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

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Saturday, December 24, 2022

A POEM BASED ON REAL EVENTS FROM THE 1940S

Santa Claus A wild Appaloosa stallion, sleek spotted wall of horseflesh grey as fog, is rudely roped and hauled from his free range in the Horse Heaven Hills, torn from his mares and rivals, tightly tied in a ramshackle stall next to a makeshift wire corral. God knows how far he is from home. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 23, 2022

ROMANCE? ON THE JOB

I'd been single again for several months, working as the office assistant to the head of an economic development outreach unit at the university. One day as I was filling in, sorting mail into faculty boxes in the mail room, professor R. stopped by to pass the time of day. He hold me he'd noticed me... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

IRISH CHRISTMAS BLESSING

God grant you lightness in your step, A smile on every face you meet, Loved ones gathered at your hearth, and at your door, good friends to greet A holy hymn upon your lips, A window candle burning bright, And may the Good Lord bless your heart And come to dwell there Christmas night. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

COPIED FROM MY FB PAGE - WILL GET BACK TO POSTING TOMORROW

IN THIS DAY OF DOORDASH, ETC., WHY SHOP? You see, it's not just the groceries. It's the little kid peeking around his mama's waist in the cart just ahead of me in the aisle - his shy little grin before he ducks his head. It's the 90-year-old husband pushing the cart, his cane tucked neatly inside... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 19, 2022

IT'S MONDAY.

I came to love Mondays 30-40 years ago when I had a 9-5 job, house & kids and all the laundry, shopping, little league games, family gatherings, etc. on weekends. It was that time of life a mom knows when she doesn't get 5 minutes to herself in the bathroom, there's always somebody with a knee or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

UPDATE

Woke up on the kitchen floor at 2:30 this morning - apparently conked out while helping myself to some cold meds. The words "help, I've fallen and I can't get up" came to mind. I rolled and scooted, and two hours later I made it to the phone in the front room, called 911 and then rolled and scooted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 16, 2022

COLD & FLU SEASON

And I'm "enjoying" it to the max. Sore throat, headache, conjestion, hacking cough, extreme exhaustion, sneezing, etc. Been sick in bed for two, maybe three days, and only beginning to hope it may be getting better. Will try to post something a bit more interesting by tomorrow. Meanwhile it seems... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

DON'T SHOOT YOURSELFIN THE FOOT. THINK IT OVER FIRST.

One of the best ways to ruin your own future is to smoke. You get to that stage where nobody's gonna tell you how to live your life, where all your friends are doing it, and then before you know it, you're on the hook, you "can't quit." What never crosses your mind is that in later years you won't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

FUNNY THING HAPPENED AT WALGREEN'S YESTERDAY

While waiting for the pharmacists to fill my prescription, I wandered the aisles at Walgreen's, checking prices on toenail clippers, resisting the luscious chocolate in the candy aisle, price-checking the stuff in the as-seen-on-TV section. I noticed a woman, maybe sixty-five, shopping with an older... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 12, 2022

Dear Santa,

For Christmas I'd like peace on earth. I'd like the rich to help out the poor, make sure no little kids go to bed hungry in a world that could provide everything if people were not selfish and greedy. I'd like it very much if we could all just get along. I'd also like it if you'd overlook the fact... Sign in to see full entry.

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