Funny
It’s funny about the word funny. We use it in so many non-humorous ways that it almost has lost its meaning. If something is funny, shouldn’t we laugh or at least giggle at it? For instance, funny can be used to mean strange or curious. “Isn’t it funny to see a tight rope walker above…
Funny - continue readingThank God for TV
I doubt that the early pioneers who invented TV had any idea what an impact it would have. Children would be exposed to educational programs like Sesame Street; adults would partake of everything from wrestling matches to world class concerts. And we would learn how to cook, remodel our homes and decorate like Martha. The…
Thank God for TV - continue readingI Get By With a Lotta Help …
Have you ever felt like you were born under a malevolent star? That’s how my life has felt lately. Between health crises, worries and concerns, it has been a year to remember and not in a good way. To frost the devil’s cake, I fell about a week ago and bashed my already arthritic knee,…
I Get By With a Lotta Help … - continue readingWater, Water Everywhere
In our modern world, living in an industrialized country, we have water at our fingertips. It flows freely into our bathtubs, from our showerheads, through our garden hoses, spouts out of sprinklers, and fills our kitchen sinks…until it doesn’t. The faucet on our kitchen sink broke recently. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I…
Water, Water Everywhere - continue readingPublishing a Novel
When I first decided to publish my novel, Looking for Love, I was under the erroneous impression that writing it was the most difficult part. Now I know better—writing is the easy part. What follows the completion of the novel is the hard stuff. First, I took every chapter to my writing group for…
Publishing a Novel - continue readingSneak Peek at Looking for Love
Christy gasped for breath as if water silled into her mouth and lungs. Flailing against the monster that entrapped her,she pushed its tentacles away. Kicking and screaming, she finally came to the surface, and breaking the thin membrane of water, she broke free. Air filled her lungs, sharp and painful, and she breathed gratefully and greedily.…
Sneak Peek at Looking for Love - continue readingRudeness
I am bothered by rudeness: when people talk through movies, shout over a live performance, push others out of the way, and are oblivious to anyone but themselves. I wish I could confront rude people and point out how their behavior upsets others. Needless to say, I know how futile that would be. I am…
Rudeness - continue readingDownsizing
When I retired, I was afraid of being bored. After all, I worked a full-time job for over 30 years, served on committees, raised a daughter and had a full social life and family life. So, I filled my retirement with interesting activities. I assumed the presidency of the Book Circle, (a club with almost…
Downsizing - continue readingHolidays
We celebrated a wonderful Christmas with our daughter and her partner in California. Both families were invited to come and enjoy everything Christmas implies: family time, beautiful decorations, gift giving, fabulous food and togetherness. We baked and decorated Christmas cookies and strung popcorn and cranberries to festoon the tree. We drove around to see…
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