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To Make a Short Story Long

By Jimmy Johnson

I’ve used up what creative time I had this morning struggling with software. This oldie from October, 2001, is all I have for now. Maybe tomorrow will be better!

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12 responses to “To Make a Short Story Long”

  1. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    I think you already wrote this post! :-p

    I am sitting at my desk trying to work, but they have brought in the food for the Thanksgiving Luncheon. I have lost 14 lbs in 7 weeks and am right on track. But the aromas are driving me crazy this morning! I intend to eat well but no desserts today. Tonight will be a light meal. But exceeding the calorie goal every once in while isn’t a problem as long as it isn’t every single day.

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  3. emb Avatar
    emb

    Steve, Amen, but from now through Dec., every single day becomes a problem.
    Side, Thanks, but lack of water was not the problem. The leftover fettuccini was plenty wet. Al dente pasta regards reheating as just that much more cooking, so it becomes glue. Still tasted good. Peace,

    1. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

      I was pretty successful dieting at this time of year seven years ago. I enjoy turkey but not a big fan of the other options on Thanksgiving, including dessert. Christmas can be trickier as I love the candy and cookies that go along with it. I intend to walk every day from the 21st until the end of the year and try to make a pig of myself.

  4. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Since Momma Bear has heard my stories for 50+ years she rolls her eyes
    even when I tell them to someone that has never heard them. 🙂

    1. Old Bear Avatar
      Old Bear

      She even knows the shoe stories 😀

  5. Steve in the Isle of Wight Avatar
    Steve in the Isle of Wight

    It occurs to me that if Moses had given Pharoah a computer, the Children of Israel would have been off by the weekend, and he wouldn’t have had to bother with all those frogs and stuff.

  6. DJJG Avatar
    DJJG

    Janis almost looks like a Disney character! Those eyes!

  7. Rick Avatar
    Rick

    So Arlo has run out of stories and starts to make some up. Is this how Arlo becomes a writer in his retirement?

  8. Crab in Grapeland Avatar
    Crab in Grapeland

    Still fighting with the software? My bank seems to be having the same problems. wonder if it’s the same stuff.

  9. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    As I‘ve mentioned before, every time our software vendor at work announced “upgrades and improvements”, I always wanted to put in for a 30-day vacation. Improvements…hah!

  10. TruckerRon Avatar

    My biggest computer complaint of late is Windows 10’s insistence on doing background updates when I log in each morning (it’s a shared computer with other proctors and instructors). Why can’t Windows allow me to tell it when to update? To walk into the testing center in the morning, log in, and then have the computer be incredibly slow for several minutes (up to 20 so far) before I can take control of the students’ workstations is ridiculous.