Category Archives: Humor
Smart Is Smart
Everyone always says how they are constantly amazed by children. Everyone but me. I almost never say that. Oh yeah, I think kids are cute and say cute things. Except of course when they are bratty and say bratty things. But for the most part they are predictable. Kids learn, and when they learn something, …
But We’re Safe
Maybe I can just ignore it, and I can fall asleep anyway, and not have to deal with it until tomorrow, I think. It’s such a little thing. Hardly noticeable, I think. See, Hubby can sleep. I’m being ridiculous, I think. I can count it, like counting sheep. It will make be drowsy, I think. …
No Pictures Please
Last night I made a fabulous caprese salad. It wasn’t actually fabulous because of anything I did – but how can you go wrong with tomatoes and basil straight from the garden, and fresh mozzarella – all drizzled with extra virgin olive oil? It was so delicious and so beautiful, that I immediately pulled out …
Growing Up
I have been reflecting on my lack of a summer vacation this year. I’m not complaining. We had a fabulous trip to Jamaica in March – which will satisfy us for a year at least. Maybe two years if we want to pay for that trip before we travel again. We have a beautiful yard …
Eavesdropping
As I writer, it is perfectly acceptable, and practically a professional requirement, for me to eavesdrop. How else would I know how teenagers whine, or families fight, or men flirt (yeah, I’ve been married THAT long) – in order to get it right in my stories? Restaurants are especially good. Booths are best, because you …
Epiphany!
Do you ever have one of those moments? When suddenly you realize something important? Today I had a revelation. And it is not only something important. It is MAJOR IMPORTANT. I’ve been having a rotten month. Worrying about my work, my coming retirement, my house, my finances, my family. I’m not a worrier by nature. …
A Revisionist Role Model
I never liked cartoons much when I was a kid. I hated the silliness and the weird ping-pongy background music and what was basically the same plot over and over: Tom and Jerry, RoadRunner, Bugs Bunny – “Chase me, but I’m smarter than you.” Oh, give me a Real Story any day. With Real People, …
How Funky Winkerbean Changed My Life
(Time for a summer rerun) ** First, let me assure you that not all of my Life Philosophies are derived from the Sunday comics. That being said, I admit that Funky Winkerbean changed my life. Do you remember hapless Les back in the 70s? (By the way, I’ve never really understood the word ‘hapless’–why does …
Best Dream Ever!
I have ordinary dreams. Except when I was a kid. I was nightmare prone. I couldn’t hear a ghost story without weeks of recurring and terrifying nightmares. And so, of course, my sisters and all the kids in the neighborhood just loved telling me scary stories. And I wanted to hear them. Because for my …
The Good-Day Do-Good Checklist
One night many years ago I was lying in bed, waiting for sleep and reviewing my day. I hadn’t had a bad day, but I could not decide whether it had been a good day. I realized then that my problem was that I did not have any standard for measuring the success of my …
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