Tag Archives: Fred Prout

Cruise Control

by Fred Prout Sometimes your life seems to go in one direction. Always forward. A super highway. Doing things. Going places. People. We collect people. And places. Like a bee collects pollen. Life on cruise control. New places. Different people. … Continue reading

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The Case of the Kidnapped Housekeepers

One thing’s for certain at The Home For Senior Delinquents. Every day is a new adventure. Breakfast this morning. We have a buffet breakfast that starts at eight am. Some of our folks get there ten to fifteen minutes early, … Continue reading

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An Early Thanksgiving Story (with many versus)

By Fred Prout I’ve been quiet for a while. Among other reasons, I fell in love. Yeah, that too, but I also fell in love with last year’s Thanksgiving Story. I’ve tried and tried to put pen to paper but, … Continue reading

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Psychic Strings

A recent conversation with T Rex. About weirdness, coincidence and who knows what. “I Was never going to tell this story. It is a 100% true account of, probably, the weirdest event of my life. I didn’t want to share … Continue reading

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Life is a Circus

Everybody loves the circus. Nonstop fun and excitement. Danger too. There’s a good reason the trapeze artists have a safety net. No matter how many years of practice, pain and sweat trying to be one unit, a team, they are … Continue reading

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Squirrel Droppings #2 or “BUT WHERE DO I PUT…?”

–by Fred Prout Sometimes life gets in the way of living. Sometimes stuff gets in the way of other stuff and pushes some of that other stuff aside. For a while, anyway. Sometimes it ain’t all about you, Bucko, so, … Continue reading

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I DID WHAT???

By Fred Prout Sometimes the most frustrating and aggravating situations can turn into fun stories. Ordinary, every day chores can get you so mad you have to work hard to find the funny side. An eye doctor’s appointment that went … Continue reading

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Pass Hope Along

By Fred Prout The after church crowd has dwindled down to T Rex (fka Thomas King) and yours truly. Shirley Shewill comes over coffee pot in hand. T and I have been yakking about things in general. Particularly some of … Continue reading

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Screaming Silence

By Fred Prout They don’t make noise. You can walk in the door and not hear a thing. Maybe you can feel a presence. But no sound. The footpads on the carpet are silent. You close the door and feel … Continue reading

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Squirrel Droppings: Diaper Rash or Mindful Movement Inbox

By Fred Prout Random musings on the vagaries of life. I understand that as you mature (a condition I resist with all my being) stuff happens to your body. In the past, I have recounted a few previous run ins with … Continue reading

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