Is it because I’m blond or don’t I get out enough? The grocery store bagger put a “Thank You For Shopping Here” sticker on one of our paper bags. I thought it was supermarket PR. Who knew it was code for purchases paid for - not stolen.
Have you ever wondered why fresh flowers […]
Last Thursday was one of those “daze” I should have stayed in bed. The day began with me, my family and my job in balance. By the end of the day I had trouble balancing toothpaste on my toothbrush.
As I pulled the bedcovers over my head that night - yes, night eventually came - […]
Two cents here - three cents there - and up goes the cost of U.S. postage. Some of the increased revenue pays for change of address cards, which are free at the post office.
When we moved, I sent these cards to friends and relatives I couldn’t notify by e-mail. Yes, Virginia, there are people […]
“Jobs Americans Won’t Do” has been in the news a lot lately; and I admit it - there are jobs I won’t do.
I won’t be a high-rise window washer. My fear of height overrides my desire to peek in windows.
To the other extreme, I won’t be an oceanographer - the kind who explores […]
Some of the world’s greatest innovators are people you’ve never heard of. Everyone knows about Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone), Edward Jenner (vaccination) and the like. But there are a whole host of less obvious inventions that probably never even entered your invention radar - if you have such a thing.
Take toasters for example. […]
I’m determined to be a good sport. I just can’t decide at what sport I’d be good.
Although my parents were golfers, I didn’t inherit their talent. Addressing the ball, shifting my weight when I swung the club, keeping my head down - basically, I couldn’t keep my eye on the ball.
My grandmother kept […]
There’s something just kind of fun about surfing the Internet. Especially when you don’t have a particular goal in mind. Just wandering around, clicking on what looks interesting, maybe trying something like StumbleUpon to find unusual sites you aren’t going to find any other way.
There’s just something fun about being online.
You can wander about. Keeping […]
“Older, but wiser” doesn’t apply to me. When my governor campaigned for his job, he said he was wealthy - he wouldn’t need special interest money. There must be a difference between need and want.
When I was trying to raise money for a special interest of mine, I didn’t expect a donation from […]
I used to think naps were a luxury - one I could afford, but wouldn’t make me fat. Latinos take siestas and Japanese have inemuri; but my Puritan heritage made me feel guilty about napping because I wasn’t accomplishing anything.
Well, yes I was. A recent newspaper article reported that naps help fight cardiovascular […]
Who knew wines in screw-top bottles would become acceptable to knowledgeable wine drinkers? These are the same people who had to adjust to plastic corks. No wonder they drink.
My husband is a knowledgeable wine drinker. He knows what years produced good grapes and what wineries are best for which wines. I don’t. If […]
