The boring lives of suburban wives

September 9, 2026
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If there were a category for "most boring reality show, The Double Lives of Suburban Wives would win, hands down. I don't watch ALL reality programming featuring women. But I have been a fan of the various Bravo "housewives" franchises, which enticed me to watch a few episodes of this show (on...
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Tolerating bad bosses: a distant memory

November 2, 2012
www.notalwaysworking.com There are a zillion reasons why early retirement is so wonderful.But I must say that chief among them is that I simply do not have to work...
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Giants Nation gathers to honor "the boys"

November 1, 2012
We were up earlier than I wanted to be. I'm not blamin' anyone, really, it was just that a cell phone went off at 4am and with my tenuous grasp on sleep, that was all...
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Yappy Halloween!

October 31, 2012
Grandma & Little Red Riding Hood...awwww.... Darling, so darling.  Adorables Cutest K-9 ever. Arrest ME! May be against the law for being too...
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1968: a walk down memory lane

October 30, 2012
Oakland Museum When I saw that this exhibit was showing at the Oakland Museum, I thought it was a great opportunity to hang with my writer-friend, LK, who lives in...
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Champs show us what teamwork can do

October 29, 2012
To the rest of the country, it's just another World Series win. But to those of us in the San Francisco Bay area, it's much more.Yes, of course, it's a fantastic feat:...
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When procrastination isn’t procrastination at all

October 29, 2012
Yeah, I so get this.I am a HUGE procrastinator. That's because I like my instant gratification instantly, and if I'm procrastinating, it means I'm putting off...
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we were good to life

October 28, 2012
We Were Good to Life, offering hope at the end: Let it not be saidThat life was good to us,But, rather we were good to...
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Love goes on

October 28, 2012
Love goes on. That's how a friend ended her email to me the other day.  She's right. Love is indestructible. People die, and love goes on. Couples break up,...
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Backspace and delete

October 27, 2012
This photo may not mean anything to some of you, but boomers remember when it was the first step in correcting an error on  a manual typewriter.Without the opportunity...
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Mine own woman, well at ease

October 26, 2012
I am mine own woman, well at ease.  -Chaucer's Criseyde I don't like aging any more than the next woman, but it does have some advantages.  At some point...
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