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

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Monday, February 9, 2026

The Widow, Cont'd.

Irritated, Lucy shoved her way through the kitchen door and stomped over to Slim's seat at the bar. "Ace says you've got something to say to me," she said. "So, get it off your chest and get it over with." "I just want to know what I've done to piss you off. Why won't you even give me a chance?" "I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

The Widow, Cont'd.

"I'm lucky to have you looking after me," Lucy told Ace. "No, I'm the lucky one," he said. "Not every saloon keeper has a sharpshooter behind the bar." They laughed, and Lucy patted her brother's shoulder. "Not every girl has a brother who owns a saloon," she said. Just then a couple ranch hands... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The Widow, Cont'd

Slim nursed his beer and nibbled slowly on the cornbread square that came with his bowl of chili, waiting patiently for Miss Lucy Mae to come back to the bar. There was something about her that pulled him, something in her eyes. There weren't many single ladies in the west. Women who joined the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 2, 2026

The Widow

Miss Lucy Mae had been working at the Sundowner in Dodge City for four months when Idaho Slim came through the swinging doors, took one look at her and decided she was going to be his. Lucy Mae, of course, wasn't interested in meeting up with any cowhand, rancher or random fellow who was just... 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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Friday, January 30, 2026

Two Never-Ending Stories:

1) Winter chill seems to be renewing itself again after a brief and not-very-warm couple of days. The weathercasters say it's going to be bitter cold again for another week or ten days. Oh, joy. More hot chocolate days. 2) Millions of documents in the Epstein files are about to be available to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Mystery Blob

A blob of snow about 2-feet across has gone plop on top of the 8 or 10 inches on the ground under the Maple tree in the front yard. When I spotted it, I was standing inside the front door and couldn't see the whole tree. I wondered what had caused it. A bit later, as I swept some snow off the porch,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Biting my tongue...

The ICE assault on Minneapolis, etc., has been on all the news channels for well over a week - the death of civilians (protesters?) who got involved with Border Patrol agents and ended up dead. To myself I call the brutes Trump's Troops, guys untrained in routine police procedures. They're not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 26, 2026

Hunker Down and Cuddle Up

Mama Quickstep's two pups were born out of season. Most Backyard Squirrels are born mid-spring or early summer, but she and Fozzy didn't meet until the leaves had turned color and begun to drift earthward. It was love at first sight; the two older members of the troop were single and ready to mingle... Sign in to see full entry.

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