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

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Monday, April 29, 2024

SAVE THE WORLD

The bloody shooting war that began on Oct. 7 with a Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the fighting that ramped up with the Israeli response, has now spread to college campuses all over the USA. This is only the latest chapter in a long and terrible history; the hatred of each side for the other has... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 28, 2024

WITNESSES

July 2, 1960. We had a small wedding, just the two of us, our witnesses, and my groom's family at the minister's home. Our honeymoon trip was a drive from Alton up the Great River Road along the Mississippi to Pere Marquette State Park where we held hands and stood at the overlook high on a bluff to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

LOOKING BACK

Mama was a perfectionist. This is not an easy personality trait to live with. When I was 15-16 and it was my week to do the supper dishes, I could count on her coming along behind me and making me re-wash something that was clean. I couldn't wait to get the hell out of Dodge. In my home economics... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 26, 2024

WATERGATE SALAD

I saw this green Jell-O-based concoction at the deli counter a few months back and gave it a try. Something made with Cool Whip and mini-marshmallows, some kind of chopped fruit and chopped nuts. I liked it. Any time I went to the store's deli counter for an oven-fried chicken breast, I ordered a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

BLURSDAY MORNING, HOW D'YA GET TO SESAME STREET?

Woke up just after five. Got up & took my morning meds. Visited the throne room. Went back to bed. Around 5:45 thought I heard my doorbell. Got up to check. Nobody anywhere. Phooey! Couldn't get back to sleep. Turned on the local news & weather. Thought of coffee. Up again, checked the front door,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE

There was a song, popular in the '40s "Frankie and Johnnie." Frankie and Johnnie were lovers,..... he was her man, but he was doin' her wrong. This is the story line of the song. I always thought of my big brother John when I heard it. His wife "Bert" (short for LaVerta) was the passion of his life,... Sign in to see full entry.

CLUCK! CLUCK! CLUCK!

Bozo the Orange is not in court today, but law's legal pincers still hold him by the back of his neck, no matter how he tries to wiggle out of them. His lies flap in the breeze like granny panties on a flagpole. Some of his followers no longer salute. His Secret Service detail seeks a safe secluded... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

THE BLESSINGS OF ADVERSITY

A long time ago when I worked as manager of the university's student housing office, we hired a student worker/trainee. I believe her name was Vera, and from her first day on the job I sensed there was a problem; she seemed to think she was superior to the rest of us - student workers and the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 22, 2024

UPDATE:

Few days ago I posted about the folks next door, how she left for work as usual one morning, came back later & carried stuff from the house to her car, and left again. Saturday I saw a U-Haul parked in front, and the neighbor man and a couple other guys loading stuff out of the house. Waved at him,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 21, 2024

THE PURPLE TURKEY

When little Pica hatched, her baby down was as golden as any turkey chick's had ever been. Only their mothers could recognize their own teensy balls of fluff from all the others when they dashed around the pen with their endless games of tag. But as her pinfeathers came in, little Pica's plumage was... Sign in to see full entry.

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