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Friday, March 3, 2023

PIONEER DAYS

Around the turn of the century, from the 1800s to the 1900s, the western half of the USA was largely territories rather than states. Part of the Oregon Territory that would later become the State of Washington was populated by Natives of various tribes, some were coastal - the Salish and the Lummi... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

SCHOOL DAZE...

I was a two-books-a-week reader in high school. In addition to classwork, studies in sociology or history, etc., I'd check out books from the school library. In fact, I volunteered as a student librarian for one study hall period, three days a week. It was in that "official" capacity I got to know... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The assignment: Write a story about a dog that lives on the moon.

It was in one of those splash ads that pop up while you're perusing the morning news feed. Write a children's story about a dog that lives on the moon. Well, I could not bring myself to write about a cute Dalmatian pup who pranced around the moon in its low gravity, able to leap tall buildings with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

ARTIFICIAL SWEETNER INGREDIENT MAY BE BAD FOR YOU

THIS JUST IN! New Cleveland Clinic research shows that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published today in "Nature Medicine." I checked the ingredient list on Stevia, the sweetener I keep on hand for coffee... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 27, 2023

FRIENDLY PERSUASION

One of the best movies of 1956 was "Friendly Persuasion," a film about a Quaker family dealing with the violence that was the Civil War. For specifics about the plot and characters, I'd suggest Google / Wikipedia. The reason it came to mind this morning was that I have become so sickened by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 26, 2023

STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES... OR WHATEVER THEY ARE

Mama had a green thumb. She'd grown up on a homestead, learned early about planting, cultivating and the different help various growing things needed in order to thrive. She was good with the practical - green beans and carrots and other veggies. Potato eyes sprouted and in the ground by St.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 25, 2023

THE INTERVIEW

Gordon handed the cabbie a ten, told him to keep the change. There it was, the citadel, the front entrance to the high-rise job he'd always wanted. He was a few minutes early, time to stop at the coffee stand in the lobby and take a few sips on his way to the elevator. There was a line. He expected... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 24, 2023

"ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT"

My brain won't connect me to the newspaper that used that slogan. I can't recall what esteemed publisher coined the phrase. It had to be 60-70 years ago or more. What I am pretty sure of: nobody today follows that idea. Featured on CNN, MSNBC and NWSN (News Nation Live), and possibly Fox, they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

MANICURE

The year I was in 7th grade, mom talked with social workers at DCFS, found a temporary foster home for the three of us kids so she could take care of a health situation. It was a dairy and hay farm at Lincoln Creek, a few miles north of Centralia. We three kids stayed with "Uncle" Sam and "Aunt"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

BIG SIS

Baby John came home from the hospital on the first day of 1972. He was born on Dec. 30, with mother's labor induced so Doc wouldn't be called out in the middle of a New Year's Eve celebration. There to welcome him was his big sister, Robin, five years old. It was love at first sight. She sat in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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