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Sunday, August 11, 2019

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

When I was in my teens we lived in a small, remote village in the foothills of the Cascade mountains. The town had sprung up some 50 years earlier as the result of the Weyerhauser logging and sawmill operations when they went through and cut down the old growth forests, mostly Douglass fir and pine.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

ANOTHER HINT THAT WE'RE ALL CONNECTED

A couple days ago I arrived early at The Center, intending to start the coffee and get my Write Your Own Story notebook organized, insert all the handouts that were just stuffed in the back waiting to be filed. I stopped by Sara’s office asked how she was doing. She said it had been a bad week, on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 9, 2019

PERSONAL RADAR

If we are lucky enough to be born into a loving, nurturing, safe environment we will grow up with a certain confidence, believing we are wanted and welcome in this world. If our parents accept differences – social, cultural, ethnic, etc., - and treat others with respect, chances are we will do the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 8, 2019

AUGUST; BIG BIRTHDAY MONTH

Mom’s birthday is today. She was born Aug. 8, 1906. My older sis was born Aug. 10, 1924, and bro Aug. 12, 1926. Mother lived to the age of 93, despite a cigarette habit that she gave up cold turkey at the age of 68. Her doctor told her she had a choice; she could smoke or she could breathe. There... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY

At last weeks’ WYOS gathering, I handed out an advance assignment for this coming Thursday’s session. The assignment was to find a photo in an old album and write about the setting, the time it was taken, the people in the picture. Or to write a page or so of some long-ago day, compared to how... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

GOOD NEWS! REALLY GREAT NEWS.

Yesterday I got a call that the needle biopsy results have come back - my DIL's breast lump is benign! Really - for a few days there, we were holding our breath. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 5, 2019

SECOND AMENDMENT NEEDS SECOND LOOK

I know lots of people who own guns. They’re hunters, they feel the need for extra protection because of the hours or locations where they work, they enjoy target shooting. In our state concealed carry is permitted. Seems to me the problem of mass shootings is not with the 2nd Amendment. I agree with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 4, 2019

CHICKEN OR THE EGG?

The ads are on TV for Eggland’s Best brand eggs, and I’ve been buying them for as long as I can remember. I look for them to be on sale, of course. I weigh the relative cost per dozen of the extra-large vs the large to decide which is the best value. But for some time it’s been nibbling at my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 3, 2019

THE ELEVATOR PROJECT

St. B’s parish is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year. I’ve often enjoyed watching the world’s most polite traffic jam as folks arrived at 7:30 on weekday mornings, dropping their K-8th Grade kids off at the school. Also loved seeing the little ones at the day care when they come out to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 2, 2019

DAY IN THE LIFE

On Tuesday morning I got an odd phone call at The Center’s front desk. The lady on the phone (Anne) said she was calling to say thank you. Thank you for being there, she said. I can always find someone at the Community Center to help me figure out a problem. I said that was good to know. But did she... Sign in to see full entry.

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