Author Archives: sputterpub

Unmasked

Posted on May 15, 2021 by sputterpub

For 14 months, I had to wear a maskwhenever I encountered someone strangeon walks or if engaged in any taskoutside my own address. The recent changein health advice expands my willing rangeand happiness – I’m walking feeling free.Relief and comfort … Continue reading →

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Bias

Posted on May 14, 2021 by sputterpub

The Hasids were a splinter group at first,who added song and dance – so I was taught –but grew in time so rigid, now they’re cursedwith viral ignorance and magic thought.I see in Protestants a simile.The radical reflected in their … Continue reading →

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A Meeting with the Care Team

Posted on May 13, 2021 by sputterpub

Today’s a new experience for me.I’ve been so fortunate to reach this agewithout till now the grim necessityto meet a team about a loved one’s care.At 2 p.m. my bro and I will seethe therapists and docs who treat our … Continue reading →

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FWIW (para lo que vale)

Posted on May 12, 2021 by sputterpub

No resolution ever worked for me.I mean, I’ve made some changes now and then,but never were they triggered verbally,supported by a rite, or sealed Amen.And May the 5th was never naturallyoccasion for commemorating whenan oath is made. But I’ll try, … Continue reading →

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Stats

Posted on May 11, 2021 by sputterpub

So even if the questions aren’t skewed,and even when results are honestlyreported, the conclusions must be viewedas only pertinent to massive groups.Statistics just apply to magnitude –when stuck on individuals, they fade.But managed health care seems to go for crude … Continue reading →

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To recovery verify here:

Posted on May 10, 2021 by sputterpub

I know a computer programmer,who turned himself into a scammer.But truly the fact’she’s no good at syntax,and now the dude’s bound for the slammer.

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Exit Laughing

Posted on May 9, 2021 by sputterpub

My best friend leaves me,busy at what she loved most.She exits laughing.

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Calling All Cousins

Posted on May 8, 2021 by sputterpub

My parents were the youngest of their sibs.My dad had older sisters (numbered four).For Mom there’s near nine years between the cribsher sister and herself were put in. SureI have some cousins, but they’re all those yearsahead of what my … Continue reading →

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Mat

Posted on May 7, 2021 by sputterpub

The moment I awoke I raised the blindas usual, to garden-start the day.My vision snagged on novelty – the kindI can’t ignore and don’t adore. What’s newis just a mat outside a door, designedto clash with every natural garden hue.The … Continue reading →

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ICU

Posted on May 6, 2021 by sputterpub

Our mom caught Covid and we’re all in shock(she had the shots and mostly she behaved).She’s in the ICU, and that’s a blockto seeing her. The diagnosis gaveus reason for the falls and the fatiguethat led her kids to worry … Continue reading →

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