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Saturday, May 23, 2026

POLITICS -- ICK!

I want to hear James Taylor singing "Fire and Rain." I want to watch a baseball game, and see the Cardinals reach the World Series this year. I want to find bargains at Walmart, munch on freeze-dried apple slices and focus on the Game Show network. I do NOT want to read about or see video interviews... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Waltzing Matilda

Way back when, our music teacher decided to bring a little culture into the classroom and teach us a thing or two about the songs and customs of a whole 'nother culture: Australia. In those days I thought I'd like to go there, see the Outback for myself, get a look at real kangaroos in their natural... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 18, 2026

THE VIEW

It's a daily morning talk show on ABC - a panel of 4 women chaired by Whoopi Goldberg. She is the one bright spot on the agenda -- able to present the day's topic and some background with dignity and attention to the facts. If I could say the same for the panelists, it would be must-see TV. But the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

P.S. About the Late Show

I mistook the David Letterman/Stephen Colbert show for the last one, but I found there's another four days next week of that long-running program. Why CBS and the powers-that-be decided to erase this time of humor and wit from our daily schedule is beyond my understanding. It makes money. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 15, 2026

FARE WELL

Fie on the powers that be who decided to cancel The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert. I took a nap in the afternoon and stayed up to watch last night's actual last night of the program. David Letterman who had hosted that show for many years before the Colbert run, was the guest. There were hugs,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Song Lyrics of the WWII era

I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy, a Yankee Doodle do or die, A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the 4th of July. I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart, she's my Yankee Doodle joy, Yankee Doodle went to London, just to ride the pony, I am that Yankee Doodle boy. or Over there. Over there. Send the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Favorite Movies:

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind," which came out in the '80s. Sci Fi, with a twist. The plot involved a little kid, who spotted the alien spacecraft and pointed, saying "Toys." No firefights, no hostilities - and some great scenery and background - a movie that at times seemed totally plausible... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

On Second Thought

I deleted the post I'd started with, based on memories of 70+ years ago, when I married too quickly under the romantic illusion that true love happens in a heartbeat, just like it does in the movies. Big mistake, made from an 18-year-old's assumption that she knew more about life than her mama ever... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Saturday Matinee

Was thinking back this morning to the early 1940s - a time before TV and the Saturday morning cartoons that kept kids glued to their chairs. In those days dads and big brothers and uncles were at the front, fighting for America and its allies, moms used ration books and stamps to buy such things as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 8, 2026

A PATCHWORK STORY

SIERRA She walked through the desert, alone and complete, heading in a straight line toward a distant snow-capped peak. She called it Mount Placid, although that wasn't what the cartographers labeled it when they mapped the area a century earlier. The air was still full of night chill, the first... Sign in to see full entry.

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