OLD ADAGE
They say a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child. 'Nuff said. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
DOWN MEMORY LANE (1953-54)
When I got my first job after high school, I worked for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company at their home office in Seattle. Like so many others, I started in the mail room, which was on the ground floor next to the alley. The job involved receiving U.S. Mail, sorting it by department into... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
I LIKE IT!
V.P. Kamala Harris, in a stump speech at a rally yesterday, called herself and Tim Walz "joyful warriors" and truth tellers. Her words stood up to fact-checks. Their slogans are being echoed across the nation. Truth be told. Flags of the liars are tattered and faded. Their sour, defeatist message is... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
About the Roe v Wade Issue
Nobody I know ever thought abortion was a first choice method of controlling their fertility. It wasn't legal until the Roe v Wade decision by the supreme court some 50-odd years ago. After that, a woman's right to choose the procedure or the pill was "settled law." That is, until Donald J. Trump... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
CHANCE MEETING
(a bit of dialog that came to mind for no apparent reason) Hi, how are you? Haven't seen you in a dog's age. How's your mom doing? Hi, good to see you. My guess is she's teaching the angels how to keep the cobwebs off of rainbows.... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 5, 2024
So Soon Old, So Late Smart
I was a good student in high school, especially in English and journalism. I helped publish The Viking, our school newspaper, the mechanical stuff, the writing and editorial stuff. My thinking was the experience would help me to get a job after graduation. Senior year my goal in life was to get a... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
WOULDA, SHOULDA, COULDA
I was watching live when the 20-year-old with his dad's assault rifle started firing at the podium where candidate Donald Trump was speechifying to his loyal followers. I saw him grab his ear and duck, half a second before the sound of the shot reached the screen. And I saw the Secret Service agents... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 3, 2024
LET GO, LET IT GO...
No need to plot revenge or waste time thinking about just desserts for someone who has leapt over all boundaries. That creep who never misses church, who doesn't drink, smoke or curse, who pretends decency but molests a child left in his care, will get what's coming to him sooner or later. Time... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 2, 2024
ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHER
Sorry, but I had to delete that bit. Realized upon taking a second look that it missed the point I was trying to make. Will try to find something good and non-fattening by tomorrow. Peace. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
NEWS OF THE WEIRD AND AWFUL
Stupid jerk set his mother's car afire and shoved it over the embankment in California, costing at least 100 families their homes as the fire swept through. The fire is now one of the largest, most destructive in history, and the area around the town of Paradise has seen some pretty bad ones. Can't... Sign in to see full entry.