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

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Another thing...

It was taught in high school (1952-53) that "The Emperor's New Clothes" was an allegory designed to lampoon the head of state, who was misusing his position. The fictional emperor was blind to the fact that everyone else could see through his self-deception and knew he was up to no good. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The Emperor's New Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen published a story in 1837 about a vain emperor who threatened everyone around him unless they agreed with what he said and admired him, including his clothes. At some point a couple of scam artists masquerading as tailors convinced the emperor they could weave the fabric and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 12, 2026

A shy kid's first job.

When I was in freshman and sophomore years of high school, I kept my head down, didn't look people in the eye. Shy, withdrawn - speaking only when spoken to, and associating mostly with bookworms like myself whom I'd known since grade school. Then my auntie got me a job working the counter at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Welcome Home

I was glued to the TV as the Artimis II astronauts returned to earth. Relieved as the parachutes opened on cue, and the heat shield worked. Happy to see NASA's eye on the splashdown. But where was the welcome home ship and crew to take the four for medical checkups. It seemed the seal team and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Meeting The Family

Art, a career sailor who’d finally made rank on the USS Maryland, was only able to make it back to the port of Seattle where he'd enjoyed periods of shore leave, after nineteen years. He planned to muster out, take his pension, and look for a civilian gig at one of the shipbuilders in the area. But... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

We dodged that one... but there's more

We have a 2-week reprieve from his threat of utter destruction. Time enough for the congress to put a stop to his unbridled, lawlessness. But where are they? Why, as the saying goes, they're fiddling while Rome burns. Doing nothing, saying less than nothing, while his billion-dollar tantrums cut the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Freedom? Liberty?

I don't know about you, but I've had all I can stomach of Make America Groan Again. Trump's threat to murder civilians, including little children, by bombing a nation's power grid, bridges and residential areas, is the opposite of what America has stood for during its 250-year history. He is not a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 5, 2026

SISTER LELA - REVERSE MISSIONARY

I believe my disgust with sanctimonious finger-pointers began with Sister Lela of the community church in Salkum when I was in 7 th grade. We were new in town, and had been invited to attend. They had a bus to pick up kids for Sunday School, so the three of us kids started attending. I paid... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Donut Dollies

Said hello to a Navy veteran in Walmart this morning, shared with him that my father was in the Navy in WWII, a gunner's mate on the USS Saratoga. He knew it was an aircraft carrier. The original Sara was one of the first ships to be equipped with radar. The vet told me he'd served for 20 years... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Grump...

Crump. Frump. Whump! Lump. Chump. Bump. Dump. Jump? Clump. Hump. Rump. Slump. Trump.... Sign in to see full entry.

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