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Saturday, October 8, 2022

SHELDON, "THE BIG BANG THEORY" AND CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE

Seems to me the writers and producers of "The Big Bang Theory" were working from the real world of academia when they wrote the episode where Amy helps Sheldon with some research issue, he writes an academic paper and gets recognized at some big important gathering. But he doesn't recognize Amy's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 7, 2022

COMPARISON: 1966 – 2020

By the mid-1960s when my children were in middle school we lived in a quiet neighborhood in a small town (pop. 16,000 at that time). Our house was half a block from the Little League ball field and two long blocks in the opposite direction from a park that had playground equipment, picnic tables and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

INTERVIEW WITH THE ANTHROPOLOGIST

Anthropology, which you may know much more about than I do, is the study of people - usually people who lived thousands of years ago, people from cultures other than our own. Some like to think of ours as normal, while those who differ may be seen as odd, unusual or even wrong. For instance, in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

KENNEWICK ELEMENTARY – 1944

Herbie Tregor was a full head taller and fifty pounds heavier than any of his fourth- grade classmates, the meanest kid in school, and a bully with a posse. His fat gut, double chin and belly that hung over his belt kept him from being a fast runner – or running at all. If his nefarious activities... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

PINOCHLE

Eighty years or so ago when our little family lived near Kennewick, WA, there were times when my mom's Aunt Elsie and Uncle Mac would drive over Snoqualmie Pass from Seattle for a family visit. Elsie was my grandpa Bert's younger sister. I never got to meet him, he died of typhoid fever when Mom was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 3, 2022

MULLING OVER A STORY IDEA

As I was bemoaning my fate (nothing unusual, just felt whiney) and playing a few dozen games of computer Solitaire, a story thread began winding through the dense undergrowth of my pre-coffee brain. I've got the characters, the situation, and the somewhat ironic tone, but haven't yet come up with an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 2, 2022

TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT U.S. HISTORY

When I went to school (1942-1953) we were taught that this continent was mostly one big stretch of wild forests, wind-swept prairies and mighty rivers, very sparsely populated by a few wandering tribes of hostiles. Early movies featuring cowboys, homesteaders, etc., portrayed the indigeneous peoples... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 1, 2022

PILLOWS

It was late summer, 1956 - shortly after going on a maternity leave from my job at Ma Bell's Wood River (IL) office. My baby was due in September, first grandchild for my husband's mother. My older sis and brother had already brought eight grandkids to my mom, who planned to fly out to Illinois from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 30, 2022

MHS MAYDAY CELEBRATION, 1953

Jean Newton was Mossyrock High’s English and World History instructor. She organized the school’s May Day program/Homecoming during my senior year. Since she was from jolly old England, she was well-versed in the finer points of traditional Maypole dances. She coordinated with the band director to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

CUSTOMER SERVICE AT MA BELL

1956 I got a job at the local office of Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in Wood River, IL using my previous experience at Pacific Telephone in Seattle as an extra qualifier. It was a shoo-in, and they were happy to hire me. Like the other “girls” in the office I was trained to handle various tasks. In... Sign in to see full entry.

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