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

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Sunday, June 30, 2024

Motherless Child Blues

It's an old song, from the 1920s. In fact, it's several different songs, performed by different artists. It was running through my mind before I quite woke up this morning, so I decided to look it up. Google found several versions by singers I'd never heard of, but they all echo that deep blue... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 28, 2024

FRIDAY MORNING

Sipping coffee on the front porch and whatever do I see? An itty-bitty squirrel just a-lookin' back at me, The cat I call Darth Vader comes slinking up the walk, A silent patient menace, a real pro at the stalk, A woman in a black dress who seems to own the street, Double-times it up the middle,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 27, 2024

ROMPER ROOM

When my kids were not quite old enough to attend kindergarten, they often watched a kids' program on PBS called Romper Room. It was formatted like a playful kid's classroom. Miss Joan, the host, had a magic mirror (an empty frame that had once been a hand mirror) through which she'd look at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

EMOJI DAY

Went to Wally World to shop this a.m. and wore an emoji hat. I got about 25 feet into the store when I was greeted by one of the Walmart team, all agog over the hat. Where did you get it? The poop emoji is my favorite! Oh, it's so cute... Long story short - I gave it to her and got a hug. Spotted... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

UPDATE

Got my car back from the shop already. The check engine light was on because it picked up the problem with the sensor on the AC system. They fixed the problem, the AC works, and they don't need to see Ruby (my little red Corolla) again until Sept. for routine oil change & checkup... Thankful for... Sign in to see full entry.

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...

Try, try again. Wrote a whiner just a few minutes ago about a frustrating situation I'm dealing with. After thinking it over, I decided not to burden you with it. Let me just say it was helpful for me to write about it and focus on grammar and composition instead of what was bugging me. Ruby, my... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 24, 2024

ON THE OTHER HAND

We interrupt this program to bring you a special announcement. The heat wave and its tendency to sap energy has brought my thinking and writing to a halt, so for now, "On The Job," will be on a break. Stay cool! Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

ON THE JOB - p. 3

I didn't want to be a nag to the guys, but sometimes they had to be reminded more than once-twice-three times to get the paperwork signed and verified where it was called for, and actually turn it in. Then one day I came across a perfect message that guys could relate to. There was a cartoon in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 22, 2024

ON THE JOB - p. 2

At the time I took the job on the Alton Campus of SIUE - June of 1960 - I was in the process of working with a lawyer to finalize my divorce from my first husband. The job itself was a refuge from the emotional ups and downs of my personal life. I had been separated from the brute for more than six... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 21, 2024

ON THE JOB

In the summer of 1960 I took a civil service exam as part of the application process for a job at Southern Illinois University. It was a newly established entity at the time, a work in progress, with property bought or obtained through a legal process called eminent domain on which to build a campus... Sign in to see full entry.

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