Joe Class III

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He’s Right Here

He’s right here. Right now. Waiting just for you.

Five Minute Observations
The Presence on E Main Street

The presence behind me on E Main Street was real. And she was driving a Cadillac.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Terry quoted Clerks at Walmart in 1999. Randal was right. The video store would be great without the customers. So would retail. So would a lot of things. A new post about a breakroom, a movie, and what GenX was promised.

http://fiveminuteobservations.com/2026/03/27/from-behind-the-counter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

From Behind the Counter

Terry pressed his face against the glass and peered in at us. “Smokers,” he said. “In their natural habitat.” This is a story about a breakroom, a movie, and what we were pr…

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Zero Expectations

He told me the truth. For once. And it shocked the heck out of me.

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I still remember the first phone number I ever memorized. I was six. I have no idea why it stuck.

Maybe I do now.

2440323 - new post. #fiveminuteobservations

http://fiveminuteobservations.com/2026/03/25/2440323/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

2440323

It’s just seven digits. 244 meant Burien. South King County. Dad made me memorize it at six. I never forgot it and never dial it. But when I call Dad today, he answers.

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What Are The Odds

I got fired on a Friday. Made a phone call. Started a new job on Monday. Worked there long enough to memorize one name. Left fifteen years ago and never thought about it again. Then on Saturday, at…

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Carrying Me

It’s my life. That’s what Jon Bon Jovi says. What if you could put down your stuff and let someone else carry it for you? Would you?

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Every day I drive for work, I see it. Red lights ignored. Phones out at seventy-five. People adjusting to the chaos like it's normal. Because it is now. But here's what I keep thinking: we take our cues from the people above us. And when those people stop following the rules, the message travels fast. New post. Rules of the Road

http://fiveminuteobservations.com/2026/03/21/worth-holding/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Worth Holding

I drive for work. Research participants, behavioral health appointments, so many miles on the company’s Nissan Versa. This morning on West Main Street, I watched someone blow through a red light li…

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Realer, Maybe

Her mother said he was real. Not like a story. Real like a person. Realer, maybe. Amber let it go. She thought there would be more time. New fiction. Link in bio.

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What if your next job interview happened at Walmart, and you didn't know it?

New leadership/fiction. Link in bio.

http://fiveminuteobservations.com/2026/03/19/three-feet/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Three Feet

Fran drives to the far end of the Walmart parking lot every time. The walk tells her more than any interview. Thomas Sudameyer IV has a Patek Philippe on his wrist and a 2:30 he keeps mentioning. H…

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