“Life’s too mysterious, don’t take it ser...

October 4, 2023
life's-too-mysterious
Life's too mysterious, don't take it serious! For years I had this saying up in my house and I thought about it again the other month when a favorite cousin called...
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Best! Ride! Ever!

April 21, 2023
ride
We were in D.C. with our nephews, who'd called for a ride to take us out for the evening. There were five of us, requiring a big SUV. One pulled up. As I climbed...
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And the sleep study follies continue

December 29, 2021
sleep-apnea
After my sleep apnea study at the Discomfort Inn (which I wrote about here) I had a Zoom to go over results with the sleep neurologist. Here is how that...
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Let’s get laughing, why don’t we?

January 23, 2017
laughing
If you're a friend of mine and especially a man, the next time I see you I would just love for you to do this. Just sayin'. I'll let you imagine me laughing. Laughing...
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Misheard song lyrics, you say?

January 9, 2017
misheard
Some time in the 80s, a friend's little girl thought Creedence Clearwater Revival sang "There's a bathroom on the right." The song was Bad Moon Rising and of course, the...
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Do NOT text me…

July 27, 2016
texting
Texting is the most impersonal means of communication I can think of. Which is why I absolutely do not want to get a birthday message by text. Pick up the phone and...
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Greeting cards for obscure occasions

March 23, 2016
If there is a 12-step program for people addicted to buying quirky greeting cards, I need to know about it. The kind of funny greeting cards that make me laugh are...
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All about the cute. Or snarky.

September 27, 2015
cute-stuff
I wander around a lot and when I do, I'm always on the lookout for Cute Shi t. Well, ok, sometimes it's not so much cute as SNARKY.  But snarky is ok. Snarky can be...
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Over the back fence

June 7, 2015
Sometimes, you just want to dish about this and that over the back fence. Social media and blogs are the modern equivalent of that, aren't they? We can joke around, talk...
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The day I forgot my phone

October 6, 2014
forgot-my-phone
I had taken just half a dozen steps into the Caltrain station when I realized that I'd left my cell phone at home. M had dropped me off and was on his way back home to...
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