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

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

If I won the lottery:

I would give most of it away. There are thousands or millions of people living on the street or in extreme poverty. I'd set up a website where anyone could apply. There's only one qualifying question. If you get a share of the winnings, who would you help? Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 5, 2025

A Day in the Life...

Up at 5:30, slip into a bathrobe and then out the kitchen door, 30 steps along the 2" x 12" "bridge" across the low spot in the back yard, cross the driveway and into the outhouse. Not so bad most of the year, but a bit of a problem on snow-blown days when the white stuff has drifted under the eaves... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Chicago - the new front

It's one thing for the current chief executive to send troops to police Washington, DC, which is a federal city. Perhaps there is some justification behind his claim that the crime rate (which has statistically dropped in recent reports) is out of control. Maybe foreign diplomats who visit need a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Today's Groaner

It was too hard to pick a winner in the neck-decorating contest — it was a tie. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 1, 2025

Happy Labor Day!

To all the hard-working folks who keep things together for their employers, their co-workers, their families, enjoy this well-earned day off. You are the foundation of our nation, and all that works in it because you do. And to those like me who are retired after many years on the job, enjoy the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 30, 2025

Today's Dad Joke:

Dogs can't operate MRI machines — but catscan. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 29, 2025

ONCE UPON A TIME:

💩 Ignorance and Arrogance convinced the people to vote them into the "Catbird Seat." They waved their magic wand to change systems that had managed supply and demand, health care, transportation, scientific research and education. They seized control of law enforcement in jurisdictions that had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Time for a new post?

Got up yesterday before sun-up, made coffee, took a position by the front door to watch the parade of parents (the world's most polite traffic jam) dropping off their kids at the schoolhouse door. The little ones bounce out of their cars, hoist their backpacks onto their shoulders and hurry past the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Kind Hearted Woman

A hobo knocked on Mama's door, begging for something to eat. She said she'd make him a fried egg sandwich, provided he didn't mark the gatepost with the kind-hearted woman symbol so that other travelers would ask for handouts, too. We had a dog named Jeepers, half-coyote and not to be trusted around... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 25, 2025

Romance: it's in the cards.

Take an ordinary deck of cards and assign name and persona to each face card. John Smith, carpenter = the king of hearts. Mary Jones, pro golfer = the queen of spades, etc., etc. The jacks can be romantic rivals, and if you need more there's always the possibility of using the number cards as... Sign in to see full entry.

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