Sometimes when the world becomes too much, I find myself going back to things I loved in childhood. Certain “comfort” foods, books and TV shows can bring me into the moment. The other day I discovered that Amazon Prime carried reruns of “I Love Lucy.” I had forgotten how much that show meant to me. Certain feelings […]
I tried not gazing into the seductive cubes of Wordle, I really did. I knew I shouldn’t look when I saw people’s scores popping up all over social media. “Keep scrolling,” I told myself, “You don’t need this. You already have enough games and crosswords in your life.” But one day I was weak and […]
Sometimes it’s easy to be discouraged by human beings. Too many stories abound of aggression, hatred, and destruction. Meanwhile, countless acts of kindness play out every day that go unnoticed. One such occurrence happened to my aunt. You couldn’t find a nicer, sweeter person than my Aunt Ann who lives in Florida. Pretty, silver-haired and […]
Ever feel like you stumbled through some black hole and transported back in time? I did when I watched all eight(!) hours of “Get Back,” the documentary on one of the Beatles last recording sessions. The quality of this video is so good, I felt like I lived with these icons for a week. (I […]
Money is one of those subjects we don’t discuss in polite society. But the other day, I found myself doing one of several bizarre cash rituals and asked myself if it’s just me. (Already, as I list several of these, I imagine the look of horror on my husband Randy’s face). Keeping dollar bills in […]
You know the feeling when you shouldn’t do something, but you do it anyway? That happened this week when I came upon a very large, very old snapping turtle in the middle of the road. “What was that?” I asked my son, Paul, when we first drove past the creature. The turtle was standing […]
Ever find a bunch of old products that seemed like a good idea at the time? When cleaning out our garage, my husband Randy and I came upon a pile of cataclysmic pet items we had bought over the years. I sighed. They’d come with such high hopes. But reality soon set in. The Electric […]
It sat there in our driveway for days, mocking us. A large empty metal container, with gaping maw, daring Randy and me to fill its huge belly. My husband and I looked at each other. Ordering a dumpster seemed a good idea, something we do each year. Except this time, we forgot one crucial thing. […]
It should be easy buying a gift for my husband, Randy. He has varied, fun, passionate interests – music, playing bass, wine collecting, and clothes, just to name a few. With a 65th birthday coming up, finding something should be a snap. Instead, it’s a Herculean task. Here are three reasons why… Randy buys whatever […]
