Monthly Archives: October 2011

Chapters 7-9: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Prior chapters of the Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery are filed in the Murder Mystery category   Chapter 7 The police station was actually not far from Ralph and Fanny’s. The city had gotten a good deal on the empty … Continue reading

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Unfinished Business

I have been on a math kick recently, having rediscovered math in last year’s experiment in retaking the SATs after a 40 year hiatus. (See prior posts filed under “SAT Experience.”)  A previous essay described my quest to finally understand why … Continue reading

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Grokking It

Grok: to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed—to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science. ——– Last year’s experience of retaking … Continue reading

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Bury the Habit

A couple of weeks ago I spent a very entertaining Sunday evening at a church social that included an after dinner comedienne discussing the foibles of empty nesting. At the end of the presentation, the comedienne announced a trivia contest … Continue reading

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Chapter 6 Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Prior chapters are filed in the Murder Mystery category.   As I drove back down the canyon, I tried to recreate the conversation and find the little lie.   That was often the first and best clue to a case.  No relationship … Continue reading

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Chapter 5 Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Prior chapters are filed in the Murder Mystery category.   I went home, showered and changed to get that bedraggled look out of my eyes.  I had learned over the years that clients expect a certain look out of a … Continue reading

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Chapter 4 Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Prior chapters are in the Murder Mystery category.   I got in the car and took a quick peek inside the purse, hoping to find a cell phone or address book.  A driver’s license would be nice.  There was such … Continue reading

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Chapter 3 Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Prior chapters can be found in the murder mystery category. Laurel and Greenbay was just on the outskirts of the business center where it abutted the college campus.  This area included the usual array of college business, an all night … Continue reading

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