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

By Pat_B - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

Saturday, September 9, 2023

WHAT THE CHICKEN SAID

A hen makes a very distinct announcement after she lays an egg. It's not like the warning call she makes when she spots a hawk circling overhead and screams "Hawk! hawk! hawk!" at the top of her lungs as she runs for cover. After making an egg she struts out of the nest box and hen house, announcing... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:27 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, September 8, 2023

THE FRIDAY WHINE

Sometimes the apocalypse doesn't seem like such a bad thing if it would put an end to all the political spinning, sabre-rattling and mud slinging. Exhausted by those politicians who don't do their job, but take time to threaten prosecutors, judges and poll workers who do. I've almost given up hoping... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:13 AM | add or view comments (7) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, September 7, 2023

POP QUIZ

Can a man who's never shopped for groceries, never prepared a meal for someone else, never faced living paycheck to paycheck: can he possibly relate to the challenges of middle class working folks, let alone those at the poverty line? Can a man who fudged the numbers on his income tax return, lied... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 5:48 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

LATE, AGAIN?

Mama had always been a dynamo, often handling two or three tasks at the same time - as women often must. She'd pick tomatoes and some leaf lettuce from the garden as she returned to the house from hanging laundry on the line, and check the oven to see if the bread was done when she got back in the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:02 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

STREET SEEN: YESTERDAY'S LABOR DAY DEMONSTRATION

Watching a news report from the scene of a strike (Hollywood writers) and as the reporter was talking to one of their leaders, protesters backed her up, holding signs and chanting. I noticed a youngish woman in the front row, wearing a red graphic tee. Its message said it all: "Underestimate me. Go... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:11 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, September 4, 2023

TV COMMERCIALS: LOVE 'EM OR HATE 'EM...

Among my favorite TV commercials are those "Jake from State Farm" commercials. Their "just like a good neighbor," tagline is comfortable and it sells what they do. The first one I remember featuring Jake was a skit involving a jealous wife who grabs the phone away from her husband, thinking he's... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:46 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, September 3, 2023

CHANGE OF HEART - fragment of a remembered story.

I apologize in advance that I do not know the author's name, the title of the short story, or the when or where I first read it. But today a long-forgotten just-rewards story came to me. It may be a response to my disgust at the misogyny and cruelty toward the people he's supposed to represent, but... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:16 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, September 2, 2023

UPS SOMETIMES DROPS OFF THE WRONG PACKAGE...

Working on crocheting a "Hershey's kiss" hat when the doorbell rings. I see there's someone on the porch. Thinking Jehovah's Witnesses are out early, I hurry to the door to find a UPS guy heading down the walk to his van. I grab the package - it's for the guy in the next block, same house #, but on... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 6:47 AM | add or view comments (6) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, September 1, 2023

SONG LYRICS FROM THE 1950S

Wanda Jackson sang it first, it was later recorded by Linda Ronstadt in the late '60s. Partial lyrics: "Silver threads and golden needles cannot mend this heart of mine And I dare not drown my sorrow in the warm glow of your wine. Oh, you think I should be happy with your money and your fame and... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 4:25 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, August 31, 2023

A bit from "Patchwork" (Grandma Patch's memoir)

Back in the mid '40s when our little family still lived on the fringes of Kennewick in southeastern Washington state, Mama bought a house at auction and had it moved to her lot in the low-lying area below the Horse Heaven hills. It fronted the highway that ran between Kennewick and Richland/Hanford,... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Pat_B at 5:27 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

About this Blog

Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)