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

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE

When we were kids we hiked the forested area along Mill Creek or followed the deer trails up to the summit of Ivy's Hill. We kept our eyes peeled on overhanging branches of the maples and oaks that rose above the underbrush. We were on the lookout for a cougar that might be lying in wait. We didn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 17, 2023

ST. PATRICK'S DAY STORY FROM THE ARCHIVES

I always loved the visits from Aunt Elsie and Uncle Mac. His surname was Macintosh, and I no longer remember his Christian name. I knew him as Uncle Mac. Aunt Elsie was my grandfather Bert Savage's sister. Gpa Bert had passed away when mother was a kid - eleven years old - from typhoid fever, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

SILVER THREADS & NEEDLES

Way back in the dim past there was a pop song that went like this: "Darling, I am growing old, silver threads among the gold, Shine upon my brow today, life is fading fast away." Perhaps it was in the '70s when Linda Ronstadt came up with another take on the silver theme: "Silver threads and needles... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

ELECTIONEERING AGAIN AND ALREADY

Now that the 2024 GOP candidates are stumping for money to run their campaigns, I can just imagine all the loyal Americans I know raising their arms to give these hate-mongers the one-finger salute! I'm not ready for four more years of divisiveness, of revoked safety requirements for railroads, for... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

AIR FRYER HACK

A couple or three times a week I cook chicken a few chicken nuggets in my econo- brand air fryer. I get Purdue's "no antibiotics ever," the least-breaded ones. Four or five are just enough (calorie-wise) for a meal and they are done just right after 10 minutes at 390 degrees. I usually drop in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 13, 2023

It's Monday

Just noticed I skipped yesterday here on Blogit. Trying to adjust to daylight time I guess. Woke up this a.m. at a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. with one of my sons standing in the bedroom door, saying "Mom, are you up?" Of course I was not. I mumbled something like what the hell are you doing here,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

SHORT ONE TODAY:

New putdown comment heard on NPR a few minutes ago - didn't catch the name. "If a hemmorhoid could talk it would sound just like ________" Hmm. There are so many possibilities. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 10, 2023

NOT MY PILLOW!

The news networks have been all over the Fox News story that came out after they were sued for defamation by the Dominion voting machines company. Turns out a number of internal emails at Fakes News prove they were knowingly broadcasting lies about the election, claiming that DJT won when they knew... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

WHO?

Came in one summer afternoon after a couple hours at the swimming hole on Mill Creek, jeans pulled up over my swimsuit, towel over my shoulder. And hungry! As I put my foot on the first step I heard a popular blues song coming from the kitchen. Sounded kinda like a duet... "Saint Louis woman, with... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

White Ears had seen a thing or two in her lifetime, she'd been forced to grow up early after her mother was caught off guard while foraging and carried off by a hawk. There'd been a lot of trial and error as she learned the ways of the squirrel community. It hadn't been a tightly knit troop when she... Sign in to see full entry.

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