Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Monday, September 7, 2026

THE SIMMER, Conclusion.

At supper Gordon told Arlene he'd decided to go with his buddy Dewayne on a hike up Silverton Mountain on Sunday. "I'll be camping overnight up there, since Monday's a holiday. I'm leaving the car, but you damn well better not run 'er outta gas." He'd be gone for a whole day and night. She let out a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 5, 2026

THE SIMMER, Cont'

Arlene hurried up the stairs to get his soda from the fridge, popped the top and handed it to him. He took a huge gulp, not even giving her a nod by way of thanks. She quickly went back downstairs, where clothes in the dryer waited patiently for her to fold them. Gordon was quiet for a while,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The Simmer, Cont'd.

The little fishing trip was a success. He caught a couple of good-sized trout, and she cleaned and cooked them for supper, along with a casserole of scalloped potatoes fixed the way he liked them, with a layer of sliced onion. He sat, as always after supper, watching the evening news on TV while she... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 31, 2026

The Simmer

She walked a few steps behind him as they made their way along the narrow trail. He said it was a deer path, but she hadn't noticed hoof prints in the muddy parts. It wasn't a good idea to correct his assumptions, so she said nothing and kept walking. It led down the slope to a shallow creek, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 29, 2026

Weird thought: some day these may be the good old days.

Things are so hectic in 2026 - predatory politicians renaming parts of the world, bullies making threats, violence, horrible deadly weather. Not a day goes by without violence in the streets, kids shooting up their schools, masked ICE troopers on the prowl. Some days I really miss that tiny town I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 27, 2026

THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE

In 1960 Percy Faith's recording of "Theme From A Summer Place" - which was the score that played during the romantic scenes of that movie - was everywhere on the radio. There were many music programs, we saw the orchestra perform it on TV programs. At that time Roy and I were holding hands in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Maybe it's just me...

But it seems DJT is dismantling our country brick by brick, making allies turn against us, starting wars he can't win, cancelling education support by our government, taking away health rules that have kept our children safe from dangerous contagious diseases (measles, mumps) and putting untrained,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 24, 2026

SAFE TRAVELS?

Lately the TV news has featured many stories about laptops and other items with lithium-ion batteries bursting into flames when the airplane reaches cruising altitudes. It was my understanding these were not allowed on flights. Bad enough to wait in endless lines in the airport and all the other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 23, 2026

School Days

Sometimes I find myself thinking about high school, all the things I learned outside the classrooms. There were cliques, which I was never part of, but I wasn't the only kid excluded from them. Mossyrock was at the center of the web of rural highways and byways, farms and small villages, so there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 21, 2026

Hand-me-downs

Our family had a very tight budget, and Mom was highly skilled at finding ways to make ends meet. One way was to get hand-me-down clothes from cousins who lived back home after we'd moved to a village on the other side of the Cascades. She and my aunties wrote letters every week, and they often... Sign in to see full entry.

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