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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Without Blogit I would tear my hair and go running into traffic...

It's like a kaffe klatch in the morning as I "hear" the stories of the everyday glory my Blogit neighbors bring to their posts. It doesn't feel like glory sometimes, this everyday same old same-O but there is natural wonder in observations of birds' nests, in the daily work of sculpting flower... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

SHOULD I, OR SHOULDN’T I?

Each week since Covid-19 shut down group activities at the Main Street Center, I’ve put together a Tips & Topics sheet for the Write Your Own Story group – but instead of gathering at the table and enjoying the writings of others, it gets posted to The Center’s Facebook page. Nobody has so far... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

NEW WRINKLE ON COVID-19

Just heard on NPR an interview with an MD. The subject was the recent trend toward mostly younger new Covid-19 patients. Young people may feel they are not at serious risk even if they catch it. They may go back to hanging out with friends, no worries about masks or social distancing. The most... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 22, 2020

The Quarantine 15

News reports indicate that some people - especially women who've had to work from home during the hunkerdown months - have put on weight. Less running around. More time in the kitchen - or in the vicinity of snack items. Some have added a pound or two. Some have gone up a whole dress size. It's all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 21, 2020

This 'n that

Found out yesterday my granddaughter in Nashville has contracted the virus and is in quarantine. So far so good, but my fingers are crossed. Prayers for her swift recovery are welcome. Be safe, everyone. Thunderstorms late yesterday afternoon took the temp. from 90+ to 74 in a few short minutes.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

GOING TO THE GAME TODAY?

“GAMES PEOPLE PLAY:The Psychology of Human Relationships” by Eric Berne, M.D. ©1964 This book from the 1960s was beyond popular. My copy was one of the 26th printing as of September, 1966. I bought it in the hope of learning how to handle some underhanded gamesmanship by of a couple guys I worked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 19, 2020

STORY TIME

THE COURTHOUSE BASEMENT HALLWAY, NEAR A DOOR. Two people are seated alongside the wall, waiting to be called in. “Didn’t mean it to be an insult when I said sometimes you remind me of Rodger, rest his soul,” Luanne said. “Well, I must a took it wrong, then,” Bubba said. “You got to admit that last... Sign in to see full entry.

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Be careful out there.

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

DACA TO CONTINUE. DREAMERS WIN.

This week's score from the nation's capital: SCOTUS: 2, PRESIDENT'S ADMIN: 0. Sign in to see full entry.

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SUMMER LOSS

During the summer after 8th Grade graduation in May of 1949, came smelt fishing season on the Cowlitz River. Before the dam was built at Mayfield in the mid-50s to create a giant lake and recreation area, the river was a turbulent, dangerous stream that roared between 50 foot cliffs. Our school bus... Sign in to see full entry.

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