James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29413)

Eugene, Oregon

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I have been retired for over five years now, except for writing and some acting efforts. I have done some commercials locally and a movie or two.

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James Higgins's Discussions

We Saw the Road Rage Fool in Porlland

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

I mentioned that my daughter was a victim or road rage in my last post. As it happened, I was in Portland for two days while my wife flew to Boise to visit her sister. My daughter was driving and spotted a white sedan in some...

road rage

portland education

happenstance

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Wife Will Fly Tuesday & Daughter Attracted Road Rage

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

Yes, she will fly the 350 miles (563K) to Boise, Idaho to visit her sister. Because there is no direct flight from our local airport, I will take the two hour drive Tuesday morning to Portland so she can get there without flying...

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Hiring An Electrician Will Cost a Lot

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 13 May

My wife's over 50 year old dining room wrought iron light fixture shorted out last week. She bought it back when she was in Turkey teaching our Air Force kids whose families were stationed there. Sooo, she wants to get it fixed....

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Primary Election Time in Oregon

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 12 May

My favorite Blue state! The two worst things on my local ballot are, #1, a $15 million dollar bond to build a multi-use (privately owned baseball team really) at our publicly owned fairgrounds. We have had a farm team, very...

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So You Like to Write?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 10 May

I suppose we all do, some more than others, since here we are on myLot. I have mentioned before that I write poetry and submit a lot more than ever gets published, but what the heck, it keeps my brain working a lot and I enjoy...

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Are You A Twin or Do You Know Any Twins Well?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 7 May

I am not a twin, there are no twins in my family. But I was talking to some identical twin men, about mid-sixties or so in age. They still looked a lot alike and seemed to be close too. I know of many brothers (not twins) who are...

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Italian Seasoning & Majoram & Thyme & Garlic Too

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 6 May

I grew up in Texas a very long time ago and with my mother's cooking we had a choice of salt or pepper to use as seasonings. I'm so glad that I outgrew those limitations! I now sprinkle Italian Seasoning on salads and on almost...

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Hoping You Are More Organized

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

My credit union/bank is doing members the favor of a Shredfest. That's where members can take up to four good-szed boxes, provided by them, to their headquarters tomorrow starting at 9 AM. You can fill the boxes with old bank...

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Springtime Is a Seaon of Change and of Hope

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 27 Apr

After five days of rain and too cool temperatures, there is a little sun this Saturday morning, but it is soon to be followed by (you guessed it) showers and jacket temperatures. Oh well, that's Oregon in the springtime. We get...

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Glad That MyLot is Still Around

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

2024 has been a better year in Oregon than 2023 and far better than the Pandemic years when Anne was being treated for cancer. I mentioned in a comment that because my knee was bothering me, I visited a doctor where my pulse was...

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My Wife is At a Cancer Survivor Support Group

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 25 Apr 23

It goes on from 6 to 8 PM. It is part of the Oregon Cancer Society, not national. There are five women attending the meetings, but two will be absent this time. They were just adjusting to recovery from treatment (surgery, chemo,...

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Our Weather Finally Turned Sunny

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 25 Apr 23

It's nearly 70 here today and may hit the 80s by Friday. That's a pretty fast turnaround from wet spring to summer temperatures. But flowers are blooming like crazy and all the birds are wearing their finest mating colors, so it...

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Are Books Signed by the Author Valuable?

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

I wrote recently about a record album I have that was signed by the artist and given to my uncle. But I wonder if being signed really means anything? Many years ago, I went to a poetry reading by a famous Russian poet named...

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One Hour Until We Report to Play Our Parts in the Murder Mystery

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 21 Apr 23

It got busy this morning with a trip to Costco for gas and, well, too much other stuff. Then It was lunch, Anne's computer went blank, couldn't turn it off to reboot, so took it to a shop. I spent a little time trying to write...

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Ever Been to One of Those Murder Mystery Things?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 19 Apr 23

I haven't, but here where we live, there is a club house and we have different things there like monthly breakfasts, card games, guest speakers, etc. Some one came up with the idea of a "Murder Mystery" dinner. It will take...

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A Club in Hollywood

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 19 Apr 23

Way, way, back in 1965, there was a jazz piano man, Horace Silver and he was playing at another jazz man's club in Hollywood called Shelly's Manne-Hole. My Uncle Bob Allen, a WW 11 vet and great tap dancer (before he broke his...

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I Have this Special Record Album

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 19 Apr 23

Way, way back in 1965, there was a club in Hollywood, owned by a jazz drummer named Shelly Mann. The club was called Shelly’s Manne-Hole, just off Hollywood Boulevard on Caheunga. My Uncle Bob worked there as sous chef (head chef...

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8 PM and I Finally Got to myLot

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 18 Apr 23

Anne is out at a Cancer Society Survivors meeting each Tuesday evening this and next month. It starts a 6 PM & goes to 8, so she'll be home soon. I had a busy day with a writing workshop, followed quickly by lunch, then ping pong...

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A Fast Walk Made Me Think of Fats Domino

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 16 Apr 23

Saturday, the weather was just right for a nice fast walk. So, I glanced at the time and headed out the door. I went farther and faster than I intended and lot of songs popped into my head, including, "I'm Walkin' " by Fats...

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It's Charlie Chaplin's Birthday

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 16 Apr 23

Not everyone will remember Charlie Chaplin, but I recall watching a lot his silent films at my favorite pizza place in Monterey, California when I was stationed there in the army. They had wonderful pizza and ran silent films that...

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