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

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Hat's off

I've never wanted to visit Japan. I thought I'd be confused by the language, spend a lot of time in crowds, and that it was very expensive. I had Japanese neighbors when I lived in Seattle, wonderful people. They had a beautiful yard, always sweet and pleasant when you sat by them on the bus. I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Happy pi day!

Pi = 3.14.... to infinity. So today is Pi day. And this morning is mother nature's little idea of a joke, whipped topping all over pi day. Saturday I took the porch broom, the snow shovel and the ice melter out to the garage. After all, Daylight Savings starts on Sunday. The official first day of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd rushes in...

There's an old man sittin' next to me makin' love to his tonic and gin Oh, give us a song, you're the piano man give us a song tonight For we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feelin' all right... Vintage Billy Joel. "Old people's music," as my granddaughter Amy would say. She's the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

I thought the answer was to fall in love.

u no, the ans 2 the? > wth is wrong w/ me? went 2 Home Depot, where old guys hang out on Sat. AMs. There they were, fondling hand tools, sizing up power mowers. This one old boy had his wife along. Name was Ethel, probably, she of the icy glare and ruffled feathers. Apparently it ain't cool with her... Sign in to see full entry.

Rampant Apathy infects bloggers

It's not just the disaster in Japan. It's not just the melting snow and hints of spring. It's not Charlie Sheen's decision that everyone's out of step but Charlie. It's more than just the slow computer and a sluggish internet. It's not even the crappy, insulting junk mail. It's not likely writers... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Hey, Sailor, are you new in town?

I felt insufficient in high school among the other girls. I'd have settled for Miss Congeniality if I were, in fact, charming and nice. I realize now the eleven girls in our senior class were real beauties. Elaine and Boo (Beulah) were gorgeous, dark, shoulder length hair, big brown eyes,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Playhouse 90 -

Google this for the accurate details. And another major name, Paddy Chayefsky from the 1950s -- Google that, too. Check out their Wikipedia listings for the documentation. What I remember is that Playhouse 90 and other dramatic series were a reason to stay home and squint at that "huge" 12" black &... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

I didn't plan to use that over-used name again...

You know the one: the initials are "Charlie Sheen." When I wrote yesterday's post, I just titled it "Fired," because that was the big tabloid word of the day. I figured everyone would know immediately I was talking about he whose name should drop out of the headlines. The chiefs did it, finally.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fired!

Tiger blood, it seems, has a toxic effect on people. I've known people who thought they had more brains than anyone, who sometimes came up with genius ideas, fast talkers, obnoxiously confident of their superiority, sneering at the average Joe. When I was young and stupid I used to fall for them on... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Buffet City, always nice for a senior birthday.

Tiger mothers run the buffet that operates across the park from the library. The grandmother seems to be fifty, and the mother looks maybe forty, and the grandson who was a darling dimpled four-year-old when they opened has become a great hulk of an eight-year-old now, mannerly, busy boy who misses... Sign in to see full entry.

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