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

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

THIS 'N THAT...

street seen At the left turn stoplight waiting for the green arrow, I noticed some movement in the driver's seat of the pickup on my right. When I looked over I saw one of those burly guys with his long pony tail tucked up into a wide-toothed clamp. The motion I'd seen was his right hand, weilding... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 9, 2022

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY (from my FB post 1 month ago)

I know one thing. Nightmares end: even the worst ones. We may be shaken, broken by life, but the sun comes up just the same. We may shed tears today, be bent over and weeping over things we wish we could have prevented. But the good dreams are still here. Tomorrow the sun will come up; it will be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

A CLUB NOBODY WANTS TO JOIN

I call it the Worst Nightmare Club. If we've lived long enough, we've all had to face our worst case scenario - something we feared might happen or something that fate dropped on us that we never expected in our wildest dreams. We can sum it up in one short phrase: shit happens. And sometimes when... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

NURSERY RHYMES FOR THE COMMON FOLK...

"When the pie was opened the birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?" Or “All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again." I was taught in English Lit. that kids' nursery rhymes all have a double meaning. They were designed to allow... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

OFFICE MATES

One of the guys in the office was Roger Ellingson. He was around 20, ginger hair and freckles, fond of plaid shirts and khaki pants with a sweater vest and bow tie. If you form an image of a guy who preferred the library to the baseball diamond, a bookish guy who had memorized any number of obscure... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 5, 2022

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

When a girl has been retired (again) for 18 years, the three-day Labor Day weekend seems a bit redundant - but it's no stretch of imagination to remember how great it used to be to have that extra day when the job required being there from 9-5 Monday through Friday. Grocery shopping, laundry,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 4, 2022

NOT TODAY

I'll be back when I can think of something positive to share. Stay cool and safe. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 3, 2022

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS, BUT ...

If getting pregnant was your idea, perhaps after some urging by your own mother or mother-in-law about how happy it would make her to be a grandma, then it's likely you did some reading up on what to expect. There are - or used to be - ladies' magazines with photos of darling adorable babies and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 2, 2022

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

Although he'd been gone for many weeks, Peaches was not unhappy to see Herb (formerly known as Stubby) as he approached the forage area at the foot of First Maple. The last time she'd seen him was after his narrow escape from a trap, the harrowing incident that had lopped off four-and-a-half inches... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

WHAT NEXT?

It's September. Was thinking of the lyrics to "September Song" a couple of days ago. It was one of my favorites when I first heard it - a kind of wistful melody, beautiful on a solo piano or when the words were sung. Transitory, I believe is the word that defines it. September is that pause between... Sign in to see full entry.

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