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Yes, again. Bear with me. It’s short. I know what non-cat people say. They say, among other ugly things, that cats don’t come when they’re called. That they take a message and get back to you. If you’re lucky. Well, that certainly may be true but it’s not the cat’s bad. No. This is all […]
Or maybe not. There was an essay in the Sunday New York Times recently, called The Eye to Eye Challenge. It naturally caught my attention, and, my eye. It was by Bruce Feiler who writes beautifully about life and especially family life. Among other things, he has written a book titled “The Secrets of Happy […]
Well. I’ve just enrolled in an on-line writing course. Or I think I have. I’m still struggling to “navigate the course.” It’s that “on-line” thing that has created the problem. The confusion and uncertainty. In my mind, I imagined a real teacher, in a real classroom, standing behind a wooden desk, facing all her eager […]
You have to be so careful these days. You’d think that taking your kid to a mall to have his picture taken with the Easter Bunny would be easy. But such was not the case in Jersey City, N. J., as reported in our local newspaper on Tuesday of this week. Apparently chaos erupted at a […]
Dear Friends: After I sent out today’s post, a friend asked me if I’d ever seen Carol Burnett’s skit/take on opening packages. I had not but I just googled it and laughed till I hurt. May I recommend that you do the same. Here’s the link. Click on it and you’ll laugh too. Carol’s Skit […]
Am I the only one who thinks that the stuff we buy continues to get harder and harder to open? It seems everything is wrapped up, tight as the paper on the wall, and nearly impossible to access. The products instruct us to: “Hold here and pull.” “Pinch there.” Press down and twist.” “Lift ‘n […]
Dear Sir or Madam: Of course, I have no idea who you are but I do know that you have un-subscribed to my little blog. Discovering that was a very sad way for me to start my week. I don’t check the subscriber stats very often. They are what they are. But for some reason I checked […]
We have a fairly large family, what with the grandchildren, one great-grandchild and another to be born soon. I’ve forgotten more than one birthday, I regret to say, but when the big 50 comes to one of your kids, it’s best to remember it. The middle one got there last week so we’ve been putting […]
At my age, I’ve had a few and I feel that I’m entitled to them. My latest ones are awesome and amazing. Oops, that’s not what I meant. Sorry. What I meant to say is that “awesome” and “amazing” are my current pet peeves. There. I think I said it right. It’s those two ubiquitous […]
I’m sorry you missed it. But don’t feel bad. The only people there anyway were the dancers. And they didn’t even know they were dancers. They were just doing their jobs. But a ballet it was, nevertheless. The backdrop was a simple but beautiful room with inspirational wall hangings. The set was spare and functional. […]
You know the old saying: When one door closes, another one opens. Well, my memory door has slammed shut and someone ate the key but my calf muscles are experiencing a whole new life. See, I’m getting more exercise. Lots more. Walking upstairs, downstairs, all around the house. Searching for lost items. Items lost within […]
I was at the card table recently and the subject of New Year’s resolutions came up. Having never made one, I tuned out. Resolutions tend to be so all or nothing at all. But one of us had a different take on the subject and I perked up a bit. She suggested that we take […]
We’ve lived in a fair number of houses. Two of them were full of musical instruments. No, not the piano. Not the flute my husband tried to play but never got his embouchure quite right. Not the guitar, the cornet, or the drums, all of which made their way into our basements and bedrooms via […]
We subscribe to exactly three magazines. We enjoy them but I am wearying of their relentless attempts to get us to renew. And re-renew. They even offer to send a FREE subscription to a friend or family member if I’ll renew….right this very minute. The notices start off with a soft sell, of course. As in: […]
The over-used electronic world is one of my pet peeves. I’ve said this before. Now, I’m certainly not against access to information, to education, to entertainment, to the world. Not at all. My concern is that its obsessive use draws us away from conversation, from face-to-face interaction, from time together. My feelings were recently echoed, […]