A decade ago I retired. My employment record showed 35 years on the job. I was repeatedly advised that staying home would drive me crazy. I knew that was impossible since I am nuts already. The last ten years have been fulfilling ones for me. I am no couch potato. [...]
Posts under ‘This and That’
Thoughts Of Thailand Travel
Mama told me there’d be days like this…. I find myself vicariously living all the experiences I passed on for marriage and family. LA recently returned from deployment in the Middle East. He had liberty in Thailand, and his stories of the country whetted my appetite. I’d love to travel [...]
Bare Footin
I should have been born a yuppie–loafing in boat shoes sans any hosiery. No athletic or diabetic socks, support hosiery, stockings or peds in them just my smelly feet. Seriously, I like to walk bare-footed. I hate footwear including flip flops. My doctor scolds me all too frequently on my shedding [...]
What Are The Perfect Wedding Accessories?
Because someone I know was planning to get married, I was looking for a little something to acknowledge the occasion. In looking through wedding accessories, I found the ultimate thing: The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Wedding Etiquette. The book gave contemporary advice for today’s bridal party. I bought one and was [...]
No Smoking
In my life I have known many testy, cantankerous testy know-it-alls. Recently I overheard one of them complaining about today’s no smoking laws. The man claimed someone’s using an electronic cigarette would not be any violation. Ergo he decided he was going to procure one and test it out on his next [...]
Looking Forward While Sliding Down
A big stack of bills sits on my desk waiting for payment on the first–car loan, house expenses, utilities even life insurance. It is tough budgeting in this depressed economy with inflation going up and earnings going down. I personally know two businesses in danger of failing. I know several people who [...]
Remembering Learning Games
Do you remember learning your letters? Do you remember the matching games that you played with your class to help you learn the shape and sound of the various phonemes?
One of the easiest and most popular was having the first player give a word like DOGS. The next player had to give another [...]
