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

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Sunday, March 24, 2024

POEM FOR TODAY

Abou Ben Adhem BY LEIGH HUNT Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold:— Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

SMART PILLS

Two sixth graders were sitting on the bleachers watching the track team run practice sprints, when the first one, Joe, pulled a small bottle out of his pocket. His friend Pete asked "What's that?" "Smart pills," Joe said. "What's a smart pill?" "You swallow it and it makes you smarter." "Gimme one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 22, 2024

Ancestry, etc.

Son Rich has been searching family background on Ancestry and has come up with names of relatives from my parents' families - names I haven't said aloud in years. My dad's father, Peter & his mother, Jenny, my uncles Art, Chet and Herb and aunt Emma. Dad's name was Henry. Son read off his birth and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON

Today's my son Rich's 62nd birthday. He was my 4th child, born about two weeks ahead of schedule at 7:38 a.m. after a very short labor. He weighed four ounces more than his next older brother had weighed at birth. His brother had arrived on the 27th of the month, in 1961, Rich came along on the 21st... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

HAPPY PRIMARY DAY

There were primary elections yesterday in several states, including this one. I had already voted by mail and was eager to see if my votes were winners. It seems they were. Was not surprised to see certain clowns sounding off as usual on TV. The haters were out there. (jerks) It was good that so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

SPRING...

A long time ago I went to a live matinee performance one Saturday to see Smiley Burnette, sidekick to famous cowboy actors Gene Autrey and Roy Rogers. He appeared in costume, big ol' cowboy hat, embroidered fancy western shirt, bolo tie, cowboy boots and all, and spoke with a studied western drawl.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 18, 2024

TALES FROM LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

It was winter in the foothills. Big blustery winds came whistling down from the high Cascades, dropping snow and drifting it against the least obstacles. No matter how urgent the need to get to the outhouse - some 50 feet from the kitchen door - there was no path through the knee-high snow. She... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

OLD SONG

Appropriate for St. Paddy's day, I hope "I'm looking over a four-leaf clover, That I overlooked before. One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain. Third is the roses that grow in the lane. No need explaining, the one remaining, It's somebody I adore. I'm looking over a four-leaf clover That I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

PATCHWORK

Thinking this morning of starting the bio. The life and times of Grandma Patch, before she was a grandma, before she learned that what she'd assumed about life at the age of 17 was mostly wrong. Where to begin? How she learned the truth of the old adage "marry in haste, repent at leisure"? Her high... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

Madame WhiteEars dashed across the brick street. She crossed the sidewalk. In the flick of her tail she was up the maple tree. But it had changed. It was no longer the familiar stop along the aerial highway. The troop had used those maples as a route for safe passage, high above the low growing... Sign in to see full entry.

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