I am entering the Phase of Desperation in this house. You know this phase. It is preceded by the Phase of Hopeful Determination and followed by the Phase of the Fetal Position, Surrender and Regret. We moved into this house almost four months ago and we enjoyed a brief (and I mean 25-minutes brief) joyful […]
May I Say a Few Words?
I had to drop out of Toastmasters, not because the people weren’t nice and not because it wasn’t fun. I had to take a leave of absence because I couldn’t get out of the house on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Things kept coming up and I had to send in […]
Downsize Diva I Am Not
I was talking to my friend Brigid shortly before my most recent move and we were discussing how hard it is to downsize. I was under the impression that I’d be moving into a high-rise with no space to store my collection of useless crap and I was looking for a sympathetic ear to […]
Shopping With the Upper Crust
I may have to stop saying “grocery store” and start saying “market.” I may have to stop saying, “I’m going grocery shopping” and start saying, “I will now select our week’s delicacies” in an affected, 1940s starlet accent. Because my grocery store is so hip that it deserves to be in a higher class than […]
Love Me Some Library
This week was a big library week for me. As big as you can get without having a local library card. (I know, I know, I’m getting one. It’s on the to-do list. Shut up. Go home. You’re drunk.) This week I contacted every library in the areas where I’ve lived. I asked if they […]
Is That Smell What I Think It Is? Nope, Not Even Close
Spoiler: Let’s get this out right now. This column deals with a sensitive issue that often divides the country, an alternative lifestyle issue that people from all walks of life have to deal with, a problem that crosses all socioeconomic and cultural lines: Skunks. More specifically, the smell of skunks and the fact that […]