Lessons in the Key of Life
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Comment from Diana L Crawford
So this is the last I needed to read to catch up! It looks like I did see the ones after this! I loved every story! This car, the black witch hat, the fire hose - you are truly a wonderful entertainer on so many levels!
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2019
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So this is the last I needed to read to catch up! It looks like I did see the ones after this! I loved every story! This car, the black witch hat, the fire hose - you are truly a wonderful entertainer on so many levels!
Comment Written 06-Jul-2019
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2019
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What a lovely review! Thank you, Diana. I so totally appreciate your having read all the chapters I've posted so far. You're as sweet as life gets. xo
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xoxo
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
That has to be the best ever car story! lol, it could only happen to you, Rachelle. Cars do have their little quirks, and like to let us know who owns who! As for the first one, all those nice people hitting your poor 'minding it's own business' car! What a cheek! Another lovely story, my friend. :) Sandra xxxx
reply by the author on 28-Jun-2019
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That has to be the best ever car story! lol, it could only happen to you, Rachelle. Cars do have their little quirks, and like to let us know who owns who! As for the first one, all those nice people hitting your poor 'minding it's own business' car! What a cheek! Another lovely story, my friend. :) Sandra xxxx
Comment Written 28-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 28-Jun-2019
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Thanks, Sandra. I always love your reviews. xo
Comment from rama devi
I just LOVE your wit, dear. And the pacing is perfect!
Enjoyed this romp of a write.
NOTES:
Great opening about the car-impressions (pun included).
No space before or after dashes:
On eleven --count 'em, eleven-- different occasions,
LOL:
But, as with other close relationships, the traits that one adores at the beginning can be the same traits that make one crazy by the end. If I'm fair, though, I have to admit that a big part of my disillusionment with Star happened because I didn't let her go when I should have, and she retaliated.
Now that is some mighty clever personification---like extended metaphor. Hilarious!
Six star for wit, creativity and entertainment. Disaster style!
Love,
rd
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2019
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I just LOVE your wit, dear. And the pacing is perfect!
Enjoyed this romp of a write.
NOTES:
Great opening about the car-impressions (pun included).
No space before or after dashes:
On eleven --count 'em, eleven-- different occasions,
LOL:
But, as with other close relationships, the traits that one adores at the beginning can be the same traits that make one crazy by the end. If I'm fair, though, I have to admit that a big part of my disillusionment with Star happened because I didn't let her go when I should have, and she retaliated.
Now that is some mighty clever personification---like extended metaphor. Hilarious!
Six star for wit, creativity and entertainment. Disaster style!
Love,
rd
Comment Written 19-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 20-Jun-2019
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Thank you for this review, as well, Rama. When I professional like you thinks I'm on course, that is encouraging beyond words. xo
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YAY! :-))) xxoo
Comment from Debbie Pope
Yeah, you definitely need the right car to make an impression. You are such a wallflower yourself. People might forget you.
Seriously, you do need a jazzy car to fit your personality. I'd be curious to know what you drive now.
You've been hit eleven times? What happened to the Saxman luck? (I just had to ask that) Seriously, I can see why it happens if you have to park in the driveway. People think nothing is behind them and don't look.
I love you car with it's own mind. I had a car that would restart itself after I turned it off. It was my favorite car ever, and I drove it to death.
Obviously, I enjoyed your post immensely.
reply by the author on 19-Jun-2019
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Yeah, you definitely need the right car to make an impression. You are such a wallflower yourself. People might forget you.
Seriously, you do need a jazzy car to fit your personality. I'd be curious to know what you drive now.
You've been hit eleven times? What happened to the Saxman luck? (I just had to ask that) Seriously, I can see why it happens if you have to park in the driveway. People think nothing is behind them and don't look.
I love you car with it's own mind. I had a car that would restart itself after I turned it off. It was my favorite car ever, and I drove it to death.
Obviously, I enjoyed your post immensely.
Comment Written 18-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 19-Jun-2019
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Hey, you're RIGHT!! Saxman Luck has let me down ELEVEN times!! wth!!
Now I drive a new, tasteful black Camry. But the eleventh hit was two weeks after I'd bought it, so another round of No Saxman Luck!!
Great review, Debbie. Thank you. xo
Comment from judiverse
I wouldn't have thought of a car as being essential to your work, but you make a good case for it. Too bad you had eleven occasions when your care was hit. You were very well acquainted with the guys in the collision repair shop! I thought some of the reactions from the people who hit your car were rather peculiar. Most of the time people at least express their apologies. Your car's behavior was certainly strange. I don't know anything about Jettas. My car is a 2005 model, so it's had its share of problems, but it hasn't become eccentric like yours. Delightful reading. judi
reply by the author on 18-Jun-2019
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I wouldn't have thought of a car as being essential to your work, but you make a good case for it. Too bad you had eleven occasions when your care was hit. You were very well acquainted with the guys in the collision repair shop! I thought some of the reactions from the people who hit your car were rather peculiar. Most of the time people at least express their apologies. Your car's behavior was certainly strange. I don't know anything about Jettas. My car is a 2005 model, so it's had its share of problems, but it hasn't become eccentric like yours. Delightful reading. judi
Comment Written 17-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 18-Jun-2019
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Ha! Eccentric is the PERFECT term! I never thought of that before, but you're right! It's like when Grandma starts getting a little odd in her advancing years and you can't predict her!! I love it, Judi.
Thanks very much for the great review. xo
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You're very welcome. Have a great day. judi
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The same to you. xo
Comment from Sugarray77
Hey, Rachelle, this is very well done and a fun read from start to end. I like your car stories and do find it hard to believe your car was hit eleven times. That is too, too funny. Great write.
