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

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

GOLF BUDDIES

Ell the golfing elephant sat at a patio table at the Rangeland Golf Course enjoying a refreshing bucket of ice water while waiting impatiently for his tee time. His golf partner for that morning was Mo the mouse. They had just agreed on a non-aggression pact between Ell's Huge People and Mo's Tiny... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

REMEMBER WHEN... 1946-47 - 1951

There were any number of reasons for rural folks to order by mail, back in the day. For one thing, the majority lived some distance from a town large enough to have a big department store. During the war years, gasoline was rationed, so shopping trips had to be consolidated. And it took awhile for... Sign in to see full entry.

TAPS asked about the memory-assist pills - will they help?

In response to Taps' question on my previous post about Prevagen, etc., here's what the doctor told me. He said it will not prevent Alzheimer's or dementia but may slow its progress. The TV ads where folks claim it made them feel sharper are not supported by any official research. If there was a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

HEY, CUTIE, CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?

Mostly the other shoppers I notice while walking the aisles at Walmart are the adorable little kids that remind me of my own kids, grands and great- grandchildren. But yesterday as I stood before the supplement shelves, a cute little old guy was standing a couple steps away, also contemplating the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 26, 2023

STARBUCK'S VS THE RAINBOW

I never thought I'd see the day. Starbucks, which I believe got its start in Seattle, where the weather itself fosters the customer's need for a cuppa steaming hot coffee, is being picketed by its own baristas. Who'd ever have thunk it? Gloom, overcast, frequent misty mornings, and a vibrant bus... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 25, 2023

RUSSIA? NYET...

At Seattle Central Community College in the late '90s, I worked as an office assistant in the Humanities & Social Sciences division office. Our faculty, staff and student body were the most diverse population you could imagine. Folks from all over the world, all over the USA came to SCCC for reasons... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

IT'S HARD TO FLY WITH EAGLES WHEN SURROUNDED BY TURKEYS

This is a slogan from the '70s - or at least that's when I first heard it. It was part of the dark humor that grown-ass females used to tell themselves as they fought their way through the swamps of male chauvinism of the workplace. In case you're too young to remember the late '70s, this was the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 23, 2023

AIN'T NO SUNSHINE WHEN SHE'S GONE...

Just came in from having coffee on the front porch - around 7:30 in the morning, I had the urge to listen to the birds, enjoy the day before the construction crew just across the parking lot at St. B's gets back to the excavating project and the incessant beep-beep-beep of their big earth movers. My... Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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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