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Just a Girl And Her Chiroptera

Do you mind a personal question?  What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?  If you’re like me, you head to the bathroom for the morning pee.  My advice?  Look before you sit.  For the love of sweet … Continue reading

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Am I The A**hole? Asked Nobody Ever Without Being Sure It Was The Other Guy

In the olden days, if you were having a dispute with someone and wanted advice about the situation, you’d ask your mother, your friends, or you’d write Dear Abby, Ann Landers or Miss Manners.  The vast majority of people now … Continue reading

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Is The Other Guy A Thoughtless Jerk or Doing the Best He Can? You Decide

It’s human nature to get mad when someone acts like a thoughtless jerk, but how do we know if our rage is justified?   My dear mom died a couple of years ago.  Recently my siblings and I were talking about … Continue reading

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Top 10 Signs You’re Living in an Over 55 Community

Active Adult, Senior Living, Over 55, Retirement Resort.  Whatever you call it, sticking a bunch of old people together behind guarded security fences doesn’t seem like a recipe for fun and frivolity, does it?  I beg to differ. As my … Continue reading

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Life Is But a Song…And Dance

Some people think they were born at the wrong time; adventurers wish they had lived in 900 AD when Vikings sailed the seas, and fleshy women yearn for the 1600s when their bodies would have been the feminine ideal in … Continue reading

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My Mother’s Hands

  I have my mother’s hands.   That’s not something I’ve ever taken as a compliment – no offense, Mom. Our hands are broad and short-fingered.   A network of lines criss-crosses both palm and back.  The adjectives “sturdy” and “capable” come to mind … Continue reading

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A Whatchamacallit By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet

It’s normal to lose your train of thought now and then.  If that train routinely jumps the track and crashes in a fiery ball of twisted wreckage, you may have a problem. My husband and I were getting caught up … Continue reading

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When It Says Loco, Lazy, Loser On The Label, Label, Label

Do you have lovely eyes?  A noble nose?  An infectious smile?  Sometimes it’s hard to see our own outstanding features, even if they are obvious to everyone else.  That’s because some of us can’t see beyond the big, invisible labels … Continue reading

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The Great Blizzard of 1978

Forty years ago today, I thought the end was near.  I found myself confronted by a pack of snarling, howling, wild animals; a metal mesh gate the only thing separating me from certain disembowelment.   I had armed myself, but doubted … Continue reading

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Ramblings: Christmas Edition

  I’m just about done with whatever preparations I’m going to make for Christmas and I’m ready to let the celebrations commence.  If you didn’t get a card from me by now, chances are you aren’t going to, especially since … Continue reading

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