I recently was back in my favorite city for a few days. I planned ahead so that I was sure to see and do everything I wanted to see and do while there. However, sometimes you think you’re going to do something, but then you find out, you’re not. Do you think you’re going to…
Category: 1980s
Those Days are Long Gone
I miss the good old days when I called a business and a real live person who could help me answered the phone. There weren’t recorded people on the other end of the line who directed me to push a certain button to reach someone who might be able to help me. There weren’t technological…
The Good Old Days
What has happened to communication? It used to be that if you wanted to talk to someone you wrote them a letter, met in person with them, or called them on the telephone with a rotary dial that was in the front room. What happened to the good old days? Let’s start with written communication….
Size Matters
I went to Subway the other day and while there, I was thrown for a loop. As I think about it, ‘thrown for a loop’ is a funny saying. I wonder who came up with that? I guess it really doesn’t matter who coined the phrase, which is another funny saying, because what does matter…
The Trouble with Tweeners
Downsizing isn’t easy. I’ve been working on it for over 4 years now and I’m not sure I’m making much progress. I keep asking myself, “How did I get so many tweeners?” Let me start by saying that I don’t consider myself to be a hoarder. I can get rid of things that I don’t…
I’m Not Humpty-Dumpty
My last story about almost falling brought back memories of quite a few times when I actually fell. I made out a little better than a certain nursery rhyme character we’ve all read about, but it wasn’t easy to always be the faller. When I was little-in age, not size-I used to fall quite often….
My Fruit of the Womb 