New journal entries posted

Several new journal entries have been posted for the Holidailies challenge. Yeah, I'm behind in writing, but I do have my ideas jotted down.

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It snowed again this morning, a terrible mixture of freezing rain and snow. The roads were down to one lane. I was doing okay until some dumbf**k in a Toyota Tercel decided to cut me off because the passing lane was not cleared off very well. Stupid f**ker. I couldn't just slam on my brakes. I honked at the moron instead.

I hate stupid people. I especially hate stupid people who think they own the road.

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I watched the movie "The Notebook" last night. It starts James Garner and Gena Rowlands as an elderly couple. Noah (Garner) reads to Allie (Rowlands) from a notebook. It is the story of their lives together--but mostly about how they met and ended up with one another--about how their love was strong enough to withstand the test of time and distance. The story is told in flashbacks, interspersed with the present day. Unfortunately, now that they've grown old, Allie is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. She doesn't remember Noah or their life together. For one moment, near the end of the movie, Allie has a moment of clarity and she remembers everything. The moment is poignant and bittersweet. All too soon, she "disappears" again. Noah loves her so much, but he is powerless to combat the disease stealing her away from him. (I have a lot more to say about this movie. Look for an upcoming journal entry about it.)