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

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Tired of the headlines?

Me, too. I remember what a good day was: a long hike along Mill Creek, reading the animal footprints in the mud where they stood to get a drink of that fresh water - runoff from glaciers high in the Cascades. Bringing an armload of firewood into the kitchen to find Mom had baked bread and it was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Suppertime on Logan Street

"Y'know, it might make the evening more pleasant if you'd lend a hand here, instead of crabbing at me because your supper isn't on the table the second you walk in the door," she said, careful to keep her voice soft. "Well, if you weren't sitting in front of the TV watching your soaps, maybe you'd... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Mental Health Tool

Unlike Mr. Spock's benign hand signal and his blessing "Live long and prosper," the one I use more often in my mind involves a different finger and the fervent wish: "Live long and suffer." Sometimes I come across a thoughtless encounter and unnecessary cruelty, and that's when the anti-Spock hand... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 27, 2025

LIBERATION DAY

If we live long enough, we all have our own private anniversary dates that remind us every year of something we've overcome, or possibly something or someone we've lost. June 26 each year is my own private Liberation Day. It was the day I went to court to sue my first husband for divorce (and also... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS STORY

Son Rich spent the day yesterday with a team of HVAC guys getting his furnace and AC installed and checked out. Weird how the system conked just in time for the worst heat wave in years. The guys were former workmates of his, professionals and buddies with licenses and certifications to double-check... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Sons of the Pioneers

This musical group, harmonizing singers of western songs, were on radio in the '40s and early '50s. One song of theirs was very popular then, in the heyday of cowboy movies and legends of the old west. It was called "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." A verse I remember from the days when that radio was tuned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Have You Heard About Joe?

Years ago, in the early '70s, I worked as the office manager for the university's central housing office. SIUE is largely a commuter campus, but they offer housing for international students and those who don't live near enough to commute. Residents were assigned to share 2-bedroom apartments in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Does it seem to you like things happen in threes?

Son Rich's HVAC went out a week ago, just as the heat dome settled in and turned the weather from random spring showers to hot as the hinges on the gates of Hades. This on the heels of dental surgery/recovery and the need for antibiotics and pain meds. He got bids from local contractors to put in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

WAR?

I knew, when I saw the news release that our chief executive would decide what to do about the war in the Middle East in ten days, that he was already doing something. My gut told me he and his advisors had decided to step in. Then yesterday they announced the USA had sent two stealth bombers to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Encounter With a Four-Year-Old

Herman was proud of the clean white strip down his spine, the perfect fluff of his tail. You could see it in his walk: self-assured and well-paced wherever he went. Never in a hurry, dignified to a fault, he was perfectly attired for any social event. Little Jimmy Stroud, on the other hand, was an... Sign in to see full entry.

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