So Many Movies and Only Lists of 50 (or 51)

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 20 May 2021 20 May 2021

By Elaine Carlson

Who thinks James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) starring Arnold

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Surviving A Bug Invasion

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 12 May 2021 12 May 2021

By Elaine Carlson

"Yeah Gawds, What do I have here?" I said to myself one Saturday morning.

What I had was a

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The Soap Opera of My Life

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 05 May 2021 05 May 2021

By Elaine Carlson

"Life is all about balance," Sandy Fussell said. "Since I have only one leg, I

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Do You Know How To Deliver A Baby?

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 28 April 2021 28 April 2021

A Short Story by Elaine Carlson

 She was pretty sure this was the house. The dispatcher told her they

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Is This Plane Broken?

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 21 April 2021 21 April 2021

Short Story by Elaine Carlson

"I feel uncomfortable with this helicopter."

Ye, gads what is this

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A Little Bit On How I Keep Busy During This Pandemic

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 14 April 2021 14 April 2021

By Elaine Carlson

I have been grateful for the opinions of regular folks on books, rice cookers,

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An On The Road Experience

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 07 April 2021 07 April 2021

By Elaine Carlson

I was driving through Missouri on my way back to Silver City from a convention I

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A Memoir From Childhood

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 31 March 2021 31 March 2021

By Elaine Carlson

I don't remember much about that visit other than seeing what looked like

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I Wish There Was More "Begin Shipping Immediately"

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 24 March 2021 24 March 2021

By Elaine Carlson

On their Official Website the New Mexico Department of Health claims that as of

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Compelling (or not so) Compelling Mysteries

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 17 March 2021 17 March 2021

By Elaine Carlson

Recently I began to think that I have been living through a Nancy Drew Mystery.

When I was

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We Just Don't Have to Blame Those Big Guys

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 10 March 2021 10 March 2021

Elaine Carlson

This week I got an email telling me I have to pay $299 for a Windows Fraud

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Brr!! Its Been Cold Here!

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 10 March 2021 10 March 2021

Editor's Note: Apologies for not posting last week when it was sent. Too many things happening

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Going To An Attorney

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 24 February 2021 24 February 2021

Another Short Story
By Elaine Carlson

"Are you really married?" Gosh dang, he almost seemed to be

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Ongoing Conversations --- A Good Idea

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 17 February 2021 17 February 2021

By Elaine Carlson

"Playing the 'Star-Spangled Banner' at sporting events has become an empty

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Will Get Some Food for the Ladies

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 10 February 2021 10 February 2021

By Elaine Carlson

It was more than a year ago when my husband Brad told me, "Emma died."

Emma was

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Important on More Than Just One Day

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 03 February 2021 03 February 2021

By Elaine Carlson

It is well known that a woman gave the Presidential Oath of Office to Vice

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Perseverance, Justice, Technology

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 27 January 2021 27 January 2021

By Elaine Carlson

Yesterday when I was checking the news, I saw this headline --- “Keyon Harrold Writing

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"It's A New Day"

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 21 January 2021 21 January 2021

By Elaine Carlson

Today we are having our county's "59th Presidential Inauguration." We have all

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Watching Too Much Crime TV – A Short Story

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 13 January 2021 13 January 2021

By Elaine Carlson

“One was the only person in his small town to survive the Black Death.”

“What did he

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It Is Dr. Jill Biden for Me

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 24 December 2020 24 December 2020

By Elaine Carlson

 Once a person called the office of Albert Einstein and asked for an appointment to

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It's A Wonderful Time

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 16 December 2020 16 December 2020

By Elaine Carlson

Once back in December 1992 or January 1993 I was out running errands when I ran

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Nope – Neither My Cat nor I Did That!

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 09 December 2020 09 December 2020

By Elaine Carlson

In one of my favorite "Doonesbury" cartoons Gerry Trudeau has Duke running a

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I Had a Lovely Thanksgiving

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 04 December 2020 04 December 2020

By Elaine Carlson

My husband Brad fixed our Thanksgiving Dinner. One of my thanks was for a good

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Not Exactly a Nice Person

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 25 November 2020 25 November 2020

A Short Story by Elaine Carlson

"The police brought in the body last night about six — I can get

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Rebecca – I Am Not Mad at You!

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Category: A Little Bit from Elaine A Little Bit from Elaine
Published: 18 November 2020 18 November 2020

By Elaine Carlson

I am grateful our public library has Curb Side Pickup. It is nice we can check

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