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Thursday, October 17, 2024

HOW TO WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY

Something I learned in the writing group at the Main Street Community Center: If you're going to write the story of your life so your grandkids can read it one day, it's not a good idea to start at the beginning and write it all down in chronological order. That is - to put it lightly - a daunting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

First Frost

There's frost on the pumpkins this morn, my dear, it got mighty cold overnight. There's frost on the front lawn this morn, old bean, we may see squirrel footprints at first light. It is 32 degrees at 6:40 a.m. Good time for a cup of coffee in front of the electric fireplace. Moms and dads will be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

BULLIES

When we moved to the village of Salkum (pop. about 80 families). The post office was housed in Talbott's General Store, we had to pick up our mail each day. There were two gas station/repair shops, a tavern and a cafe that catered to travelers driving on Hwy 12 that led to the White Pass, across the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 14, 2024

Footprints

Some days when I hiked the woods and along Mill Creek of a summer's morning, I would see dog tracks in the mud along the creek bank. They might have been the footprints of Jack, my friend Marjie's half shepherd, half coyote, who liked to lurk in the woods and follow (maybe practicing how to stalk... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

THERAPY

This angst-ridden political climate, rumors of war and photos from the front lines where citizens, especially children, are taking the brunt of it, catastrophic weather tearing the heart out of southeastern states, extreme heat waves, power outages... it's all putting us into hunker-down mode.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 11, 2024

Old Tyme Radio

I don't remember whether this side character was from the old radio show "Fibber McGee and Molly" or "The Great Gildersleeve." Fibber McGee's standard joke was an overflowing closet that became a sound-engineer's avalanche whenever the door was opened. Gildersleeve was the water commissioner, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Wally World: The New Meet Market

A day or so ago I was in the grocery department at Wally World, gloating to myself about this beautiful tomato I'd found in the middle of a pile of other tomatoes. I was focused on it when my cart crashed head on into another one. It was a guy who was focused on the adjacent stack of lush green... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Singing in Walmart

Previously, at another website, I was unable to divest myself of an earworm. I was frustrated at politics, war, calamities of all kinds monopolizing the news channels, and couldn't quit hearing the group America singing "A Horse With No Name." Got to the DMV for my 9:00 a.m. appointment about 15... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Comparison & Contrast:

Kamala Harris promises to work for improvements to our society, for seniors, union workers, families. If elected, she will foster the needs of people, the rule of law. She brings me a sense of comfort and order. Donald Trump still denies he lost the election in 2020, makes false accusations and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 7, 2024

ALL THE NEWS? HARDLY.

It's Monday. I've been looking for just a bit of good news on the morning TV shows. So far, no luck. Networks and local news channels have plenty of film clips and narrative about folks waving Nazi flags, wars, strikes, politics. Makes for a grim picture. Their presentation slants toward the awful.... Sign in to see full entry.

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