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, April 30, 2019

THE GREAT RACE, ELDER VERSION

It’s not the Boston Marathon or the Indianapolis 500, not the Kentucky Derby or the triple crown. For those of us who are “enjoying our sunset years,” the great race is that hurried senior shuffle to the nearest toilet when the gut decides to express itself at an inconvenient time. Bad enough we... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

The Landscaper's Sermon

About ten days ago I noticed a kid and his dad mowing and cleaning up leaves from next door. The renters had moved a couple weeks earlier, and I'm guessing the guy who owns the house is doing a spring cleanup so he can rent it out again. I asked if they'd have time to rake up the remaining leaves on... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

EQUALITY ???

There’s a story in the news – maybe two or three stories – every day about the struggle for equality. It’s not that people – women – expect to BE the equal of men. They just want to be treated with equal consideration under the law. (There are other struggles by other social groups, but the focus... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 26, 2019

OFF THE GRID

IN THE WESTERN CASCADE FOOTHILLS Salkum is a Native word – I believe the original residents were of the Salish tribe, but have not researched the particulars. I know there were Salish people still living in the area in the late 1940s when our family took refuge there. I soaked in the natural beauty... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

EARWORMS & LEFT TURNS

“Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, she’s the joy of my life, She’s a young thing, and cannot leave her mother.” As I was measuring coffee into the pot this a.m. I kept hearing this song in my head. Dunno why it’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

OVERHEARD: TUESDAY AT THE CENTER

Bill: Did you hear about what happened at Emmanuel church on Friday? Joe: You mean the fight? Bill: Yeah. Joe: I heard they had to call the cops because two couples got into fistfights. Bill: That’s true. Weird, huh? The church puts free food on the table and the idiots bring their crap right into... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

ONLY A GAME: KLONDIKE ON THE COMPUTER

SOLITAIRE The game works to keep the outer level of attention occupied with ‘nothing’ while the inner self traces memories or comes up with random thoughts, plot lines, character studies or the answers to old puzzles. I’m looking at the screen – thinking about the numbers. How comforting it must be... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 22, 2019

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…

It’s not just here in the good old USA. I just heard a news report on NPR that a comedian in the Ukraine who played the role of the president in a TV show was elected to that office for real. He won by a landslide over the serving president, even though he has no experience or training in public... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 21, 2019

NOSTALGIA

2ND GRADER’S JOKE FROM WAY BACK WHEN Q. If there were two little moles and they went down two little holes if you looked quick, what would you see? A. Molasses. Happy Easter. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

THE MARCH OF TIME

JOHN WAYNE, CURSIVE WRITING AND CLOCKS A few years back my daughter-in-law taught English comp at a nearby high school. Many of her students hated having to learn and use the rules of grammar and punctuation, but she was the mother of teen-agers, and by the time they completed Mellie’s class, they... Sign in to see full entry.

Headlines (What is this?)