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Thursday, February 17, 2022

THIS IS NOT A CHEERFUL POST.

This morning I got to wondering how the native populations in what we now call America handled criminal offenders. They certainly did not have thousands locked up in prisons. What happened to thieves, murderers, rapists, and wife-beaters? I’ve been taught these were amazing democracies; every member... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

MEAN GIRLS: IT'S NOT JUST A MOVIE

After our morning P.E. class, we 11th-grade girls were in the shower room, dressing to go back to class when Billie (aka "Judgy Judy") dropped her towel to show off her breasts. She said she'd discovered a new exercise that made those itty bitty little pancakes turn into a "C" cup. She demonstrated... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

JEEPERS: A DOG

KENNEWICK, WA: 1942-1947 Our place was a two-acre plot sandwiched between a large vineyard with a gravel road running alongside and up the hill to reach other commercial farms to our left, and a watch repair shop and trailer park to the right. Just uphill from our place the farmer grew watermelons,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2022

INVENTIONS THAT HAVE IMPACTED LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

One invention that has had a significant impact on my day-to-day life is the microwave. Now that I’m an empty nester and don’t need to prepare meals for six people on a regular basis, the microwave is a quick fix for warming up leftovers. The slow cooker – Crockpot – is the other end of the cooking... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 13, 2022

IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU

Yesterday on NPR I heard Scott Simon interview a poet who had written about his stepfather, whose marriage to his mother had dissolved. After the separation the man was conflicted and depressed about losing his stepchildren. He felt he had let them down, left them adrift without a caring or... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

ABOUT ISABEL'S GHOST

Isabel's Ghost is the revision of the original "922 Holyoake Ave.," a novel based on a real crime that took place on primary election day circa 1910. The story as printed in the Edwardsville Intelligencer described George arriving at police headquarters on Main Street with a bullet imbedded in his... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 11, 2022

ISABEL'S GHOST - Cont'd

“Strange, I always thought I knew what you were thinking,” she said to him. “Now I know I’d seen what I wanted to see.” He didn’t seem to hear her. It occurred to her she was partly to blame for this situation. If she’d left the house just two minutes sooner, George might not have become a murderer.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

ISABEL'S GHOST - excerpt

CHAPTER 1 – ISABEL DARRAGH YATES Isabel was at the kitchen stove, reading the letter in her left hand, holding the lift handle in her right. She paused, lifted the lid aside to expose the flames. Her expression reflected in the flickering light was pensive, her eyes welled with unshed tears. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

SCHOOL'S MASK MANDATE VS THE JUDGE

It used to be the school principal - the superintendent - and the school board had absolute control over a school's student population. To this day there are dress codes, standards of acceptable behavior and threats of suspension or expulsion for any offense against the rules of conduct. Folks... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

CHECKING THE BOOKSHELF

I was looking for a particular book from years ago, but it was not to be found. There was half a quote by this author that I wanted to look up on paper. It was part of the strategy to use up the time I was snowbound - something that didn't involve the internet or a crochet hook. Found a book with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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