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

By Pat_B - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

COINCIDENCE?

Until yesterday our recent weather has been unusually mild for December. A few days ago when I made the run to the Post Office to send off the Christmas packages to the grandkids it was so warm (in the mid sixties) I didn't need a jacket. It seemed almost criminal to stay hunkered down when Leclaire... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 14, 2020

WHINGE – A ONCE-FAMILIAR BLOGIT NAME

Years back, when Nautikos was still posting here on Blogit, there was another of my favorites who’s since moved away: Whinge. She was an Irish girl, transported to New Jersey with her American hubby and their darling adorable children. These days she’s on FB, writing about and showing a few photos... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 13, 2020

A LATTE AND A CINNAMON ROLL

For the past six weeks or so I’ve sworn off caffeinated coffee. It’s been decaf all the way. The benefits included fewer trips to the Jane (the ladies’ room) because of coffee’s diuretic effect. If you’re not an incontinent old lady you may not realize how expensive those Poise and Depends pads are.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 12, 2020

MOSSYROCK, POP. 550 - LEWIS COUNTY, WA.

I was just thinking about my old (very old) high school days. There were only 22 graduates at Mossyrock High School in the class of ’53. There were eleven boys and eleven girls. I thought it must have grown a lot in the decades since then and decided to Google it. My kid brother, sister and I rode... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 11, 2020

STAGEFRIGHT

THE POET READS Damned once by faint praise her return is cautious: she waits just offstage for her moment in the spotlight. The poet is tempted to run and hide but there is something calling: a truth - personal - perhaps universal, perhaps a clue for the many rather than the one. She reads out one... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

WANDERING MINSTRELS

Every town seems to have a character or two who are unlike ordinary folks. Some mumble to themselves or shout from a soap box that the end is near. In our town we had two, but they weren’t street preachers, they were both piano players. James seemed to be loosely connected to an African American... Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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.

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.

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.

About this Blog

Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective.

People

Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)