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

By Pat_B - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

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.

posted by Pat_B at 5:04 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Today's Dad Joke:

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

posted by Pat_B at 10:46 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

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.

posted by Pat_B at 7:11 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

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.

posted by Pat_B at 6:45 AM | add or view comments (8) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

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.

posted by Pat_B at 5:30 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

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.

posted by Pat_B at 5:19 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, August 24, 2025

MHS Class of '53: Sports, Etc.

I have a copy of my Mossyrock High School yearbook (The 1953 Viking) tucked away on a shelf. I was on the school's newspaper staff in senior year, and also did some writing for that yearbook. We had 22 graduating seniors, 11 boys and 11 girls. There had been 54 students in our 8th Grade graduating... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:28 PM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Pete and Repeat...

I wrote a couple paragraphs on the current scandals in the news - and then I remembered how sick and tired I am of all that crap. So I zapped it. You probably don't want to read another word about it, either. What I hope to see very soon is that the USA and the European countries have worked out a... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:00 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, August 22, 2025

Hill Street Blues

Wasn't that the title of a cop show on TV some years back? Wasn't there a rousing militant-sounding theme song, lots of drumming to indicate excitement and action? What ever happened to that show - is it in reruns on some pay channel these days? Didn't the cast include a wise and caring chief or... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 7:02 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Days of Our Backyard Squirrels

Roscoe was barely old enough to leave his mother when he hopped out of her nest and set off down the oak's trunk to make it on his own. He was very sure of himself, as youngsters often are. Reassured by the fact that it was autumn and the ground was covered with tasty acorns, Roscoe was absolutely... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:36 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

About this Blog

Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)