Melissa
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2019
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Hey, Rachelle, this is very well done and a fun read from start to end. I like your car stories and do find it hard to believe your car was hit eleven times. That is too, too funny. Great write.
Melissa
Comment Written 17-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2019
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I wish it weren't the case! But, in all fairness, it's over twenty-seven years' time, no not even once every two years. But still...
Thanks for the fun review. xo
Comment from Michele Harber
As always, my FSBFF, I love how you take the most mundane situations and make them interesting and funny. I have only one editing (not proofing) suggestion to offer. The words "Sometimes, though, my car is also their lasting image when they leave" didn't seem to really get the point across that you were trying to make. If you were to say something along the lines of "Sometimes, though, these families also manage to leave a lasting image on my car when they leave," I thing it might better express your point.
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2019
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As always, my FSBFF, I love how you take the most mundane situations and make them interesting and funny. I have only one editing (not proofing) suggestion to offer. The words "Sometimes, though, my car is also their lasting image when they leave" didn't seem to really get the point across that you were trying to make. If you were to say something along the lines of "Sometimes, though, these families also manage to leave a lasting image on my car when they leave," I thing it might better express your point.
Comment Written 17-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2019
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Oh, yes! Actually I like that a lot. Great suggestion, FSBFF/Editor Extraordinaire! I'll get to making that change right away! xo
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I'm so glad you liked my suggestion, Rachelle. You do need to be more effusive about your feelings, though. How am I expected to figure out how you feel when it's so subtly couched???
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Yes, I'm forever being told I'm too understated. I bet you are, as well!! xo
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Yes, two classic shrinking violets.
Comment from juliaSjames
Oh dear! Perhaps we should return to the days of real horsepower. LOL
Excellent writing. As always you tickle my funny bone. We can laugh at mishaps when looking back. But at the time ...
I mentioned horses earlier. But maybe the Universe was trying to tell you it would be better for you and others if you rode the bus.
Blessings Julia
reply by the author on 16-Jun-2019
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Oh dear! Perhaps we should return to the days of real horsepower. LOL
Excellent writing. As always you tickle my funny bone. We can laugh at mishaps when looking back. But at the time ...
I mentioned horses earlier. But maybe the Universe was trying to tell you it would be better for you and others if you rode the bus.
Blessings Julia
Comment Written 16-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 16-Jun-2019
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You are so right about the "not funny at the time" part...especially when the Jetta would sound her alarm when I turned the engine OFF!!! Omg. Soo humiliating.
Anyway, I'll look into bus passes. Thanks for the great review. xo
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Comment from Y. M. Roger
Okay, the mom in the first story is just psycho.... there's distracted and there's dingy and then there's psycho...she's psycho! :) ;) LOL! And your conclusion on the second one is one that can/should be applied to SO VERY MANY different things in life!! ;) ;) Thanx for sharing, Beautiful Friend!! ;) ;) Yvette
reply by the author on 16-Jun-2019
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Okay, the mom in the first story is just psycho.... there's distracted and there's dingy and then there's psycho...she's psycho! :) ;) LOL! And your conclusion on the second one is one that can/should be applied to SO VERY MANY different things in life!! ;) ;) Thanx for sharing, Beautiful Friend!! ;) ;) Yvette
Comment Written 16-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 16-Jun-2019
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Ohhh, is she EVER a psycho, Yvette!! One week, there were about twenty pairs of shoes at the back door, where the mud room was. (Her own five kids, plus countless others over for play dates.) I added my high heels to the collections, and Superman, the dog, decided they must be bones, and chewed them beyond recognition. The following week, I hid them nowhere near any of the other zillion pairs, plus behind a stool...and yet, still he found them and chewed that pair. The psycho mom said, "I'm NOT paying you for a second pair of shoes. I think you're kind of on the low end of the learning curve if you make the same mistake two weeks in a row." I smiled and said, "Actually, I think your DOG's on the low end of the learning curve." Oy. But, when it came time the following August to make up the next year's roster, I on-so-sadly, um, 'didn't have any spaces' for her children. As I'm sure you can imagine, I've missed her terribly every day since.
Anyway, thank you for the great review. And, you're right, the lesson for the Jetta is a universal one! xo
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Geeee-yah!! Definitely pings the psycho-meter!! ;) ;) I'm sure you spent all of a whole glass of wine and perhaps a sonata or two worrying over the fact that you simply 'could not fit her in', yeah? :) :) Take care! ;) ;) Yvette
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Exactly!
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Also, I should mention that from the day of Superman's second chewing, I never again took my shoes off in her house. It didn't matter if they were wet with snow or muddy from the rain, they NEVER left my feet. And she couldn't exactly SAY anything, either, because she knew I'd say something about not wanting to be considered on the low end of the learning curve. : )
Comment from Rikki66
Back in the day, I had two VW's one was called a 912 the precursor of the Jetta and a Bug. They like your Jetta developed electrical problems when they aged. The Bug was finally put to rest when it refused to start in a mist, didn't have to be rain. To avoid hitting others I usually scrape up my car.
Rikki
reply by the author on 16-Jun-2019
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Back in the day, I had two VW's one was called a 912 the precursor of the Jetta and a Bug. They like your Jetta developed electrical problems when they aged. The Bug was finally put to rest when it refused to start in a mist, didn't have to be rain. To avoid hitting others I usually scrape up my car.
Rikki
Comment Written 16-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 16-Jun-2019
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YESSSSS!! Whenever there was ANY KIND of moisture, Star would have electrical problems!! Thank you for that validation.
And thanks for the nice review, as well. xo
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You are most welcome. hope you have a dependable car.
Rikki
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Yes, YOUNG and dependable, even!!!
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Good
Rikki