Joiner? I didn’t think I was a joiner. I wasn’t a Brownie and I left the Girl Scouts before I had to earn a camping badge. I don’t camp - unless you call surviving power outages camping.
I survived my childhood without having the sports gene. I didn’t join in pick-up games of kick ball, […]
The best thing about unexpected guests - yes, there is a best thing - is that you have no expectations.
Until a few years ago I thought a phone call announcing the imminent arrival of an unexpected guest qualified as an obscene phone call. Now I can be ready in minutes.
First, I postpone the […]
There’s that time of year - which can be any time of year - I want to drop everything, have someone take over my responsibilities and feel as free as the wind.
During childhood this is known as the running-away-to-join-the-circus syndrome. During adulthood it’s known as fantasy - fantasy that’s fed by the get-away ads […]
In the days of old, men, women and children sat around a fire or under a tree listening to an elder of the village tell them stories. Fast track to the couple of centuries later, the women and children are still getting entertained but the medium is no longer human. Its this black box or […]
How do I know I’m an optimist? I know because I meet the three, most obvious requirements. I got out of bed this morning, I’m married and I have children.
Of course, there are lots of other ways to tell if someone’s a positive person. When the weatherman forecasts a party cloudy day, a positive […]
“Don’t put that in your mouth”. “Don’t touch”. Our lives begin with rules and the amount of rules grows as we grow.
As soon as I could walk, I heard, “Don’t run in the house”. On one occasion, however, my mother ran. Actually, she was chasing my sisters and me with a water pistol; and […]
Remodeling, unfortunately, doesn’t mean Christie Brinkley and Cindy Crawford are going to start modeling again. What it means is something which started out as a “wouldn’t-it-be-nice-to” turns into a “when-will-it-ever-be-done”.
First, if you can, move out. If that’s not possible, join the club. There are no dues to pay. By giving up your privacy, daily […]
When people refer to the good, old days, I don’t know if those days were better or just different. I know the cipher zero was different. It hadn’t been confused with the letter “O” in numbers.
I remember candy bars costing ten cents. Not only were they cheaper, they were bigger. Both children and […]
I didn’t have to look for my husband. He was delivered to my front door by a mutual friend, who planned to introduce him to my older sister. Opportunity knocked, but I opened the door.
Opportunity can be anywhere - almost anywhere. I wouldn’t look for husband material in a ninety-nine cent store. Maybe the […]
Home is where the heart is. As newlyweds, our hearts’ first home was a two-room apartment furnished in contemporary Salvation Army.
Like many newlyweds, John and I were poor in possessions, but rich in time together. We didn’t have a vacuum cleaner - we didn’t need one. I cleaned our one, tiny rug with a […]
