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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

WHAT THE HELL IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY

AND WHY ARE SOME REPUBLICANS SO DEAD SET AGAINST IT? Something important is going on here in the USA this week: the senate judicial committee hearings on the nomination of Ms. Ketanji Brown Jackson for a spot on the Supreme Court. In addition to learning that Ms. Jackson is probably the most... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NOT A GOOD DAY FOR BLOGGING

Dealing with hay fever symptoms. So many trees are blooming out, the pollen is in the air in spite of the rain. It's windy and dark today, I just want to take a nap. Been watching the senators interviewing Ketanji Brown Jackson and marvelling at her common sense and composure. Following her... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 21, 2022

WALMART PEOPLE

Sometimes we see photos of the weird and freaky stuff people actually show up in while shopping at Walmart. Too-short Daisy Dukes on a hefty heinie, a tube top that doesn't quite cover the territory, grubby get-ups, vulgar graphic tees, pajamas: these are a mere fraction of the stuff you might see... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

NONSENSE SONG FROM THE 60S: "SWEET VIOLETS"

There one was a farmer who took a young miss in back of the barn where he gave her a lecture on horses and chickens and eggs and told her that she had such beautiful manners as suited a girl of her charms a girl that he wanted to take in his washing and ironing and then if she did they could get... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 19, 2022

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTHWEST

Our next door neighbor in Salkum was "Old George" Van Dyke, a pensioner in his seventies, former lumber mill hand and logger from the days before Washington became a state and was no longer just part of the Oregon Territory (pre-1900). This was before the days when TV was available in the Cascade... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 18, 2022

SCHOOL DAZE, JOBS & THE FUDGE FACTOR

When I took bookkeeping in high school - they didn't call it accounting then, mostly we learned balancing the debits and credits by hand, the double-entry system. The courses I took were not college prep. I was learning the skills that could get me a J O B at some well-established company where... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 17, 2022

LAST GASP FOR THE WINTER STAPLE DIET, AND A BANANA HACK

Starting with the banana hack: Saw a hint online somewhere that it's the stems that make bananas go from green to black and soggy before you can eat them, and if you wrap the stems in tape (I used masking tape) it will stop the ripening process. So I took a banana that I'd put in the fridge for 3... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

MY WIFE'S MARRIED, BUT

Dave had a kind of boys' club in the garage, where he and his buddies hung out and talked trash while pretending to work on restoring a '39 Chevy. Sandy had work to do in the kitchen, prepping supper, folding laundry she'd brought up from the basement. Dave had asked her to make a snack for them.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

SAD REPORT

Just got word from my great-niece that my nephew Larry Akin (79) passed away a few hours ago after a long battle with lung cancer. Larry was a boy when I spent the summer with my sis Marje the year I was 15. He and I had been buddies ever since, even though for 90% of those years we've lived 2,000... Sign in to see full entry.

DUMPING JOLIE

Doug was tired of Jolie, her endless cheerful attitude, her careful attention to him. It had been wonderful in the beginning, so unusual to have someone at his back and at his elbow. She was a great cook, she never nagged him to help with the dishes or the housework, and when he did the yard work... Sign in to see full entry.

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