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

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

It's a Good Day To Be a Kid Again

I noticed when I volunteered at the Main Street Community Center that when we get to a certain stage in life - 65ish - we begin to feel like kids again. Folks at the Center would giggle about stuff that had been funny when we were 7th graders. Silly stuff. Little pranks. Which may explain why I had... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 19, 2024

Westward, Ho!

Bert and Lucy lived on her father's homestead in Wisconsin for the first few years of their marriage. Bert worked alongside his in-laws, sharing the profit (if there was any) as their little family grew. He was - like men of that era - able to fix things, a pretty good carpenter, knew about seasonal... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Retirement Hobbies

Ran into a friend at the grocery store a little bit ago. Chris lives in a duplex and looks after her disabled sister who lives in the other half. She's been involved with the animal shelter, collecting cash and other donations to support pet adoptions, etc. and until recently she was dog mom to a... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 17, 2024

SOAP

Did I ever tell you about my Aunt Elsie and Uncle Mac? Elsie was my grandpa Bert Savage's sister, so from a family tree point of view, she was my great aunt, a gorgeous white-haired woman in her late 50s when Mom, Rose, Jim and I lived in our little house in Salkum in the late '40s. Uncle Mac - I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 16, 2024

SURVIVOR? con'td

He was amazed to see a marching band, led by a drum majorette in a white costume, twirling her baton and high-stepping to the drum beat. His cave entrance, at the back of the lot, faced the street. He'd been the final holdout when the city decided to expand and took most of his property under the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 15, 2024

SURVIVOR?

Hank sat hunched over the small fire he'd managed to ignite from dry leaves that had blown into the cave long before he'd checked in. He was hungry, but didn't dare move the boulder aside and leave the cave to search for food. He could hear something, perhaps a bear, snuffling and grunting outside,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

GEEZERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT

I just Googled this term online. Couldn't find an organization by that name, but it sounds like an organization I could snuggle up to. Just watched an interview on National News Network with several young voters - who represent various voter groups. Today's poll shows young voters favor Harris-Walz... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

KABU REMINDED ME...

My post yesterday was about donut dollies, those Red Cross volunteers who show up at the dock where troops are boarding a ship to head to war or returning home from the front. They offer a smile and a word of encouragement along with a paper cup of coffee and a donut. Kabu commented that she seemed... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 12, 2024

DONUT DOLLIES AND FIRST INFANTRYMEN

A couple days ago as I returned from the store with my bag of groceries, I noticed the big workhorse pickup truck had parked next to my little Toyota. There on the toolbox behind the cab was a sticker, "First Infantry Division." Before I could finish tucking my groceries into the trunk, a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 11, 2024

THE BIG SNOW OF 1952

It was January. In the western Cascade foothills, we'd had some snow at Christmas, the roads were now clear and dry, but as usual the skies were overcast. And then overnight we heard the wind kick up a bit, and when we pulled the curtain aside to look out the kitchen window, it was snowing so hard... Sign in to see full entry.

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