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

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

EARLY MORNING CUP

Sadie had the coffee going, the kitchen ready, but the diner wasn't to open until five, an hour before sunrise. Counters and tables had been cleaned afresh for the morning, and she was ready for a sit-down when the front door opened and a stranger stepped in. "Too early for coffee?" he asked. Sadie... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 28, 2025

ABOUT CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY BY TRUMP, INC.

PLEASE: I'm only an elderly grandma who has worked for over 50 years and contributed 8% of her salary to a Social Security account. You'd have to be a heartless bully to gut the agency on which so many elders depend. We're not taking luxury vacations or investing in the stock market. We're buying... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

OUT SHE GOES...

Seems I've been deleting almost as fast as I've been posting lately. Tired / bored with the status quo, I guess. Every area of the country's been dealing with deadly weather, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, blizzards. The govt. is going to hell in a handbasket, there are wars and rumors of wars. Our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

THE BIG FOUL-UP

Trying to think of a non-profane word to describe the security leak reported by EVERY news network yesterday. In case you missed it, Trump's new cabinet -- the guys in charge of national security -- shared top-secret details of a planned military operation on a non-secure line. The list of... Sign in to see full entry.

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SICK IN BED IN THE WOODBOX...

Mama used to say, when anyone asked how she was, that she was "sick in bed in the wood-box," meaning she was unwell, but not sick enough to stay in bed. (We had a wood-box near the kitchen door to keep firewood for the cookstove.) I used to think she was a hypochondriac, always complaining. But now... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 24, 2025

4TH MONDAY

Today is the 4th Monday of the month; Random Bits Day. You may get the greatest idea you've ever had today, or you may go back to bed and catch up on some zzz's. The oracle does not predict you will receive a thank you or a bonus for all your hard work today, but you may just see baby ducklings all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

MAYBE IT'S NOT ENTIRELY A BAD THING

It's likely there are places the Federal budget needs to be trimmed, people could be removed from various departments without creating confusion or having a bad impact on service. It's common knowledge that some govt jobs were given to reward folks who worked for a political campaign or made a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

A DAYDREAM:

Recently, President Trump argued against the judge's order not to send the planes carrying immigrants rounded up by his storm troopers to El Salvador. He did it anyway, claiming his planes carrying 270 men (without any due process whatsoever) were already out of American air space before the order... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 21, 2025

YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET

There's an old saying: You get what you pay for. In the case of our newly elected president/destroyer in chief, it seems to be more like: You pay for what you get. Too bad there's not a requirement that anyone running for president must know the provisions of the Constitution and have no criminal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

FROM YOUR MOUTH TO GOD'S EARS...

After graduation in May of 1953, I applied for a job at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph in Seattle, desperate to get the hell out of Salkum. Our family was in poverty, there were no jobs Mom could get (all businesses were family owned and operated). Since the state was "broke" they only gave Mom... Sign in to see full entry.

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