TODAY'S PUZZLER
Who said "Hah! I was born and raised in a briar patch!" and to whom did he say it? Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
THIS 'N THAT
Son Rusty gave me a take-home serving of baked apples yesterday, part of a meal from Cracker Barrel that he'd bought for Buck, his big ol' doggie. Buck, he said, did not care much for baked apples, but would enjoy the scrambled eggs, hash browns and a side of sausage. I bit my tongue and didn't nag... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Nice Going, Coach! (NOT)
MHS's beloved coach Morris, who'd guided our teams to championships in all sports, including track and field, was promoted to superintendent and the school board hired a new guy. I ought to remember his name, but don't. He was not popular, acted like a tinhorn sheriff, bossing his athletes and... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 24, 2025
North To Alaska
Maxie wasn't the brightest scholar at MHS. Her GPA was just enough to get by. She didn't excel at English lit or grammar, using the vernacular with which she was most familiar. She wasn't much interested in 'girly' things, hair, makeup or fashion. Spent some time after school watching the football... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
DISAPPOINTED BUT DETERMINED
Yup! It's my politically worst nightmare come true. The reign of ignorant chaos has begun. I had a fantasy that common sense would strike the newly elected or his advisers, but no. Greed and a failure to understand basic science and human kindness, plus a criminal twist in the brain has knocked... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
REMEMBERING
Every MLK day since 1999, I think of my mother, who's been gone since that January. She was born in 1906, which meant she was 93 years old. She'd been in a nursing home in Salem, Oregon for several years, suffering from dementia. She hadn't recognized any of us for a year or two. That January... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
FREAKIN' MESS
He didn't put his hand on the Bible as he took the oath. Not that we can believe a damn thing he says even if he had done so. His wife was all in black, half of her face in shadow - looked like she was in mourning. I took it as a warning. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 20, 2025
WAS IT JUST A DREAM?
Woke up this morning from a movie plot, one of those Impossible super crime themes. It seems there was a big meeting involving the far-reaching members of a dangerous criminal enterprise. Some of its members had cheated a contractor out of fees they owed. They thought their threats had ended the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
ALL QUIET
There was a book, decades ago "All Quiet on the Western Front." May have been a movie. World War II era. All I remember is the title which Fang and I used to describe our busy house after the kids were asleep. Yesterday just at 3: p.m., the TV lost its signal, and Spectrum showed a message saying... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
PIONEER DAYS
My grandmother, Lucy Amanda, was born into the Edwards family around 1886 or '87. In those days the family were pioneers, laying claim to a homestead on the frontier, somewhere in North Dakota. In those days a cabin was built from whatever was available. In wooded areas of the frontier, men felled... Sign in to see full entry.