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

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Monday, January 21, 2019

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

Teachers I can see him in my mind’s eye, but time and age have erased the good professor’s name from memory. A frail-looking, white-haired gentleman, “Dr. Wise” walked slightly bent and with a limp, residual damage from a childhood bout with Polio. In class he described his time in an iron lung and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 20, 2019

MAGA HATS & GOOD TIMES

Big photo in yesterday’s news feed & on the networks showed a kid in a MAGA hat confronting a Native at an indigenous rally, shouting ‘build the wall.’ The white kid was grinning, clearly enjoying his bully boy behavior, supremely confident in his place in society, his right to disrespect others.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 18, 2019

RIP MARY OLIVER...

I learned yesterday that poet Mary Oliver has passed away at 83. She was my favorite contemporary poet a writer of lyric praise and celebration of life. Excerpt from her poem "The Return" 1. When I went back to the sea it wasn't waiting. Neither had it gone away. All its musics were safe and sound;... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

I LOVE A MYSTERY

A few minutes ago I noticed a shared post on my FB timeline for a site called The Northern Light, complete with a cover page depicting Frederick Douglass and several other historic figures – a news and info site. It had been shared by an old Blogit friend of mine who used to post here under the name... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

STOCK UP

The flowers sleep for snow is deep. Chill winter’s blast seems meant to last. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

NOT QUITE ROBO CALLS

I was expecting a call from my son, so picked up the phone when it rang, before checking caller ID. When I saw SUPPORT POL on the phone I regretted picking up almost before I said hello. There was confusion on the other end at first, indicating a live caller rather than a robot. So then a guy with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 14, 2019

SNOW DAYS

The timing was all wrong for the big chill. Snow began falling mid-afternoon on Friday, some schools let out a bit early to allow school buses to deliver all the kids home before the roads got treacherous. Having 8” fall during Friday evening rush hour made getting home from work a chancy... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Mama Bear's Lunch

Woke up way too early - 3:37 a.m. - and couldn't get back to sleep. A story came skipping & jumping into the picture show of my mind, and I saw an imaginary world where animals and people had not yet become separate tribes. A woman in the woods had gone foraging for berries/apples and found herself... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

CARS – RECORD SNOWFALL

I keep tabs on what’s going on in the neighborhood. Some might say I’m nosy, and I’ve got a mental checklist of the comings & goings of nearby folks, their routines based on the ins and outs of their cars. I’ve given names to them – the vehicles that is. My kitchen window overlooks the parking area... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 10, 2019

TALKING TO THE WIND

This morning I found on my FB timeline a post from KMOV – the CBS affiliate in St. Louis. Not unusual to see their posts, but this one caught my eye. It focused on Pres. DJT’s decision to pull FEMA support from the fire victims in California, blaming the whole thing on that state’s failure to... Sign in to see full entry.

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