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

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Ah, Summer! The old swimming hole, iced tea on the porch...

Well, it's all that and more, Children. Let me tell you about the summer of '23... It was so hot... (How hot was it?) It was so hot folks were getting contact burns from touching their cars, and if they fell onto the sidewalk... well that could mean a visit to the hospital's burn unit. Folks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

NEIGHBORS

In 1966 our little family moved into the house on the corner of Hale Ave. and Jefferson, about a block away from our workplace - known then as the Wagner Complex. It had been built decades earlier as a manufacturing site, it's last products had been bathroom fixtures, tubs, vanity cabinets, etc. At... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

ON THE JOB

Denise worked in the social sciences division office at the college, managing the thousand and one details of keeping the track of travel vouchers, purchase orders, referring phone queries, and interpreting faculty scribbles as she edited their research reports. To some of the high and mighty... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 24, 2023

"BARBENHEIMER"

Several of the networks are advertising the two new movie releases under that one mashed-up word. "Barbie, the movie," and "Oppenheimer," two movies that probably couldn't be more different, are selling tickets in a kind of two-fer. Barbie the fashion doll/icon, come to life as an amazingly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

SONGS THAT CAN TURN BACK TIME

I don't remember who sang this one back in the late 60s or early 70s, but I remember how these lines caught my attention: "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day. We'd live the life we'd choose, we'd win and never lose, Those were the days,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 22, 2023

ELIZABETH, BUT PEOPLE CALL ME IZZY

Cornelius came to mow my grass yesterday - first time in a month because of the drought. We had a good rain a few days ago. He called first to let me know he was coming, and to check whether my excavation project was done. It was. And then the doorbell rang. When I opened the door, there she was!... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 21, 2023

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC - SONG FROM 1932

"If you go down in the woods today you'd better not go alone. It's lovely down in the woods today but safer to stay at home. For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain because Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic." Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

THE BERMUDA ADVENTURE: STORY LINE OF AN ONLINE GAME

Let's be honest. I HATE this game promotion/ad. It shows brutality and deceipt at its worst. The opening scene (cartoon) shows a girl with stars in her eyes, gazing up at "Mr. Right" as they stand wearing parachutes at the open door of a plane that seems to be flying over a vast expanse of ocean.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

DUCKS IN A ROW? NOT.

When I went out on the front porch this morning to check the perimeter, it all looked normal. Playground? Check. Only 1 big wheel left out by the slide. Neighbor to the north? Check. Hubby left for work around 5 a.m. Neighbor to the south? Check. Her dog's barking at me from her front window. Brick... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

WISH IN ONE HAND...

"Wish in one hand and shell peas in the other. See which one gets full first." Grandma Lucy used to say this when I was a kid. You'd like my grandma. White hair pulled into a bun at the back of her neck, almost always wearing an apron over her dress. I never saw her wearing slacks of any kind, just... Sign in to see full entry.

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