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

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

MAYDAY

No Way But The Hard Way No way but the hard way for a girl who was used and thrown away by a man who lied to get her to say yes I’ll love you this very day. But he was not the caring kind. He was a love ‘em and leave ‘em all behind shell of a man with an empty mind who didn’t believe in ties that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

SLOW LOOK DOWN MEMORY LANE.

People like me, who grew up in the 1940s and 1950s, come from a different place than those who are just coming out of elementary or high school in the 2020s. For one thing, the nation did not have superhighways and freeways. Those were brought to fruition thanks to President Dwight Eisenhower. In... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 29, 2023

GREAT WEEKEND VISIT

My younger daughter was up from the Tampa area to visit with me and her two older brothers this weekend. We had a couple of very pleasant days to sit out on my shady front porch, sip cold water - or eat ice cream sandwiches son Rusty brought over - and reminisce about the old neighborhood where they... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 27, 2023

HOPEFUL SATURDAY STUFF

The two most interesting items on this morning's news feed have dropped off. I wanted to share the headlines, went back to confirm a detail... But those two stories had been replaced with "ain't it awful" blurbs about horrible things some people do to their nearest & dearest. But to the best of my... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 26, 2023

POLITICAL EXHAUSTION SYNDROME

The politics, the propaganda of the losing candidates and wanna-be dictators, is sickening. Worse: the media's expansion of the message by their expanded coverage is wearing me out. So many folks I know are suffering from political exhaustion syndrome. Yup, that's what it is. Overdosed on "ain't it... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

CLASS OF '53

May 29 is the 70th anniversary of my High School graduation at Mossyrock High School, in Lewis County, Washington state. Total population of that high school was around 200 at the time. Students like me were bused in from Salkum, Silver Creek, rural roads near Onalaska, and from Mayfield, Lincoln... Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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.

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.

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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