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

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

WELL, ALRIGHTY THEN.

My younger daughter's been here for the past few days, here to help her older bro clean and pitch and ready his house for sale. There are showings scheduled for Wed. & Thur., and the garage/basement were full of years' worth of stuff that should have been tossed or trashed but were just stuck in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

MR. ROGERS, WHERE ARE YOU?

I remember the mornings my youngsters watched Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS. What a perfect show for little ones, reinforcing their sense of self, welcoming them as a friend, perhaps even more reassuring at times than their own parents. Won't you be my neighbor? What a bridge-building question.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 8, 2024

ABOUT THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH, ETC.

A. I thought both sides presented their party's point of view very well. Point-counterpoint were both thoroughly and politely outlined. 2. The clown show/protest staged by my least favorite political person, dressed aggressively in a MAGA hat and red shirt, standing in the aisle to throw her shade... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

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P.S.

The print shop caper - posted here yesterday - was not the beginning of a story, but merely one fact-based incident in a string of small treasons. It's one thing for a wife to suspect her spouse is cheating - but another thing entirely for her to catch him en flagrante. This was the straw that broke... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

THE PRINT SHOP CAPER

Addie parked the car next to the loading dock, climbed the stairs and opened the door to the print shop. She needed to pick up the checkbook from Sherm, since he'd forgotten to give it back to her before he left for work. This side trip was going to make her day even longer, and it was already... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

A WHOLE LOTTA NUTHIN

Just so you know, Dorothy Darling will be delivering an adorable pup, the hawk is on the wing and away, and Roscoe is going to catch a case of good daddy-itis. The squirrels will be back when I've got a little more oomph. Worn out today for some reason. Stay cool. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 4, 2024

NEW DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS, CONT'D

Roscoe and Dorothy - whom he called Dorothy Darling - were at breakfast in the Backyard Habitat that had been the domain of his mother, White Ears. She was semi-retired now, left the nest only to forage or store acorns in season. But Roscoe had no ambitions for leadership. All he wanted was his... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

NEW DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

They braved the cold rain, the sleet mixed in. There were walnuts cached in spots on the lawn, and the two squirrels were hungry. The human had sprinkled some nasty breakfast cereal at First Maple in the front yard - a more disgusting offering than anything she'd put out for them. Little round bits,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

I CAN GET SOME SATISFACTION

The old song goes "I can't get no... satisfaction." But once in a while in the grand scheme of things, something works the way it should. Story about the very long long ago. When we moved into that village - a historic logging town that had been built around a sawmill in the late 1800s - it was... Sign in to see full entry.

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