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

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Sunday, January 28, 2024

REHAB, RENOVATE, FIXIT, BUILD IT OFF THE GRID

It's gotten so the only thing fit to watch on network TV is the rehab channel. Unsellable houses in Seattle, remodeled fancied-up ramshackle broke down joints in Waco, old barn wood reshaped into luxury cabins with spectacular views... Speaking of which there are brief shots of wildflowers nodding... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 27, 2024

WELCOME TO FOGEYTOWN

A keyboard player I know used to be in a band that played regularly at a popular bar called the Stagger Inn. He was a hippie, it was the 70s, and Stagger was a great happy hour place on a Friday night. His band covered the popular music of the day, lots of rock and blues, danceable music, stuff the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 26, 2024

JUST DESSERTS

Jimmy Nunn was a bratty kid who lived in the next block. He was obnoxious, sneaky, and if there was trouble anywhere, he was in the middle of it. When little Johnny Huckleberry was recuperating from a broken leg, using a mechanic's under-the-car crawler sled to get around on, Jimmy whacked him in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 25, 2024

A FOGGY DAY

Some crooner used to sing about "A foggy day, in London town..." Tony Bennet? Bing Crosby? Perry Como? Old song, old singers from a whole 'nother era, when lyrics told a story and we could learn to sing the melody while we washed dishes or folded laundry or packed school lunches. I started out with... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

TODAY'S GROANER

Q. What did the big boll weevil say to the little boll weevil? A. "You are the lesser of two weevils." Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

THE DROPOUT

No doubt you're sick and tired of hearing about politics, and yesterday's media focus, commentary, speculation, snide remarks and droning on about candidate Ron DeSantis' decision to drop out of the '24 presidential race. I never liked him. Didn't like what he did to education and women's rights in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 22, 2024

ABOUT WALTZING W/ ZOMBIES

Excerpts from WWZ that I've posted here are from a self-published novel that was first put up for sale in 2009. It was my Nov. 2007 entry in Cris Baty's National Novel Writing Month online competition. The contest is a race against time: 50,000 words in 30 days. It must be planned, researched and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 21, 2024

WALTZING, cont'd

The original sanctuary was restored. The stained-glass window behind the altar, a sentimental representation of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus in her lap, was carefully removed and donated to another parish. For the new window Frederick King hired an artist to depict a woodland with a Knight... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 20, 2024

WALTZING, cont'd

CHAPTER 22 – THE ALLIANCE “Greetings, Gentlemen All” Derek King intoned in a sonorous voice, arm raised in ritual salute. This phrase opened the annual meeting of the Alliance for Patriotic Endeavors, a covert offshoot of the ancient and worthy knights templar. As First Knight, King is alpha male,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 19, 2024

CHANGE OF PACE FROM WALTZING W/ZOMBIES BIT

STORY IDEA: St. Peter at the Pearly Gate listens to the testimony of an applicant, Donald J. (you know who). As the recording angel reads the list of deeds and misdeeds, the man mocks the angel, complains loudly this is BS and a witch hunt. St. Peter admonishes him to be quiet and pay attention. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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