Richard L. Meister Jr.

@RichardMeister (5328)

Otis Orchards, Washington

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I've been a freelance writer since 1985. I've been published in local and national print magazines. I was also a staff writer for a local newsmagazine.

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Pluto is the Red Planet?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 3 Nov 17

I was in my local Trader Joe's doing some shopping. On the frozen food aisle, I noticed that a little girl, maybe 11 years old was staring at me with big curious eyes. I came face to face with her and her mom on the next aisle....

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Richard L. Meister Jr.

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LONGING FOR PRIVACY.

Kandase @Kandae11 (54999) 30 Oct 17

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you long for privacy - in your own home ? well, years ago when I worked with the government I lived next door to a long time friend who was married to one of my...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Sounds like her new husband liked his friends more than his new wife. I'd think it would be horrible for her if she expected one of his friends to step out of the closet once they had gone to bed.

31 Oct 17

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We've created a nuisance caller

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Oct 17

Don't expect a post about kangaroos please. The photo has nothing to do with the text. We’ve just had a phone call from a person offering some scheme to block nuisance calls. Vince took the call and, when told what it was...

nuisance calls

unsolicited phone calls

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Richard L. Meister Jr. So has the guy been calling every day? Do you think he was legit or some kind of scam? Many times I just hang up.

28 Oct 17

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Happy Black Cat day!

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 27 Oct 17

Here's Sonny James up and raring to say good morning to you folks. (Truth: he's wishing I would give him another snack.) The years sure flew by since the first time I met this fella. He crept out from under our car. It was...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Nice looking cat. I wonder how he ended up under your car that day. Do you think someone dumped him near your house?

27 Oct 17

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Look up!

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 25 Oct 17

NPR (National Public Radio) has had a couple of reports about folks in Hawaii getting fined for looking at their phones or other devices while walking across the street. The report brought back memories for me. Airport...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I heard about the new law in Hawaii. I have heard about people walking into telephone poles and falling into manholes because they were looking at their phones instead to watching where they were going.

26 Oct 17

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He got 90 days in jail for slashing tires on 27 cars

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 26 Oct 17

I wrote a while back about the 36 year old son of an adjacent town's mayor slashing tires on 27 cars. Defense attorneys had wanted probation, but the judge wanted the defendant held accountable. He claimed that he was in an...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Glad he has to pay for the damage but I wonder how long it will take or if he will even pay what he owes. He should have been given 6 months in jail.

26 Oct 17

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Printers On Motorcycles? Who knew? (new law means more tickets)

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 23 Oct 17

I got a traffic ticket or two many years ago as a teen and young adult driver. The officer who stopped me was polite enough, but still wrote a ticket, giving me an sort of legible carbon copy telling me what my fine was. We now...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. They passed the same law in Washington. No hand held devices at all while driving. I haven't seen a printer on the back of a motorcycle yet.

23 Oct 17

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What a scenario

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 23 Oct 17

I continue to look at Oregon properties. What would it be like to live there and how about that one? Enough space inside and out? I ran into a property today. Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars! Would someone plunk...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I lived in Oregon back in the 70s. I found it to be a nice state to live in. But I don't think I'd pay that type of money for a rundown piece of property.

23 Oct 17

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Do you know how to apply a tourniquet?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 20 Oct 17

I don't either, but some lives were saved by makeshift tourniquets during the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. I heard a former Army Ranger Physician's Assistant who served multiple tours in Afghanistan talking about the...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I don't remember where or when exactly but I was taught how to use a tourniquet when I was a kid. I think it was in school–maybe health class. But I have never used one.

20 Oct 17

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Clamp it, baby!

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 19 Oct 17

If I am going to progress toward decluttering and dumping, I need to be able to see the mess! We went to Home Depot and found a little clamp on light. The gadget cost us just under ten dollars. Hubby is busy finding an...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Have fun!

