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

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

OUT OF THE BLUE...

It's been over a year - close to two - since I set foot in the Main Street Center. That was where I volunteered for several years, sometimes two days a week. I was the Tuesday morning greeter at the front desk, answered the phone, referred "crazy" questions to the director (her adjective, not mine),... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 22, 2022

UPDATES

My granddaughter has returned home to Tennessee after spending a few days with her dad following his surgery. She brought her laptop along and kept up with her work schedule. I know Rich was a much happier camper with his kids close at hand while he recovered. Grandson Matt is staying with his dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

It had all gone perfectly. He was free! As he sat at the kitchen table enjoying the peace and quiet, Jed heard the doorbell. Who the hell is that? He opened the door, coffee cup in one hand. It was Lt. Olson. Someone he couldn’t see was standing just behind Officer Big. A black SUV and a police... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM - cont'd

Jed nodded, keeping his face straight until he was out of the shopping center. Everything was going just as he’d planned it. He’d been careful, thinking out each step, looking for all the things that could possibly have gone wrong. Putting her out of her misery would be simple. He’d had a small vial... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM, cont'd

Jed smiled to himself as he drove home after speaking with Officer Big. He’d avoided the buddies-having-coffee snare, where an interrogator pretends to be friendly and sympathetic so as to lower his subject’s defenses. He especially liked winning the round about his alibi; having an answer to Big’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 18, 2022

NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

Lt. Bob Olson had been on the force since heck was a pup. He was 19 during his rookie year, fresh out of the academy, and had pounded a beat for the first three and a half years. He knew the layout of the streets by heart, knew the family names and gossip. He was a good cop with an easygoing manner... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

Jed parked his blue Chevy truck in the first row and made his way to the front desk. "I need to report a missing person," he told the clerk. "I'll be happy to take that information, Sir," she said, pulling the pen from behind her ear and flipping a page on her scratchpad. She asked for his name,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 16, 2022

GRANDPA'S TRICK

The two sisters were very sad when their mom told them the family would have to move more than a thousand miles away. Their father had been transferred to a far away location for his job. They would have to leave all their friends behind. It was hard for Katie and Emmy, but they put on a brave face... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 15, 2022

ANCESTORS: (FAMILY LEGEND, NOT THE DOT COM SEARCH)

Way back in the olden days, when England and France were exploring the continent discovered by Chris Columbus (or Erikson the Viking years earlier) there was a guy in Marsailles, France who got thrown into debtor's prison. (So the story goes.) This poor guy along with quite a few others, eventually... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

PHILOSOPHY OF HUMOR, AFTERCARE

I was never cut out to be a stand-up comedian. Most sensible people do not get my jokes, which are often of the "Gallows Humor" genre. You know, like the one that goes, "I was sitting on the curb, all alone and blue when a friend came up to me and said 'cheer up, things could be worse.' So I cheered... Sign in to see full entry.

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