Labor Day-it’s the red letter day when we recognize workers and all of their contributions. It’s celebrated on the first Monday in September, which is about the same time that my work gets really busy. However, I found the perfect way to celebrate and it was laborless. Having a three-day weekend usually means doing five…
Category: 1980s
High Schoolerish
I had a lot of fun in high school. It was a long time ago but I still remember all the shenanigans just like they happened yesterday. I was so busy having fun that the guidance counselor declared I would never be what I wanted to be, but I’m a healthy middle-aged woman in spite…
Blubberer
I never considered myself to be a blubberer. It usually takes a lot for me to blubber. But last week, somebody should have posted a special blubber bulletin. My family gathered for a weeklong vacation for the first time in a few years. I planned a family dinner for the first night at the vacation…
Do you Speak-a my Language?
A few weeks ago, I went a bar to listen to an 80s band on a Sunday afternoon-yes, a Sunday afternoon. My posse was the oldest one in the place and we knew all the music, but so did the youngsters. I wondered, “When did they take over 80s music and why did they start…
My Fruit of the Womb 