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

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

It's been (anything but) a quiet week in Washington

We watched the White House Correspondents Dinner on TV last night, expecting to see the guest speaker rip 'em a new one. The ballroom was jam-packed and full of celebratory noises: the buzz of conversation, the clink of wine glasses, as the CSPN crew did voice-overs to keep viewers aware of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 24, 2026

Not today.

I had an idea for a story, mentioned yesterday it would soon appear on this page, but since I let it rest, it slipped away. I've jotted down some notes. Maybe it will all come back, but not today. Wednesday morning at my first glance out the front door, I saw a squirrel, flat on its back and as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Snooze You

A friend on FB insists on re-posting everything she can find with anti-Trump messages. No matter how often I msg her how I detest them, she keeps on keeping on. I've tried ignoring - no likes or comments. His very image turns my stomach, and I get that same info on the news channels. Let's keep FB... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Time Wounds All Heels...

The ghosts return at times of their own choosing to comfort me with a memory: childhood bullies being shown who's boss, or how I can overcome a loss. They speak softly though not spoken to about the time our offender received his due as punishment for what he did to you. They nagged a roommate we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Another thing...

It was taught in high school (1952-53) that "The Emperor's New Clothes" was an allegory designed to lampoon the head of state, who was misusing his position. The fictional emperor was blind to the fact that everyone else could see through his self-deception and knew he was up to no good. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The Emperor's New Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen published a story in 1837 about a vain emperor who threatened everyone around him unless they agreed with what he said and admired him, including his clothes. At some point a couple of scam artists masquerading as tailors convinced the emperor they could weave the fabric and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 12, 2026

A shy kid's first job.

When I was in freshman and sophomore years of high school, I kept my head down, didn't look people in the eye. Shy, withdrawn - speaking only when spoken to, and associating mostly with bookworms like myself whom I'd known since grade school. Then my auntie got me a job working the counter at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Welcome Home

I was glued to the TV as the Artimis II astronauts returned to earth. Relieved as the parachutes opened on cue, and the heat shield worked. Happy to see NASA's eye on the splashdown. But where was the welcome home ship and crew to take the four for medical checkups. It seemed the seal team and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Meeting The Family

Art, a career sailor who’d finally made rank on the USS Maryland, was only able to make it back to the port of Seattle where he'd enjoyed periods of shore leave, after nineteen years. He planned to muster out, take his pension, and look for a civilian gig at one of the shipbuilders in the area. But... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

We dodged that one... but there's more

We have a 2-week reprieve from his threat of utter destruction. Time enough for the congress to put a stop to his unbridled, lawlessness. But where are they? Why, as the saying goes, they're fiddling while Rome burns. Doing nothing, saying less than nothing, while his billion-dollar tantrums cut the... Sign in to see full entry.

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