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

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

ABOUT POP-UP ADS BETWEEN "FREE" COMPUTER GAMES

On the app for solitaire and mahjong, ads pop up between these games - they pop up with annoying frequency and occupy the screen for 30 seconds. Frequently these ads are invitations to subscribe to other games. Battle games. Rescue the victim games. Million dollar (onscreen only) gambling games.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

FIRST KISS

Shari's girlfriend Carole tried all semester to fix up Shari with her brother Nolan. Shari had talked to her mother about it. The rule was she couldn't date until she was sixteen or in her sophomore year. She was now a sophomore, but her sweet sixteen birthday was in January. It wasn't that Shari... Sign in to see full entry.

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HELLO SUNSHINE (NOT)

Yesterday's screensaver was a lovely view of mountains, a green valley, a few fair-weather clouds floating in a blue sky. The previous one, of ducks walking along the edge of a pond, had been up for a couple days. I loved the mountain scene, sat looking at it from time to time between apps. It was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 22, 2023

GOBSMACKED

Now there's a word for you. Today my mind is roiling with gender-role arguments. I think women are the more powerful sex. I don't buy the statement that Eve was created to be a helpmeet to Adam. It seems to me the Creator realized that His first draft lacked the ability to help Him create life, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 21, 2023

UPDATE

The contractor for the back yard project called back - my son had been the one to contact him, so he called Rich with a bid. Rich accepted the bid and asked him to put the job on his schedule, then called me - the bid was lower than expected, so that seems like a good omen. It looks like that corner... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 20, 2023

STUFF 'N THINGS

Yesterday a contractor came by to check out a job I want done in my back yard. It involves filling in an old fish pond and leveling out the site. His idea of how to get it done was very much like my own - he promised to get a bid back to me in a couple days. Soon the mosquitoes will have to find... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 19, 2023

DISNEY'S WORLD

Disneyland came along after my kids were pretty much grown, so we never made a summer pilgrimage there or to Disney World in Florida. Plus, which a few days at Disney would have made a horrible dent in the family budget. I always understood this entertainment venue was actually a business empire.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

IN SEARCH OF...

After spending half an hour revising 5 paragraphs I'd posted here earlier, I gave up and deleted them. Too sour, too bitter, too political - and you know how that is. So I tried an impromptu rhyming thing. THE POETRY SHELF Why add to the troubles shared by all? As Paul Simon said in his song, "These... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

WHAT THE WEATHER MAN SAID...

Recently there have been some tremendous forest fires in NW Washington, Idaho and the Canadian provinces just north of there - raging out of control at times due to an extended drought. That part of the continent is usually rainy and cloudy 5 days out of 7 as I remember it, overcast and drizzly with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

TODAY'S SCREEN SAVER

This morning we're on a narrow Johnboat, paddling slowly through the cypress swamp. The sun is shining, a few puffy clouds float up ahead and blue sky is reflected on the calm water. But we know, because we've been down this stream before, there are gators submerged and waiting for one misstep, one... Sign in to see full entry.

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