Word count 370 Count the number of statements that apply to you to find out if you are old. You have three pairs of glasses, but you can't find the ones on your face. You last took the stairs in 1983. You can’t identify more … Continue reading Age Test – You Might Be Old If
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
We Quit
They don't look anything like this, but free images were limited Word count 537 Generic Network Announcer: Instead of the announced presidential debate tonight, the candidates have a surprise announcement. Candidate Ego: I’m dropping out of the race. I’ve got better things to do, and … Continue reading We Quit
Wheelock
Some of the people at Wheelock Word count 537 I’d known Stan from work for about a month when he asked me “Want to go on an adventure this weekend?” I had just moved to Oregon from the East Coast and … Continue reading Wheelock
Kitzhaber Cat
Free image, but looks a lot like Kitzhaber Yesterday April 15, 2024 tax day we were scheduled to take Kitzhaber (long for Kitz, also the name a former Oregon governor because Kitz wouldn't have been a good governor either) the cat for his final rites … Continue reading Kitzhaber Cat
Alex Matthews
Word count 370 Alex Matthews, 84 March 7, 1940 - March 22, 2024 Had two great passions in life Alex Matthews, 84, a very long term Oak Parker, died peacefully on March 22 after a long term struggle with Dysphagia. Dysphagia is a fancy word … Continue reading Alex Matthews
Free
Like that at least some of the time Word count 970 My philosophy from an early age was that there were two reasons to hold a normal paying job: 1.You liked it, or 2.You needed the money. I never had a job that … Continue reading Free
Were What?
Just a woman and her Were Setter having fun Word count 827 The childless couple Duke and Jen gave up on getting pregnant the usual way. Duke said “I’m so happy that your artificial insemination was by Ben. We chose the right donor – with … Continue reading Were What?
Mostly Dribbles
Word count 851 Eary Problem This problem has led to marital problems because of my persistence. I just don’t want to quit despite its reputations for causing health problems. I’ve had to have something extracted from my ear canal because of my compulsion, but … Continue reading Mostly Dribbles
Riding Writers
Photo by Mike Bird on Pexels.com Word count 1619 I got my degree in literature on June 5 a few years ago. Big deal. My parents didn’t care, didn’t go to the ceremony. I didn’t either. They wanted me to get a real job and … Continue reading Riding Writers
Crab Cocktail
Attack crab 234 Words Duke enjoyed feeding his crab pals at noon from his isolated beachfront house along the Pacific Ocean outside Lincoln City Oregon USA. His ten or twenty buddies had learned that he would toss out commercial crab feed at noon every day. … Continue reading Crab Cocktail
Doug Hawley 