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Saturday Morning Fanfare

Started by Geakz · 10 months ago

My wife got up early with my 3 year old this morning.  I laid in bed awhile longer in that semi-sleep state that I (sometimes) enjoy on weekend mornings.  A short while later I feel movement on the mattress as my son hoists himself up onto the bed.  My eyes stay closed and I lay % ... Continue reading »

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  • Jaffer

    10 months ago

    I didn't know the Mz. blogged as well. Hello !
    No kids here and none planned in the near future.

    My late uncle used to live near Wadala Rd. station in Bombay and his apartment was adjacent to a Railway yard.

    You'd hear crashing of empty oil cars all day and boy those bangs were loud ! When making a consist, the engines would reverse at high speed with 2-3 cars attached. When enough momentum was gained, the cars would be released and the engine would brake. So the empty cars would roll down the tracks and stop with a BANG hitting a stationary car !

    Uncle and family were so used to it that it was possible for them to even get pleasant afternoon siestas ! Well, they lived there for more than 30 years.

    I loved visiting just to watch the trains. But I never got a good nights rest especially when shaken up to a horn sounding like this. (MP3 file)
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  • Geakz

    10 months ago

    Jaffer, you are a kid at heart! You have the spirit of an Uncle. You're comment should be a blog post in, and of itself. I can hear the noise and visualize the train engines releasing cars by your excellent description. The phrase 'living next to the railroad tracks', signifies the ability to block out things that most people would find distracting. It makes perfect sense.
    (Mz. Geakz is new at blogging and will take any support she can get. Thanks!)
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  • Kathy

    10 months ago

    Loved this story. These are the kind that let me consider for a moment being a parent. But you know I have a thing about fear. This is a biggie. Thanks for sharing. Smiles, smiles, smiles! My favorite way to wake up? Breakfast in bed with lots of bacon. And if you twist that around, I'm never coming back here!
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  • Geakz

    10 months ago

    Kathy! Being parents for us was 'unplanned'. It's wasn't even a consideration. I'm the last of five and my parents won't argue for a minute that numbers 2-5 were strategically thought out. I was in your camp a mere 3+ years ago and I still look at my kid and think, "Is he mine?" I have no regrets and try not to be the "hey, look at what my kid can do" kind of parent.
    I love that I can write, re-write, and write again a short story that makes someone smile. And you gave me THREE!
    As for: Bed. Breakfast. Bacon. How could ANYONE come up with something so disgusting as to keep a pro-blogger away??
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