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Author: Karen Galatz

A former newspaper and television journalist, my national news credentials include the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and the Nightly Business Report. I created, produced, and anchored a ground-breaking business news broadcast for PBS stations in Nevada, an effort that led to an Edward R. Murrow award and an Emmy nomination. Now based in Berkeley, Ca., I am writing a collection of short stories and personal essays. I am the author of Muddling through Middle Age, a weekly humor blog, recently featured on the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop website.

Crocs are Still a Thing!

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Karen Galatz
Crocs are still a thing

Last night, in bunion distress, I tossed out the last of my chic pointy high heels. My achy feet rejoiced, but my stylish soul cried out in despair. Later, seeking new comfortable shoes to buy, […]

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1 CommentEveryday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestyleaches and pains, crocs, footwear, getting older, shoes

HGTV Stars are the New Hot Hotties

August 24, 2021 Karen Galatz
HGTV stars are the new hot hotties

Dating HGTV stars is a thing now. All the celebs are doing it. Well, two are … which means it’s clearly the trendy trend of 2021! And why not? Who won’t want a guy who’s […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestyle, RelationshipsHGTV, home redecorating, marital mayhem

Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Flatulists

July 23, 2021 Karen Galatz
Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be flautists

Now, for something completely different, here’s a story about farting. Yes, it’s a real gas. But please don’t think me an uncultured oaf. Au contraire, mes amis, au contraire! I am simply — and 100% accurately — […]

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1 CommentGood Clean Fun, Movies & TVBlazing Saddles, Joseph Pujol, Le Pétomane, Mel Brooks

Excuses. Excuses. Believable and Not So Much

June 25, 2021 Karen Galatz
Excuses. Excuses

I just read an article offering “21 Believable Excuses For When You Need To Flake On Plans.” My question: who needs an arsenal of 21 excuses? I mean one or two, OK. Maybe three. But […]

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2 CommentsEveryday Life, Good Clean Funexcuses, lying, post-pandemic life

NFTs and Me

May 28, 2021 Karen Galatz
NFTs and me

The subject is nonfungible tokens — NFTs for those in the cryptocurrency know. Of course, Luddite me is hardly in the crypto-know. Still, I know how to dream big and that’s what this story is […]

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1 CommentEveryday Life, Good Clean Fun, RelationshipsNFTs, nonfungible tokens, The New York Times

Pillow Talk or Pillow Fights

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Karen Galatz
Pillow talk or pillow fight

Remember when you were a kid and pillow fights were fun? Remember when decorative pillows were piled mile-high on your bed just “for show?” Well, these days my pillows and I aren’t even on speaking, […]

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Rube Goldberg, I Need You

March 23, 2021 Karen Galatz

We live in an age of techno wonders – drones, talking devices that tell us the time in Kuala Lumpur and how long to boil an egg. Our smartphones can adjust the thermostat and raise […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, Relationshipscomplicated devices, household drudgery, Rube Goldberg, technological wonders

Showers are Dangerous to Your Health

February 20, 2021 Karen Galatz

I used to love my morning shower. A refreshing pick-me-up and I’d emerge with shining hair. What could be better? But now? Now I’m older and wiser. I have the wisdom of age AND the […]

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1 CommentEveryday Life, Good Clean Fun, LifestyleAging Angst, environmental worries, showers

DoorDash and Dashed Hopes

January 21, 2021 Karen Galatz

For the record: my husband is the kindest, sweetest, most patient man on the planet. He practically qualifies for sainthood. And this coming from a Jewish girl is high praise indeed. So, please keep that […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestyle, RelationshipsDoorDash, food delivery woes, relationships

‘Tis the Season for Pandemic Gift-Giving

December 18, 2020 Karen Galatz
pandemic gift-giving

Oh, my. Pandemic-related gifts are the rage. Well, in any case, they’re throwing me into a minor rage or at least a serious holiday funk. What to give loved ones when you’re social distancing? If […]

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1 CommentEveryday Life, Lifestylecovid-19, hand sanitizers, holiday shopping, masks, pandemic living, staying safe

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