20 Oct 17

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It was not an HBO film after all

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 19 Oct 17

This will be an independent feature film based on an eBook called "Losing Addison," about the bond between twins and the death of one of them. My part in this was one scene, coming out of a church sanctuary and stopping to mime...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I got lost in Seattle once. I went over with some friends. The next day I went to a writer's meeting. Had no trouble getting there. But when I went to go back to where I was staying the onramp to the freeway was blocked off. I tried following the detour but...

20 Oct 17

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They Got Rich Because of the Dead People

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90722) • Philippines 19 Oct 17

What I am referring to, are owners of the funeral homes here in our province. They got rich with this kind of business. Here in the city, they not only embalm or cremate, but they also offer spaces complete with toilet and...

dead

funeral homes

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I bought a funeral plan (Purple Cross) in the 80s that will cover the cost of my funeral, casket and plot costs. It will now pay out about $10,000 on the day I die. The plan costs about $6,000 in the 80s.

19 Oct 17

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Just checking in

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 18 Oct 17

Hey, Mom, I'm okay! Or for some of you sweet persons, hey Dad, I'm okay! I got into the airport about 6 pm last night. Dark coming on fast. Me not having a single bit of rested brain in me. I found my car in the parking...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Glad you made it home safe and sound. I take it you were at the Spokane International.

18 Oct 17

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

Kandase @Kandae11 (54999) 18 Oct 17

Yes those were the days, back in the day when I was hooked on soaps : - Dallas , Dynasty, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless and many others. These days I haven't the time to get involved with soap watching -...

soaps

favorites

time

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I never watched soaps. I had an aunt that watch one soap every day. I went to visit her one day and I noticed it was time for her soap but she didn't even budge to turn the tv on so I ask, "Isn't your soap on?" She said. "I don't watch it anymore. It just got...

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The only problem with "acting" as a hobby

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 18 Oct 17

HBO is filming in Portland this week. I got a notice of it and sent a resume and photos. I asked for a little advance notice, since I am 100 miles away, did not hear anymore, so assumed I was not to be hired. Last night at 11, I...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Good luck with it.

18 Oct 17

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The party is over

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 16 Oct 17

I'm sitting in my motel room waiting for morning. Tomorrow at 8:30 a cabbie will meet me in the lobby and I'll begin my journey back. Lots to think about tonight. Neither daughter nor I are perfect. Lots of baggage but its...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Have a safe trip. Hope you will see your daughter sooner than 5 years.

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What Country Would You Choose?

suziecat7 @suziecat7 (3350) • Asheville, North Carolina 16 Oct 17

If you had to choose another country to live in besides your own, what country would it be? I think about things like this sometimes though I know my old bones aren't going anywhere. It's fun to consider though and I often go back...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Personally I would stay in the U.S. But if I had to leave I think I would head to our northern friends, Canada. I know that is very unimaginative, but it's only about a 3 hour drive from where I live right now.

16 Oct 17

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A Cut-Throat Razor

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Oct 17

While cleaning out my mother’s house, I came across two of these, almost identical, items. Have you seen one before? It is a cut-throat razor which folds away to fit in its own little case. Men would lather up with a bristle...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. I've seen these before. Barbers used to use them to shave their customers. I don't know, but they may still use them but I don't think too many men goes to a barber to get shaved anymore. Back in the 80s I had a beard and the barber I went to begged me to let...

12 Oct 17

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Is This How It Is In Your Country?

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90722) • Philippines 11 Oct 17

Last night, hubby and I went to McDonald's after we have done grocery shopping. While eating. I noticed two foreigners eating by the front table. After they have eaten, they got their empty cups and wrappers and dumped them to...

fast foods

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Richard L. Meister Jr. Here in the U.S. most fast food restaurants do not have waiters. People who work behind the counter will come out and sweep floors and wash off tables but their main job is to work behind the counter–especially if they are busy. Of course after the restaurant...

12 Oct 17

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And you think Australia has a lot of snakes!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Oct 17

My sister-in-law was a nun and belonged to a French order. She passed away some years ago but we still support her order and receive a newsletter from time to time. Although once a teaching order, they have moved more into...

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Richard L. Meister Jr. That's interesting. Sometimes things that modern civilizations think of as "black magic" really do work.

11 Oct 17

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