearing aid, watching the news with the volume cranked, which rendered him oblivious to the happy groans from mom. So, from behind and without warning, I applied this ... Read more
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September 7, 2020
Soul Goal
Soul Goal I saw a meme today with a photo of Robin Williams and an imbedded quote below his face. This means, of course, Robin actually said these words, right? What’s more likely true is that some random dude took all of five minutes to create this meme in a program like Canva, and then ... Read more
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August 16, 2020
Red Balloon and Such Things
Red Balloon and Such Things I woke up this morning to the sound of my own laughter. That hasn’t happened in a while. My dreams lately have been reflections of our troubled world and they don’t awaken me with a smile, it’s more often with a fright. Today was different. It...
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August 5, 2020
It’ll Go Away Like Things Go Away
It’ll Go Away Like Things Go Away Today in the Costco parking lot, I experienced parking space road rage. If you saw the 1991 film, “Fried Green Tomatoes,” you might remember the Kathy Bates kerfuffle in the parking lot. I still have no idea why the woman went off on me today. None of...
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