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The TIVO is dead. At times like this I’m grateful I always wear black because I’m properly dressed for this sad occasion. What? It’s not dead? My husband just said something about needing a router.
I have no idea what a router is. I was born blond. On top of that, I was born electronically challenged…
Franklin was a lonely guy. He was reasonably handsome, very intelligent and witty. But lonely. He had a string of pedigree degrees and a never ending resume. People liked him and he was especially charming in a group. He had what many would call charisma…
My sister left yesterday and our next guest isn’t due for three weeks. Why, you ask, would anyone want to leave the warm and wondrous sunshine of Southern California? The answer is as clear as yesterday’s, today’s and undoubtedly tomorrow’s blue sky - because three of her "sons shine" in Indiana…
Skin is the body’s biggest organ. I wish it were the heart - Lord knows the world could use bigger hearts - but no, it’s skin.
Right now mine is red and splotchy. It seems I’m allergic to home improvement. Well, not to home improvement exactly, but to the dust it causes…
What my grandmother said is still true - a penny saved is a penny earned. One of my friends buys a lottery ticket every day. Because I don’t, I save thirty-six thousand five hundred cents a year. I don’t, however, sell my thoughts for a penny. Because of inflation, I want at least a dime…
Some aspects of my personal development have developed unexplainably slowly. Why did I wait so long to appreciate naps? Naps revitalize me more than energy drinks and they’re more luxurious than bubble baths. Oh, now I remember why I didn’t take naps. I didn’t have time.
Facials are another luxury I postponed too long…
Technically compromise means “together promise”. In reality, however, it means hard work. All sides have to give a little in order to meet in the middle. It’s meant to be a win/win situation in which everyone accepts losing something…
I caught a colleague doing something a bit unethical against me and called him on it. He was shocked and when he recovered he called me a bad name and stomped off. He must have thought that I would just let him continue taking advantage of me and that he was a clever enough chap to pull it off.
Wrong…
Is living on the edge a lifestyle? Living on the edge means different things at different stages in life. For a toddler it means letting go of Mommy’s hand to take that first step. It’s the first lesson in the ups and downs of life…
I think the Secretary of the Treasury should issue a warning that having children is hazardous to the health of parents’ finances. In self defense we should teach our children about saving money as soon as they’ve swallowed their first penny or had their first visit from the tooth fairy.
My younger son was a fast learner…