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

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

PS

Since I posted this morning, th e region has been under heavy storm warnings, flood advisories, tornado warnings, highway closures due to flash floods, the threat of a dam breaking and being overtopped in the next county, and several inches of rain, wind and thunder. Getting that pile of scrap... Sign in to see full entry.

UNLESS IT RAINS

Yesterday, around 2:00 in the afternoon, Ryan knocked on my door. He's the one who rebuilt my back staircase and deck a couple of weeks ago. The deal was he'd replace all the weathered and weakened boards, handrails and ballisters, and haul away the scraps and discards. He said he'd be back to pick... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 15, 2024

CROSSED WIRES

The summer I was thirteen, sis was ten and little bro was eight, Mom signed us up for Vacation Bible School at the congregational church in Salkum. The church bus picked us up bright and early, we sang some songs and were divided into several classes for study. I'd been hearing quotes from the Good... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Walmart Safari

Yesterday in Walmart I pushed my monster shopping cart down the coffee aisle and came across a young mom and her three little boys. The boys, age 5-1/2, 4, and 2, were giving their mommy a hard time. The 2-year-old, riding in the kid seat, was whining and grabbing for her. The older ones were... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 12, 2024

TODAY'S THOUGHT

May the (creative) force be with you. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

HOW ABOUT THAT!

For the past couple of shopping trips, I haven't been able to find a couple of items I needed. I needed a 50' lightweight garden hose to replace the old one that has broken the hose reel and needs to be dropped off at a landfill. No luck. Also needed rock salt to sprinkle on my gravel driveway to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 8, 2024

Plot & Counter-Plot

At times as I fiddle with a game of Solitaire on my computer, I think of the cards and the moves as characters in a story. How the cards fall with each click could be turned into plot details. Has the queen been head of her column for many plays, does she long for a king to choose her for their... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 7, 2024

JRNL 101-PLUS: How Journalism Students Build a Story

At the Journalism 101-level freshmen students learn to write news-style. At the 200-level, they learn to do background research first, if possible, know what questions to ask before interviewing subjects of the investigation. The published story will include background and context so readers will... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Moms

Mama was a gifted seamstress. She made most of the school clothes my little sister and I wore - using patterns, adding her own touches. Heaven help you if you got caught cutting paper with her sewing scissors. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Mill Creek, 1950-ish

The village of Salkum sits on a 2-mile-wide shelf of prairie overlooking a valley formed centuries earlier by Mill Creek, a glacier-fed stream that meanders westward from the high snowpacks of Washington's Cascade peaks toward the Pacific Coast. Salkum is a tribal word that translates to mean... Sign in to see full entry.

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