I wanted to wrap up my Christmas shopping with a stop at a Bath & Body Works. I don’t buy their stuff when it’s full price because I can’t see spending $12 on a bottle of lotion so I can “put the lotion on the skin.” That’s a quote from the movie Joe Dirt. Yes,…
Category: aging
You’re Not that Special
When people speak, I listen. Okay, sometimes I pretend to listen. While I’m listening or pretending, I’m definitely not talking. As I’ve said before, I think it is high schoolerish to talk when someone else has the floor. I’m starting to think I’m in the minority on this issue because over the past week, there…
BOGO: What Kind of Person?
Sure, I’m a day late, but I’m not a dollar short. In fact, I have a buy one, get one free offer to share as a peace offering for my lateness. I know that won’t help with the fact that you were up all night wondering what happened to the fabulously funny Friday post, but…
One Way or Another
I went to two Christmas parades last weekend. Yes, that’s a lot of parading in one weekend, but it was worth it. I had a few laughs and came to realize that parades aren’t what they used to be. When I was growing up, we would go to the annual university homecoming parade that marched…
Unwanted Attention
It’s December 1st and opening day for Christmas season, which means getting decorations out of the attic and going to the ‘holiday party’ at work. At last year’s party, I got a little more attention than I wanted. No, I didn’t overindulge and tell anybody off, at least I don’t think I did. But I…
There was a lot of Pretending
While traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, I stayed at a hotel and ate in the dining room. Little did I know there would be a lot of pretending. Upon arrival in the dining area there was not a soul in sight. I knew that meant things were not going to go well but I didn’t…
My Fruit of the Womb 