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

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

DON'T SHOOT!

America's become a third-world, dangerous country where people are hostile toward their neighbors, rebellious toward all government and especially law enforcement. Prior to the candidacy and election of that narcissistic con man, real estate tycoon/reality TV star who used stirring up trouble in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 23, 2023

THE INITIATIVE

It was some time ago - 1983. I worked at SIUE's Office of Area Development. It was a public service/outreach branch of the geography department. We worked with various city and county governments on economic development. Each Tuesday morning our director - Dr. K - held a staff meeting to bring our... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 22, 2023

THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG

Here’s the thing: the price of eggs at the supermarket has gone way up, even doubled. This is a supply and demand issue partly caused by a die-off after bird flu spread from wild birds to domestic flocks. Some ticked-off consumers are talking about buying a couple chickens and producing their own... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 21, 2023

WHO NEEDS THIS AGGRAVATION?

On my news feed this morning was another of those sensational "true" stories of a guy who claims he died, spent a horrifying interval in hell, and was brought back to life. There were supplemental accounts of others - including a priest - who said the same thing. I cannot overstate my disbelief.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 20, 2023

FROM "WAKING LATE," a poetry collection

WISHFUL THINKING there's an hour more or less at the start of the day i call think time. tucked under quilt and comforter thoughts float as pictures through my mind previews of coming attractions memories of mountain sunrises i meander through the constructs of my private universe, where people are... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 19, 2023

A FRIEND TOOK THIS PICTURE OF MY HATS TO SHARE W/ YOU

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FAIR PLAY

If there's anything most of us want, it's a sense of fairness in the world, that each of us will see a balancing out of circumstance: It's only fair that a kid who grows up in poverty will end up rich by virtue of hard work and persistence. A creep who harms a child will be caught and punished, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

MUSIC FESTIVALS

Back in the 1960s there were huge outdoor music festivals in several areas of the country. Not exactly sure what state it was in, but Woodstock was a big one, with tv networks reporting on it, scenes of young folks (hippies?) dancing and partying and perhaps smoking a little pot. The ol' folks were... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

PINOCHLE, KENNEWICK, 1947

From 1941 until 1947 our little family lived near Kennewick, WA. There were good times when mom's Aunt Elsie and her husband Mac (short for Macintosh) would drive over Snoqualmie Pass from Seattle for a family visit. Elsie was her dad Bert Savage’s younger sister. Bert had passed away when little... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 16, 2023

INTO EVERY LIFE, THE RAIN MUST FALL

In the early '60s we lived on 7th Street in Alton's Midtown area, a few blocks up the hill from Broadway, the main drag that ran north-south, more or less parallel to the Mississippi River. At that time Fang and I commuted to work, each of us in a different remodeled farmhouse on SIUE's Edwardsville... Sign in to see full entry.

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