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

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

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P.S.

The print shop caper - posted here yesterday - was not the beginning of a story, but merely one fact-based incident in a string of small treasons. It's one thing for a wife to suspect her spouse is cheating - but another thing entirely for her to catch him en flagrante. This was the straw that broke... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

THE PRINT SHOP CAPER

Addie parked the car next to the loading dock, climbed the stairs and opened the door to the print shop. She needed to pick up the checkbook from Sherm, since he'd forgotten to give it back to her before he left for work. This side trip was going to make her day even longer, and it was already... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

A WHOLE LOTTA NUTHIN

Just so you know, Dorothy Darling will be delivering an adorable pup, the hawk is on the wing and away, and Roscoe is going to catch a case of good daddy-itis. The squirrels will be back when I've got a little more oomph. Worn out today for some reason. Stay cool. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 4, 2024

NEW DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS, CONT'D

Roscoe and Dorothy - whom he called Dorothy Darling - were at breakfast in the Backyard Habitat that had been the domain of his mother, White Ears. She was semi-retired now, left the nest only to forage or store acorns in season. But Roscoe had no ambitions for leadership. All he wanted was his... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

NEW DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

They braved the cold rain, the sleet mixed in. There were walnuts cached in spots on the lawn, and the two squirrels were hungry. The human had sprinkled some nasty breakfast cereal at First Maple in the front yard - a more disgusting offering than anything she'd put out for them. Little round bits,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

I CAN GET SOME SATISFACTION

The old song goes "I can't get no... satisfaction." But once in a while in the grand scheme of things, something works the way it should. Story about the very long long ago. When we moved into that village - a historic logging town that had been built around a sawmill in the late 1800s - it was... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 1, 2024

LIFE IN THE S L O W LANE

Butch at the auto repair shop says they may be able to fix my 20-year-old car if the insurance okays the repair. He'll let me know today what's what. They need to order parts - fenders, bumper, hood, grill -- who knows how long that will take. But even if they could get them tomorrow, the shop is so... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

KERFUFFLE

I made the mistake recently of saying to someone that I'd been driving for 70 years without an accident. I have a son who's driven for 47 years without an accident. Yesterday he had to put his car in the shop for a few days to get the starter fixed, so I offered to loan him my car. I didn't plan on... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

CHOOSY MOTHERS CHOOSE...

This week I unfollowed all MSNBC Facebook pages, including those of various hosts. Also unfollowed the page of my Illinois senator. I had been commenting and getting hostile comments from far-right conservatives who think it's ok to spew garbage and make threats online. How the networks and campaign... Sign in to see full entry.

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