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

Saturday, February 2, 2019

WORKING ON A NEW STORY…

PLUGS It seems this New York real estate mogul went to Moscow on a top secret mission. The cover story was that he was interested in building a fancy hotel in that city. But in truth he had something else in mind. To ensure his own privacy, he hired an actor to double for him, to be seen checking in... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 5:20 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, February 1, 2019

LIFESTYLES OF THE FAMOUS

SEATTLE, WA. Summer, 1953 After graduation from MHS, I got a job at Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company’s headquarters in Seattle. As my first step away from Salkum and my schoolgirl days, Mom arranged for me to board with her cousin Hazel and her family in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. We were... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:27 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, January 31, 2019

SEMPER FI

A tall man wearing a baseball cap with the U.S. Marine insignia came into The Center on Tuesday to meet with Michelle. Since I have a grandson in the Corps, I asked about his service. Turns out he was a Korean war vet, a Lieutenant when he mustered out. At 85 years of age, he looked no more than 60,... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:33 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

WEATHER RELATED?

A 102-year-old man was killed in a house fire in St. Louis yesterday, apparently when the welder he was using backfired or blew up due to the extreme low temperatures. Channel 4’s eye in the sky got video footage of the burned out shell of the garage/workshop. Other video showed two passers-by who... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:58 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

THIS 'N THAT

Feeling cooped up and sorry for myself, the big chill has taken over - flags on the poles in St. B's school yard/parking lot are standing straight out from a north wind with teeth in it. Yesterday for a while we had some of Ceil's sideways snow buzzing about, but apparently never sticking to the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:43 AM | add or view comments (8) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, January 28, 2019

Q: HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?

A. ABOUT 40 YEARS. Yesterday the phone rings. Caller ID tells me it’s a former workmate who’s long- since moved to Florida. She was cleaning out some clutter and came across my contact info and decided to see if it was still good. It was. There was a lot of catching up on the whereabouts of former... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:04 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, January 27, 2019

RED LIGHT - GREEN LIGHT

Back in the 70s when my kids were young, we used to have very cold winters, chill factors in the teens or at zero for a week at a time, which caused Leclaire Lake to freeze over. There was a light in the window of the storage room under the park’s gazebo. Red meant the ice was not safe, green meant... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:47 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, January 26, 2019

DELETING FOR SECURITY PURPOSES

Yesterday I spent an hour or so deleting some items I'd posted here from time to time, because suddenly this place is not so private any more. Someone new in my real life circle asked me about my Blogit experience. I have told any number of people about this site and the wonderful feedback I get... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 3:50 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

APOLOGY

“OH, BOY, AM I UGLY [i] … I messed up. Big time. I apologize for contributing to the confusion by posting my ill-informed two-cents-worth here on Blogit as well as on my FB timeline. We’re talking here about the kid in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat who seemed to be blocking the way and... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:25 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

ROCK ‘N ROLL

“Get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans. Get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.” (What the heck’s the next line?) “Do everything to hang onto your lovin’ man???” Who wrote this song? Who performed it? I don’t think it was “The Who.” Chubby Checker? Fats Domino?... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:28 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

About this Blog

Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)