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

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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.

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.

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.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

COLLUSION – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

The legal definition of libel, as I remember it from Journalism class, is that one writes down something negative about another one and it is seen by a third party. This usually means something is published in a public forum, but not always. If the person named feels he’s been harmed by this, he can... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

It turns out the A/C guy who brought the cool on Monday had a name I’d never heard before: “Kytel.” When he said it I thought of the actor Harvey Keitel, and that’s the little key that helped me remember it in spite of poor short-term memory. You see lots of original and unusual names on cashiers in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

THE AC REPAIRMAN

There’s a local company here in beautiful boring Mundane that’s run by a family. They’ve been in business since the ‘80s and most of their employees are family. They’re in the heating and air conditioning – HVAC – business. The skills involved include electrician, plumber, carpenter, fix-it – all... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 29, 2019

SENIORS GET DEPRESSED

Well, duh! I heard on NPR some expert do-gooder is studying the increase in suicides among the elderly. For a long time the focus has been on children, veterans with PTSD, addicted persons, the mentally ill. I guess they finally ran out of categories and got around to looking at the elderly, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 28, 2019

WEATHER OR NOT

MY AC WENT OUT YESTERDAY I noticed it at 4:00 p.m. I looked at the thermostat, it said 80. The fan from the AC unit was blowing warm air. Too late in the day to call the HVAC contractor – weekends are double-time. Cooled off to 71 over- night – I’ve got a fan blowing air through the screen door to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 27, 2019

WHAT'S ON MY MIND TODAY?

REINSTATEMENT OF THE DEATH PENALTY I’ve never been comfortable with the death penalty. There’s always a chance the guilty verdict was wrong. But it looks like the head honchos at the DOJ are going to execute Federal prisoners again – murderers mostly, serial killers, those who killed children. My... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 26, 2019

WRITE YOUR STORY?

The writers gathered around 9:30. There was coffee. The weather was mild. We were once again in “our” cozy room. None of us were in the mood to write. There were no newbies, no guest writers. Just us. So we decided to skip the write and just go into discussion mode. Following is a recap of the “hot... Sign in to see full entry.

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