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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Sunday, October 6, 2024

OLD NEWS

The Journal organization published four weekly newspapers in Madison County back in the '80s: The Wood River Journal, The Bethalto American, and two others whose names slip my mind. The Journal publications were tossed into yards by newsboys on bikes, and readers looked for feature stories about... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 4, 2024

HALLOWEEN IN THE OLDEN DAYS

Reminders on TV, in the stores, etc., that Halloween is nearly here. It was the best holiday when I was a kid living in a small village. All the kids went to every house and came home at the end of our trick or treating with a shopping bag full of candy. Enough to last until Christmas even sharing... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

DEWEY WINS!

That was the newspaper headline! The race was between Harry S. Truman and Thomas E. Dewey. Truman had been vice president for Franklin D. Roosevelt and took over the presidency after Roosevelt passed away from complications of polio (as I remember it). President Roosevelt had been our leader as we... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Old Favorite

This week, with all the hell that's hit the southwest, especially North Carolina where my daughter lives, I've been focused on the news 24-7. Weather Channel updates look like news pictures from devastated war zones in Ukraine, Israel or Lebanon. There are many interviews and live coverage of... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

We're about to embark on a ten-day stretch of dry, perfect fall weather. Not a drop of rain in the forecast. High today and tomorrow in the low-mid seventies, warming up to the low 80s very soon. Seems like an absolute total contrast to the sh*t that is working against humanity in the southeast.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 30, 2024

THE TOAST

After Jeb's funeral, Mary Lee and her friends gathered at the Corner Tavern to drink a toast and reminisce. Doris asked a question. "Mary Lee, why in the world did you insist we attend the burial, too? We could have been here celebrating instead of standing out there in the cold and rain." "Oh, you... Sign in to see full entry.

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