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

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

THE FORCE, DISTURBED

Son 1, Dan, 59, worked a long time for Wally World, managing the store crews at various locations as they took down displays at night so the upgrade and installation crew could work, then replacing them before store opening so customers could find the merchandise. He’s on layoff now, working a temp... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 3, 2018

I've not been well for the last couple of days...

Had a spell of A-Fib, indigestion, and the nastiest symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and a bout of plantar fasciitis. Plus a solid week of gloom and freezing rain, and my urine smells like acetone. Consequently, with my defenses lowered, I've allowed myself to get into debates on political... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 2, 2018

FOUND IN TRANSLATION

When you’re “the girl” in a man’s world, which at the time academia was, a college campus can be like a construction site where any girl who wanders through is subject to complimentary whistles, catcalls and lewd suggestions. The guys in hard hats – and mortarboards - think they’re giving the chicks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

Sorry folks, The writer is out.

We hope regular office hours will resume tomorrow. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

The Story Continues

SAM AND ETHEL, OUR FOSTER PARENTS The Fogel farm was located along Lincoln Creek, about seven miles north of Centralia. A county road divided the uphill area from the lower pastures, dairy barn, garden and the two-story farmhouse. Above the road were the hog barn and pens and a wooded hill where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Why, I’m gonna…..

I’m avoiding the news networks, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, turning down the sound when they bring in some former White House or DOJ top dog. Speculation and opinion ain’t facts. The infighting in the halls of government can give us common folks an ulcer along with a pervading sense of impending doom. My... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 26, 2018

THANK YOU

I seem to remember posting something a month or two ago about life on the farm at Silver Creek, about the down quilts and cozy bedrooms, about Ethel’s cooking. We each put on 20 pounds that school year. There was a time when I wished we could stay there forever. At the same time I was plagued by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Continuation again

GALVIN SCHOOL Within a week of arriving at the Fogel’s farm, the three of us were enrolled in the three-room school a few miles up the road in Galvin. There were eight or ten students in each classroom; K-3rd, 4th-6th, and 7th-8th. We carried our lunch from “home” – peanut butter & jelly sandwiches... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Continuation

CANCER CHANGES THINGS Right after we moved to Salkum and became a target for the town’s bully-boy cousins and their gang of hooligans, (I wouldn’t elevate their status by calling them a tribe) Mama told us she’d been to the doctor and she was going to have to go to Seattle for cancer treatments. But... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 23, 2018

Continuation

OUTSIDERS We stopped for breakfast at the outskirts of a town called Castle Rock, a name that appealed to my imagination. Castle Rock, a town where a princess lived, where the king was there to stand between her and the dragons and dark knights. There wasn’t, I discovered after we got under way... Sign in to see full entry.

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