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

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Monday, May 15, 2023

MOTHER'S DAY

Sunday morning, BTJ (Before Traffic Jams) headed to the store to pick up some veggies. It was early but Schnuck's was ready with Mom's Day flower arrangements boxes of candy, and sentimental knick-knacks. And there they were, the good dads, one or two kids in tow, shopping for surprises for their... Sign in to see full entry.

STREET SCENE (SEEN)

Sunday, May 14, 2023

FAMOUS FIRSTS - MOM'S DAY VERSION

When that little blessing from heaven arrives, no first-time mother is really ready. There's no how-to manual, no inkling of what's going to happen and what to do about it. Nobody - even if your own mom tries to tell you - really lets you know that your nights of sleeping for hours at a stretch are... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Like Lucy, I've got some 'splaining to do...

My description in yesterday's post of an ignorant backwoods hunka hunka burnin' poo stemmed from my view of the Missouri senator who's picked up on the loser Trump's oppressive grandiosity and total disregard for truth, justice or logic. If I lived in Missouri I would vote for a snake before I'd... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 12, 2023

CHARACTERS AND PLOTLINES

I've got an idea for a character to put into a story, but there's a problem. How to show - not tell - that this dufus is an ignorant bupkis who has no desire to know anything beyond what he knew in 2nd grade. He can cipher, (add 2 + 2) but has no clue about the times tables, reads at first-grade... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

THE WHEEL OF JUSTICE GRINDS EXCEEDINGLY SLOW.

Finding an honest politician is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. But that's neither here nor there. (Watching the current political scene, I find) Neither rhyme nor reason. As you can see, I've found my copy of "The Dictionary of Cliches." (Rogers, James: New York, Random House, Copyright... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

OLDEN TIMES AND A RIDDLE

Back in the mid-40s to the early 50s, we lived in a house at the outer edge of a backwoods village in the Cascade Mountain foothills. It had been a pioneer-era logging camp when it started up in the 1880s or 1890s, probably before Washington became a state - it was still a part of the Oregon... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

NURSERY RHYME - as remembered from "Mother Goose"

"There was a little girl and she had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good she was very, very good. But when she was bad, she was horrid." Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 8, 2023

DEPTH REPORTING ASSIGNMENT

In the early 1980s I took two college classes along with my full time job at the University. Journalism was a special interest of mine, and JRN credits counted as writing toward a bachelors degree in English. Our prof., Bill Ward, also known as "god" in the communications department, assigned us to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 7, 2023

REMEMBER THIS SONG, A HIT BY JOHNNY CASH...

Don't Take Your Guns to Town Song by Johnny Cash Search Results Main Results Lyrics A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm A boy filled with wanderlust who really meant no harm He changed his clothes and shined His boots and combed his dark hair down And his mother cried as he... Sign in to see full entry.

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