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Thursday, December 10, 2020

MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE

I don't know what I was dreaming - something involving teamwork and editing, being part of a work group. Most of it faded as I raised my head and looked at the clock: 5:09. Time to get up. I sat up, slipped my toesies into the go-aheads (slippers) and made my way to the bathroom. I was hot. My body... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

DONUT DOLLIES & RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET

Shortly after graduation from MHS in May of 1953, I applied for a job at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Seattle. The application went in by US Mail. A few weeks later I received a reply - and took the train to Seattle for an in-person interview. I was lucky enough to be hired at an entry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

THE SECRETARIAL POOL

In the 1940s - 1960s, before computers arrived on office desktops, big companies had secretarial 'pools' where typists and stenographers worked. Middle managers who did not have their own office assistant (they were known as secretaries then) would call in a 'girl' from the pool to take dictation,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 7, 2020

STARTING ON A NEW ADVENTURE

Last week during the fall checkup on my furnace/AC system, we discovered why it has not been working as well lately. Something about worn out heat exchangers, etc. So they sent me a bid with three options for replacement of furnace and the A/C, which I had already decided needed to be replaced. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 6, 2020

MAGA = MAKE AMERICANS GIVE AGAIN

The election is over. Or is it? There's a runoff in Georgia because the senatorial races were too close to call. And Donald J. Trump continues running super-spreader events. In my humble opinion he doesn't give a sh*t about those candidates, he just wants the opportunity to hear the roar of an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 5, 2020

TENNIS, ANYONE?

Back in the day, (the late 70s) when I was single again and worked at the university, I got to know a biology professor who was working with our department on a project. Dr. Z looked a bit like Jason Alexander of the “Seinfield” series – and was known around campus to take the occasional dip in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 4, 2020

WHATCHA GONNA CALL IT?

Thinking this morning what a soap opera the 45th presidential administration has been. If you've followed it at all you've seen hints and allegations, subversive motivations, unlikely allies, unrelenting drama, etc. There's always somebody standing behind a door eavesdropping, secrets that leak,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

THOUGHTS ON THE COVID19 WAR

We didn’t volunteer for this war, but we’re soldiers now. We’ve been inducted into the ranks because of a terrifying enemy nobody knows how to control. We’re fatigued by unrelenting worry, by the loss of normalcy, by isolation from loved ones and friends. The enemy keeps killing and disabling more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

THURSDAYS AT THE CENTER

We’re not physically at the Main Street Center these days – no volunteers except those delivering meals at lunch time. The only people inside are the paid staff. Covid restrictions have essentially shut the place down. I miss it. But they have added social media (Facebook) as a program item, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

HOW LONG?

In a conversation with myself I asked how much longer can we endure this? How can we keep on facing the very numbers, the deaths, the debates over the politics of wearing masks? How much longer can we live in isolation, in fear of human contact? How much longer can we hear the pleas from all sides... Sign in to see full entry.

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