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California Chicken Salad

    Hey, everyone. Thought I'd tell you about some good eating I just did. My wife and I went to O'Charley's, which is a chain in the south. I got a California Chicken Salad which is maybe the best salad I've had. It had lettuce, grilled chicken, cranberries, strawberries, candied pecans, mandarin oranges, and blue cheese crumblies, if you are so inclined. I opted out on the blue cheese. I also chose ranch dressing over the balsamic vinaigrette. I topped this off with half an appetizer platter and four rolls. Hey, I see the smirk, but I hadn't had any breakfast.
    I received an early birthday present. It's a new songbook which has some really good tunes in it. Trying to be good and spend the evening typing the new book but the temptation is to play the new songs instead. Just finished writing a short story about an earth dude who gets involved in a war between vampires and humans on another planet. It's about 150 pages long, less when it's typed. I would say watch for it but as slow as I type you might get a crick in your neck. I believe you'll like it, though.
    Hey, the other night as I was coming home I almost ran over a coyote about a mile from the house. He just kept running up the center of the road. I suspect he had a coyote death wish. Perhaps from a tragic love affair.
    Well, I hear Microsoft Word calling me to the salt mines of the typist. From the author's green retreat. CE Wills
PS: If you rent a movie tonight try an oldie, The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. It's pretty good, maybe 4 stars out of five.
PPS: The appetizer platter had potato skins with bacon bits and sour cream, chicken tenders and spicy cheese wedges.

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