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Friday, August 21, 2026

Hand-me-downs

Our family had a very tight budget, and Mom was highly skilled at finding ways to make ends meet. One way was to get hand-me-down clothes from cousins who lived back home after we'd moved to a village on the other side of the Cascades. She and my aunties wrote letters every week, and they often... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Today - First Day of school at St. B's - not the usual traffic jam, cars lined up to drop off the kids at the front door. Moms and dads park their cars in the lot or along the street and wait with them for the greeters to open the doors. The big bluebird school mascot waves his wings and kneels to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

ICE is for cooling your lemonade

I don't like the reminder of Hitler's gestapo and the atrocities of WWII the current GOP administration brings to mind in 2026. I don't like masked enforcers bringing down the wrath of heaven on peaceful immigrants, in our country to seek a better life as our ancestors did a couple dozen generations... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Anti-social Media - it's not helping

Half the stuff they publish on 'social' media is designed to piss us off or make us feel sad and hopeless. The other half is made up of political bias, lives and deaths of the rich and famous, and recipe ideas. I may be skipping some categories. I got so tired of seeing Trump's face, reading his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 14, 2026

TOO DARN HOT!

The heat index promises to be between 108 & 110 degrees here for the next few days. Dangerously hot. They've cancelled the horse races at Fairmount track. Sign in to see full entry.

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Just Remembered Lyrics

The Wichita Lineman - big hit by Glen Campbell - 1968 I am a lineman for the county And I work the main road, Searching in the sun For another overload... I hear you singing in the wire I can hear you through the whine And the Wichita lineman Is still on the line (a few verses later) And I need you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

LOTTERY WINNER IN ILLINOIS THIS TIME

Heard on the morning news someone from Illinois won the billion-dollar jackpot. Dammit! I knew I should've a bought a ticket. Turns out the winner gets the billion in installments over the next 29 years, or they can take a cash payout of about 400 million. I think I could find a way to get by on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

TODAY'S QUESTION...

My grandma Lucy believed in guardian angels, and that no little kid would be safe without one, because children are so fearless and curious they put themselves in danger every day. A question just occurred to me. At what age in a child's development does their angel take a reassignment to another,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Aargh!

Was at the park by the lake a few weeks ago and had to use the restroom. When I got inside and finished my business, I found there was no TP there. It was apparent that someone had swiped the toilet paper off the roll, as the cabinet where spare rolls were kept was also completely empty. Lucky for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 7, 2026

Today's Question (nonsense song from way back when)

Chorus: Does your chewing gum lose its flavor On the bedpost overnight? If your mother says, don't chew it Do you swallow it in spite? Can you catch it on your tonsils? Can you heave it left and right? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor On the bedpost overnight? Sign in to see full entry.

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