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Friday, April 12, 2024

Rosie The Riveter: We Can Do It!

When I was in third grade or thereabouts, my older sis Marje was already out of school and working at the shipyard in Bremerton where U.S. Navy ships went for repairs or upgrades. My older brother John had enlisted in the Navy, my cousin Bob was a Marine, Del was in the army. WWII was hot in Europe,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM -- OR NOT

In baseball, a batter at the plate only gets three swings and misses before he's out. In our legal system, it seems you get as many turns at the plate as you want, as long as you can afford to hire a lawyer or two. This week the amazing donald demanded a postponement of at least one of his New York... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Bad Jokes and Sanctimonious Superiority

I noticed there were no people of color in that congregation. They preached against drinking alcohol, using tobacco, dancing and women wearing revealing, flashy clothes. In the adult Bible study group one Wednesday, a guy stood up to speak. He started off with a joke about the Gateway Arch. He said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 8, 2024

SPORTS, ETC...

Got caught up in sports yesterday - partly to avoid the news/politics blather. I've been amazed by Iowa Women's basketball team during the NCAA championships, especially Caitlin Clark (#22). She scored 30 points in the championship game against South Carolina, but that team was unbeatable, winning... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 7, 2024

"SECURITY"

As I pushed my cart among the aisles at Target, I decided to look for the cookie aisle. I hoped they'd have a particular brand of butter-flavored wafer that I had run out of. There was a woman nearby wearing a knit hat with the label "Security" embroidered on it, a laden key chain hooked to her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 6, 2024

POP QUIZ...

Q. How do porcupines make love?... A. Very carefully. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 5, 2024

LAST MISSION FOR PEACE, cont'd

"You want to come in right now and sign up?" the orange-haired man asked. "Thank you, sir, but I am retired. I have other plans in mind." "No. You must join my team. I will make it worth your while. You will be rich beyond your wildest dreams, there's never been a job offer like this." Kent looked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

LAST MISSION FOR PEACE

After a long career in public service, Kent Mann had hung up his cape and left his tights at the dry cleaners. He was, even in the mild atmosphere of his adopted planet, burnt out and done with all that mess. One perfectly ordinary Tuesday afternoon as he passed a Famous Coffee shop on 5th Avenue,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Happy Hump Day -

You probably know that calling Wednesday "hump day" started during the l-o-n-g era of the Monday-Friday work week. By Wednesday at quitting time we were over the hump and looking forward to Friday's happy hour and a couple of days off. Unless, of course, we were working moms with a whole weekend's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

'50S SONG: SWEET VIOLETS

There once was a farmer who took a young miss in back of the barn where he gave her a lecture on horses and chickens and eggs and told her that she had such beautiful manners as suited a girl of her charms, a girl that he wanted to take in his washing and ironing and then if she did they could get... Sign in to see full entry.

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