Every Dog Deserves a Ball…Or Two
I will admit that my dogs are spoiled. I have a family room filled with their toys. We have birthday parties for them; they eat sirloin steak from time to time; and their lives, in […]
Category: Lifestyle
The Literary Elite at Starbucks
I decided I needed a quick pick-me-up, so I headed to Starbucks. I was sitting with my coffee and crossword puzzle at a table in the corner when I started to eavesdrop on the conversation […]
Big Winner
A few years ago, while cruising around the Texas State Fair, we came across a contest which could have potentially secured a new Chevrolet Corvette (which just happens to be my son’s favorite car). I […]
Bitching Your Way to Good Health
My ex-husband said I could bitch a blue streak. He said I could be asleep and still find something to bitch about. I guess he was right. After our divorce I started feeling better. Was […]
They Don’t Make Car Breakdowns Like They Used To
I had to pick up one of my friends at the car dealership where her car was getting its computer overhauled. Apparently, something went kerflooey and her turn signals would not go on if she […]
Checking My Brain at the Gate of the Carnival
Recently, we had one of those small carnivals come to our town. I saw it set up in the parking lot of a vacated business, and I thought what fun. I didn’t even know those […]
The Deli Wars
Usually, when I do my “big” shopping, I ask my husband to come along so we can split up the list and get out of the supermarket as quickly as possible. Our first stop was […]
Coping with CRAFT Disease
As a chronic sufferer of CRAFT disease I can honestly say that it has not been an easy adjustment. At the age forty-five I began developing mild symptoms however by fifty the symptoms worsened. My […]
CrackBerry
CrackBerry “Stop it! Don’t do this here!” “One sec.” “People are looking at the scene we’re making.” “Then stop making it.” “What?!” “Let me just reply to this […]
Tidbits and Considerations for the Week
What is it about our culture that needs to cover celebrities and their mundane, routine existence? Are our own lives so devoid of fulfillment that some are redeemed as they live vicariously through others in […]