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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

KABU REMINDED ME...

My post yesterday was about donut dollies, those Red Cross volunteers who show up at the dock where troops are boarding a ship to head to war or returning home from the front. They offer a smile and a word of encouragement along with a paper cup of coffee and a donut. Kabu commented that she seemed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 12, 2024

DONUT DOLLIES AND FIRST INFANTRYMEN

A couple days ago as I returned from the store with my bag of groceries, I noticed the big workhorse pickup truck had parked next to my little Toyota. There on the toolbox behind the cab was a sticker, "First Infantry Division." Before I could finish tucking my groceries into the trunk, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 11, 2024

THE BIG SNOW OF 1952

It was January. In the western Cascade foothills, we'd had some snow at Christmas, the roads were now clear and dry, but as usual the skies were overcast. And then overnight we heard the wind kick up a bit, and when we pulled the curtain aside to look out the kitchen window, it was snowing so hard... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

OLD ADAGE

They say a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child. 'Nuff said. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 9, 2024

DOWN MEMORY LANE (1953-54)

When I got my first job after high school, I worked for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company at their home office in Seattle. Like so many others, I started in the mail room, which was on the ground floor next to the alley. The job involved receiving U.S. Mail, sorting it by department into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

I LIKE IT!

V.P. Kamala Harris, in a stump speech at a rally yesterday, called herself and Tim Walz "joyful warriors" and truth tellers. Her words stood up to fact-checks. Their slogans are being echoed across the nation. Truth be told. Flags of the liars are tattered and faded. Their sour, defeatist message is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

About the Roe v Wade Issue

Nobody I know ever thought abortion was a first choice method of controlling their fertility. It wasn't legal until the Roe v Wade decision by the supreme court some 50-odd years ago. After that, a woman's right to choose the procedure or the pill was "settled law." That is, until Donald J. Trump... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

CHANCE MEETING

(a bit of dialog that came to mind for no apparent reason) Hi, how are you? Haven't seen you in a dog's age. How's your mom doing? Hi, good to see you. My guess is she's teaching the angels how to keep the cobwebs off of rainbows.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 5, 2024

So Soon Old, So Late Smart

I was a good student in high school, especially in English and journalism. I helped publish The Viking, our school newspaper, the mechanical stuff, the writing and editorial stuff. My thinking was the experience would help me to get a job after graduation. Senior year my goal in life was to get a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 4, 2024

WOULDA, SHOULDA, COULDA

I was watching live when the 20-year-old with his dad's assault rifle started firing at the podium where candidate Donald Trump was speechifying to his loyal followers. I saw him grab his ear and duck, half a second before the sound of the shot reached the screen. And I saw the Secret Service agents... Sign in to see full entry.

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