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

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Monday, August 3, 2020

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Hunkered down, that's where. Why? There's a virus out there, trying to kill everyone. That's not true. Couldn't be. It's fake news. Are you crazy? Didn't you see those news stories, the crowded ER's? Staged by the liberals. All fake. I don't think so. Didn't you get laid off? Yes, but that was... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Know Your Place

Some guys don't like it when a gal "talks back." If she points out his error or his very deliberate mis-statement designed to make himself look smarter or superior in some way especially when others are present he gets just a bit hot under the collar. Uppity women have been condemned in no uncertain... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 1, 2020

NOTES ON THE THEME

Eventually our protagonist Jan will discover that Newland is not all as advertised. It seems those who take up residence in this plain Jane world are not just alike physically, most of them are unaccepting of differences. Apparently Jan’s brain made it through the conversion process with some of her... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 31, 2020

Part Two - the journey to Newland

Jan and Cayce climbed into their assigned bunks on the transport, helping as the flight attendants fitted their oxygen, food and waste lines. It would take over two months to get to Newland. Passengers would be kept in limbo during the journey. Jan had read up on all the technical details as a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 30, 2020

TINKERING WITH A STORY IDEA

STARTING OVER Cayce and Jan were approaching the head of the line, each with their one permitted carry-on bag. A clerk at the desk smiled at them and shrugged, indicating her sympathy with the long wait. “Do you think we’ll make it this time?” Cayce asked Jan. “We’re within five,” Jan said. “I think... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

COVID-19 -- IS IT SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT?

A FB friend of mine posted that she's suspicious. She doesn't know anyone who knows anyone who ever caught the virus. The numbers could be made up. Maybe if someone "real" and in her circle were to catch it, she'd worry about it. I saw her walking her dog one day. She wasn't wearing a mask, and if... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

TRAIN WHISTLES

It’s been years since the Great Northern rolled through our town. It used to come through a few times a day, a reminder about what time it was. I also liked the one that crossed a few miles out. Its mournful whistle on a moonlit night brought back the old west feel, thoughts of hoboes, those knights... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 27, 2020

CLIP ART

Sometimes I use Microsoft Word’s clip art to add a bit to my text – this picture is one that came up when I searched for the word “smile” Can’t resist a cute baby… Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 26, 2020

2020

HOPE The scientists are working at warp speed to develop a vaccine to give us some protection from this novel coronavirus. In six months or so they hope to have millions of doses for those who will step up and take them. The anti-vax crowd, the no-maskers, will likely find a protest sign to refuse... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 25, 2020

SATURDAY VISITORS

As I waited for my coffee to brew I leaned over the sink to look out the kitchen window. I thought I’d seen something move just there beyond the edge of the deck. Maybe Georgette the groundhog had poked her nose out to hunt and gather her breakfast. It was a young bunny, brown with pinkish ears and... Sign in to see full entry.

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