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Sunday, January 22, 2017

FREEDOM HATS

As I’ve mentioned here at times, I’ve taken up crochet to keep my hands busy and use up nervous energy during the broadcasts about the lumpy Trumpy debacle. As I watched the old familiar oath being sworn, heard the campaign rhetoric spew anew after the deed was done, I felt a sinking feeling. And... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Cutthroat Tuesday (3-handed Pinochle)

Lottie is 70-something, short white hair styled wild. Sometimes it stands straight up, helped by a bit of something called “product.” I remember when we used Dippity-Do… Her face is that of a long-time smoker, the skin is rough and deeply wrinkled, and her voice has a bit of smokers’ rasp about it.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 20, 2017

1201 North Main

The Center is located at 1201 North Main Street, the former Rohrkaste Dairy building – a family-owned creamery where they produced ice cream and other dairy products. It was an upscale version of a Dairy Queen as well as a wholesale producer. Located at the corner of North Main and Union,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

If At First You Don't Succeed, Delete and Post Anew

Some long-past incident was on my mind this morning, one of those things you try to overlook at the time, but which becomes a burr under your saddle – pricking and biting long after you should have dropped it into the well of forgetfulness. I wrote about it, a pretty complete scene from long ago, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Reality Programming

Some time ago the TV writers went on strike for better pay and more recognition. That’s when the network bosses decided they could do without plots and characters, actual story lines. They opted for “reality” TV: the surreal housewives of a rich neighborhood you can’t afford to live in, the sexy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 16, 2017

How Mama Talks

The recent turn of events in American politics has brought a new communications style to the fore. Most speakers follow one train of thought from point A to a conclusion. Politicians are often academics, having degrees in business, history, law, etc. They present a point of view, back it up with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Dutch Aunts and Uncles...

One time in Seattle I was sitting at the outdoor table outside a Tully’s coffee shop on Broadway near Pike Street. It was my lunch hour. It had been one of those mornings where your inner earworm is a childhood chant: “Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna go eat worms: long slim slimy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 14, 2017

The President’s Farewell Address

I think Mr. Obama set just the right tone – putting the attention on the electorate, the citizens, the workers and dreamers and doers who will still have their job to do long after the Obama family has gone on to their next step. In particular I thought he was a prime role model as a father and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 13, 2017

THE LIFE OF RILEY

According to Wikipedia, The Life of Riley was a radio situation comedy from the early 1940s. The series was built around the character Chester A. Riley, a bumbling but good-hearted working man with a penchant for “turning mere trouble into near-disaster.” Riley was first played by William Bendix,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Dear Donald

Is this what you really want? Millions of people all up in your business, having an opinion and criticizing every little thing you do and say? You know when this whole thing started you never really expected to have to step down from the top job in your own empire, nor to be accused of being in... Sign in to see full entry.

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