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Monday, February 23, 2026

Charlie and Dora

It may seem their lives were ruined by that falling tree; Charlie disabled for life and Dora trapped in a caregiver's role. No doubt they planned to have a couple of kids, take some nice vacations, enjoy family reunions and live happily ever after. When a bride and groom say "I do," the thought of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Charlie and Dora

Song lyrics: "Roses love sunshine, violets love dew. Angels in heaven know I love you. Know I love you dear, know I love you, Angels in heaven, know I love you." What brought it to mind was a memory of our neighbors across the street when we lived in Salkum - a village in the foothills of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Family Feud Auditions

Don't know if you've noticed the website posted at the bottom of the Family Feud broadcasts. I've looked at it without seeing it a few times, and then yesterday it caught my eye: Family Feud Auditions. It's how to apply to be on the program. Among the requirements, you need 5 family... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Don't mention it...

Trying to avoid politics in general and anything the Donald does in particular. In addition to threatening war with Iran, he's thinking of de-classifying government files on UFO research. What next? Will he re-name Area 51 the Donald J. Trump Interstellar Center? Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Books from the early years

When we were kids - before TV came to the remote Cascade foothills where we lived, we had books. One I remember in particular was the nursery rhyme and poetry collection with a big drawing of Old Mother Goose in a peaked hat, riding a large white goose on the cover. All kinds of nursery rhymes,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Not 'the night before Christmas'

As I climbed out of bed and was turning around, the "Night Before Christmas" was circling round. In iambic pentameter, so proper and clear Not another idea could my brain even hear. It's cloudy and warm here, there's dew on the street, dog walkers and joggers are likely to meet. My neighbors have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

About ICE converting vacant warehouses to prison camps:

For some reason Trump has a thing against new Americans, especially people who are not Caucasian. Hard-working folks who came to the USA to get a piece of the American dream of freedom (and justice for all) are being rounded up without due process and deported to any country that will take our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 16, 2026

Apology

About 3/4 of the way into my story "The Widow," I got off the path to the ending I had intended when the idea first came to me. So much on TV these days about mistreatment of women (the Epstein chaos) and I imagined a scenario in which the woman takes over and gives her abuser some rough justice.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Definition:

Graffiti: when someone puts his name on someone else's building. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

War Bride, High School Teacher

After World War II, many American soldiers came home from deployments in Europe with a wife they'd come to know while stationed in England, France, Italy or other fronts. One of these was Mrs. Jean Newton, an Oxford scholar from England who had a Ph.D. and taught university-level courses in world... Sign in to see full entry.

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