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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Saturday Matinee

Was thinking back this morning to the early 1940s - a time before TV and the Saturday morning cartoons that kept kids glued to their chairs. In those days dads and big brothers and uncles were at the front, fighting for America and its allies, moms used ration books and stamps to buy such things as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 8, 2026

A PATCHWORK STORY

SIERRA She walked through the desert, alone and complete, heading in a straight line toward a distant snow-capped peak. She called it Mount Placid, although that wasn't what the cartographers labeled it when they mapped the area a century earlier. The air was still full of night chill, the first... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Old Family Story:

Little Rosalee, going on 4 years old, took a seat next to her mother on the top porch step where her mom was snapping string beans she'd just picked. Rosalee had just heard her Grandma Lucy repeating part of a recent sermon about Satan. Rosalee had questions. She asked her mother who that was.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Roaring 20's Song Lyrics - as Mama sang them:

"St. Louis woman, with all her diamond rings, She's got that man of mine tied to her apron strings. But for her powder and her store-bought hair, That man of mine, he wouldn't a gone nowhere. I've got the St. Louie blues, I'm just as blue as I can be, Until that man of mine comes right on back to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 4, 2026

NOBODY REALLY LIKES A BULLY

For some reason we remember the bad guys, the bullies, liars, cheaters, long after the nice guys have faded in memory. For instance, there was Herbie Tregor in 3rd grade. He was a giant blob, at least 150 pounds, the size of a grownup, and he loved pounding the snot out of kids - especially girls.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 3, 2026

Jokes on the School Bus

Leah caught the school bus at the corner by Talbott's General store and Post Office, the first stop on the big yellow bus's 15-mile route. This was where most kids in Salkum caught it. A long mile or so along Hwy 12, at a narrow side-road that led down into the woodlands and a valley to a Salish... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 1, 2026

SALKUM

Salkum, Washington was a "wide spot in the road" about 25 uphill miles along state route 12, the east-west route between the I-5 interstate through the Cascade range's White Pass to eastern Washington. To those of us living there it was exactly in "The middle of nowhere." From Salkum it was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

SMALL WORLD

A week or so ago as I was shopping at Walmart, I noticed a man and his wife coming toward me in the aisle. They were smiling and talking to one another, and it made me feel good to see them. Then I noticed his ball cap, embroidered with insignia to show he was a veteran of the Vietnam era. I nodded... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The King's Visit

I never was a big follower of the British royals, although I enjoyed watching Queen Elizabeth in her record-breaking long reign. Prince Charles was more interesting to me when he was courting and married Lady Diana, and I was sorry their partnership didn't work better for both of them. Camilla is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 27, 2026

BE STRONG OR BE GONE!

I am so damn sick of the political games in the halls of congress and over the news channels. Sick of hearing 'what if' guesswork and speculation that passes for news. Changed the channel. A few minutes ago, I found the Sundance Channel was showing a 45-year-old broadcast of "Night Court." Corny... Sign in to see full entry.

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