Shiny Happy People
Disclaimer/Warning: This post is a generalization. There was a time in my life that I wished I was liked by everyone. I admired those people who seemed so comfortable with others that everyone loved...
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I must be getting older. Things that never bothered me before are really bothering me and one of those things is [most] man-made noise. I’ve already mentioned here and elsewhere that I don’t like...
View ArticleAn open letter to email newsletter subscribers
Dear Subscribers to Email Newsletters: I am not speaking for the spammers of the world. I am not a spammer and think spammers are quite horrible and deserve to be banned on ISPs. I am speaking for...
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Suburban Parking
One of the many things that surprised me when we moved into our house in 1993 was the fact that we had to buy a parking permit to park on the streets of our neighborhood — including in front of our...
View ArticleStewing Away on the Back Burner
I know I should let it go. There’s nothing to be gained except a small satisfaction for me and perhaps my brother. My mom wants to just forget about it. But I don’t want to let it go. I want an...
View ArticleParking Space Wars
Many of the homes on my quiet, narrow, suburban street have no driveway or garage (including ours) which means that cars are always parked along both sides of the street. Some of the homes have several...
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Nouveau Fast Food Restaurants — not for me
Photo courtesy Flickr User SpecialKRB Are cafeteria-type restaurants a trend? Are they going to be around to stay? I ask because in the past couple of months my husband and I have gone to three...
View ArticleAre you kidding me?
I called my daughter tonight for an informal chit-chat and she informed me that while she’s working in the Pacific Northwest this summer/fall she will have no cell phone and very little Internet...
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Where’s the coffee? Where’s the pie?
In 1990, back when I still read newspapers. Back before kids, I read an article about a new television series in the April 30 Washington Post. I trusted Tom Shales, the journalist who wrote the article...
View ArticlePregnancy Shaming
Not long after my son was conceived in May of 1992 I suspected I was pregnant. Sometimes you just know. I peed on a stick to check and when the pregnancy test confirmed I was probably pregnant I told...
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