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Thursday, June 22, 2023

A GIRL HAS A RIGHT TO CHANGE HER MIND

From out of the blue came the first line of a very old song, made popular in the dim dark long ago by a singer named Burl Ives. "Frankie and Johnny were lovers..." I thought it might bring a smile to those who remember it from the golden age of radio. I went to Google so I could quote the lyrics... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

NOBLESSE OBLIGE

I was twelve or thirteen, listening to a radio broadcast at the breakfast table. The story featured some politician who'd takenadvantage of his position to pull some kind of ripoff and got away with a minor slap on the wrist. "It's not fair," I whined. And then mother said "Noblesse oblige." "What's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

OLD MOVIE: 1982's "AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN"

It was a very good movie: "An Officer and a Gentleman." Stars Richard Gere and Debra Winger were (IMHO) just right in their roles. The story was perfectly underscored by the music & lyrics "Love lift us up where we belong," by Joe Cocker & band. "Love lift us up where we belong Where the eagles cry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 19, 2023

1883 - PRELUDE TO "YELLOWSTONE" - a review

I flipped my attention away from the gawdawful "news" channels and tuned in to the premier of "1883." This was the beginning of a story on westward expansion and the journey of pioneer immigrants from Europe forming up a wagon train and moving their families and what was left of their worldly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 18, 2023

OOPS

For the past hour or so I've been working and re-working a post here. It was a thing that has been on my mind for awhile. The gist of it was to support LGBTQ, trans-gender people, and others who are under attack from the ultra-right-wing conservative politicians. To sum it up, I deleted the post.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 17, 2023

ABOUT FATHER'S DAY

One reason I like going shopping at the supermarket or Wally World, is the people- watching as I get in some walking exercise up and down the aisles. The people who warm my heart the most are those good dads with kids in tow, or riding in the cart, perhaps while their mom is home catching a nap or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Where the fish pond used to be:

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Friday, June 16, 2023

THIS 'N THAT - HAPPY FRIDAY

There's a contractor due to show up here mid-morning to fill in the froggie opera company's pond. They were notified their lease was up, but they were singing loud and long after sunset last night. Perhaps it was their farewell performance, or maybe they were inspired by the light show put on by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

ANOTHER PIECE FOR "PATCHWORK" THE GMA PATCH MEMOIR...

The summer I was going on sixteen I worked the noon rush shift at the Pollyanna Cafe in Kennewick, WA as a trainee waitress. Uniform, apron, hanky ruffled out like a flower (think of Flo in the series "Alice.") Coffee was a dime a cup with free refills, a burger with lettuce, tomato and a slice of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

"CRIME" AND PUNISHMENT...

When I was in grade school, in the mid-to-late 1940s, Mama had a secret stash of chocolate chips she kept at the back of a drawer near the kitchen sink. To make things stretch, she'd use only half a bag in a batch of cookies, which meant the other half was stashed. There would have been hell to pay... Sign in to see full entry.

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