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Monday, December 16, 2019

THE FIRE TRUCK

One Christmas season their dad and I got our shopping done a bit earlier than usual instead of rushing around at the last minute. Rusty was about four, Rich was nearly three at the time – just the right age to enjoy a toy car or fire truck they could pedal and drive around the basement or on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

P.S. TO THE SANTA CLAUS POEM

In 1945-46, in the eastern Washington desert country where the family lived at the time, there were vast acreages of wheat fields, a lot of open range and desert just to the north of the Columbia River that formed the border between Washington and Oregon. (river, states are still there, but they've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 14, 2019

Rodeo Days...

Santa Claus A wild Appaloosa stallion, sleek spotted wall of horseflesh grey as fog, is rudely roped and hauled from his free range in the Horse Heaven Hills, torn from his mares and rivals, tightly tied in a ramshackle stall next to a makeshift wire corral. God knows how far he is from home. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 13, 2019

PIE CRUST DAYS

There were no such things as a McDonald’s or Burger King back in our Salkum days, but we had perhaps the healthiest of diets ever. We grew our own vegetables, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We usually ate the veggies the same day they were harvested – carrots pulled, cleaned and peeled after... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

ON THE OTHER HAND…

Tuesday at The Center – that little moment when I was frustrated at JoAnn, a.k.a. The Barbarian – was only part of what was going on at the front desk. By the way, thank you all for your thoughtful reminders about what’s really important and keeping things in perspective. I’ve decided to take your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!

Well, she did it again. Pushed my buttons. Got on my last nerve. I could not resist the urge to jump to my feet and extend my right hand as high as it would go, middle finger emphatically displayed. Right there in The Center! There’s the dining room with six or eight tables for six where the bingo... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S SOCKS

A. Point of order, Mr. Chairman. B. The Chair recognizes the Gentleman from Alabama. A. Thank you Mr. Chairman. I’d like to declare this witness is not qualified to wash the president’s socks, and thus and singly, ought to be subject to immediate reprimand. B. Let me get this straight, Congressman.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 9, 2019

WRITERS’ BLOCK

Or, the joys of getting older... I seem to have come up against a wall –a blank chalkboard that mocks me. Or maybe it’s not a blackboard but psychic force laughing as I stand there chalk in hand, all systems stopped. I got nuthin’. At my age – in fact for as long as I can remember – there have been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 7, 2019

INTERESTING COINCIDENCE???

Last night on the news one of the lead items was a story about some of the area grocery stores being targeted by a counterfeiter -- spanking new $100 bills, just like the ones my 'over the road trucker' was spending. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 6, 2019

“TALKING TO STRANGERS”

Think you know how to tell if someone you just met is telling you the truth or not? Maybe you do, but it’s more than likely not, according to Malcolm Gladwell’s new book. I’ve been reading his research into of some of the greatest scams in history – including Bernie Madoff’s ripoff of some of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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