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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

WE'RE BA-A-ACK! AT LONG LAST

The writer's strike is over. Some terms and pay were improved. I've missed the fresh take on news & politics especially on The Tonight Show, with Stephen Colbert. His monologues were such a welcome change from the dreary pontificating from the House or Senate floor, the commentary and speculation on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

AMERICA: THE BOOK

Still working on Jon Stewart's book. What a blend of cogent points, historical facts and vulgarities. Funny as hell in spots - the kind of funny that leaves a sting of truth on the backsides of the actors being profiled. Unfortunately, "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart ended long before the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 2, 2023

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS NOTICE / BOOK REVIEW

I've been crocheting beanies, hat & scarf sets, warm wraps, and little coasters to set your coffee cup on for a couple of years now. Also headbands, to use up tailings of yarn when there's not enough left in a skein to make a hat. All the colors in Walmart's yarn dept., and many from Michael's - and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Sometimes you need a better mirror

Decades ago there were cartoons on TV starring Tweety Bird and a cat that was always in hot - and futile - pursuit. The cat's name was Sylvester. You may remember a famous line from those cartoons: "Ooh, I tot I taw a puddy tat." One I remember started with Tweety, catching his reflection in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

ABOUT THE FACE IN THE TREE

Halloween is coming up. Since I've lived in this house I've never had a single trick or treater. It's 2 blocks back from the main drag where shop owners have a tradition of treating kids on Halloween weekend, before and after the parade. This neighborhood used to be made up of long-term residents -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 29, 2023

HE WARNED ME INSANITY RUNS IN THE FAMILY...

When "Fang" and I first started dating, he warned me that insanity runs in his family. I told him no worries, there's plenty of strange on my family tree, too. This was 60-odd years ago - some of them odder than others. For instance: I have one son who is extremely allergic to cats. He manages to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

PROFILE: GEORGE VAN DYKE

Our next-door neighbor in Salkum was George Van Dyke - "Old George," as he was known. He'd come west in the late 1800s and took work in the logging operations of the old growth timber along the slopes of the Cascade Range foothills. In those early days all the work was done by manual labor; no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

BACKYARD SQUIRRELS - TYING UP STORY LINES

As I worked on the Digger Joe episode, I was trying to find a way to give the ornery bully his just desserts. I was hoping to find one of the troop members to whoop his furry tail and send him bawling and weeping back to where he came from. I wanted readers - and my Brick Street buddies - to feel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

HAPPY AFTER DAY

The yard sign, staked out in my front yard, read "Happy 88th Birthday," in two-foot-high letters. Daisy graphics and others, a small sign that said "aged to perfection," and some others were artfully arranged. All the parents arriving at 7:30-7:45 yesterday were "treated" to the signs. Some waved... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 25, 2023

THE MYSTERY IS...

WHODUNIT? Yesterday my family gathered on my front porch for a sit. My daughters and their spouses came from far away. The older one lives in Decatur, the younger came from her summer cabin in North Carolina. My son and grandson, who live on the other side of town were there. It was the exact gift I... Sign in to see full entry.

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