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Saturday, October 8, 2016

Days of Our Lives

This political year feels like a bad soap opera. The story line keeps looping endlessly. The male “lead” screams I’m a genius and she’s a liar. The female shoots back that he’s unqualified and has no respect for women (or anyone else. ) They’re center stage at every photo op and tent show, replaying... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Mom’s Cousin Charlie

Mom had a lot of uncles, aunts, cousins, by blood and by shirt-tail, folks with names like Hiram (who was called Harm) Edwards, and George and Ephram, there was a cousin named Zany Campbell who once came out of the anesthetic following the birth of her son Franklin singing “All of me, why not take... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Losers

The VP Debate I started watching the debate between VP nominees hoping to get a glimpse of their potential for stepping into the presidential shoes in case the need arises. I was looking for signs of the gentlemen’s leadership, their character their ability to fill chinks in the armor of their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Jay Miller, Anthropologist

In the totem poles of Pacific Northwest tribes the bear is often the foundational creature on the sculpture. Somewhere in a class with anthropologist Jay Miller I learned that the bear totem represents family ties, the characteristics especially of the mother bear's protectiveness. Mr. Miller taught... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 3, 2016

Let ‘em eat cake… or not

This isn't about politics or Marie Antoinette's infamy, but UNcake. What gave me this really off-the-wall idea started with the delivery of a floral arrangement designed to look like a decorated cake, complete with a happy birthday tag and half a dozen candles. After the flowers began to droop, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 2, 2016

How about that mirror?

Unfortunately, my sense of taste is all in my mouth. No eye for fashion, not much into trends or wearing the “in” colors of the season. Any day I can pull on a big cozy sweatshirt and a pair of jeans is a good day. Used to be just the outfit for a long hike up into the government land east of town,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 1, 2016

Woman’s Work

The Center writers came up with a great assortment of stories about first jobs, but most didn’t – as I’d hoped they would – compare their daily grind with that of their foremothers. First jobs, after-school or during the summer, seemed to be waitressing or now, the generic term “server.” Sandy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Vote Early (and often)

The county courthouse dominates downtown – in size it’s the building with the biggest footprint, a generous square block plus double that in parking lots. Many of the businesses on Main Street and others nearby depend on courthouse visitors to keep their doors open: restaurants in particular, a bar... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

There May Be Guest Writers

Last Thursday when the WYOS group went to lunch at Sacred Grounds, our local Seattle-style coffee house, we pushed two tables together so we could continue the close-knit discussion and joking around that started in our class. As we’re finishing the meal and beginning to look for the door, who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Joke told by Stephen Colbert

After the debate a reporter asked Hillary if she minded being interrupted 51 times by her opponent, and Donald said "No, she didn't." Sign in to see full entry.

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