It’s a really good thing that I have a long weekend for July 4th because I’m still recovering from the previous one. I’ve said many times that the older I get the more I enjoy not going out. That is mostly true. But there are events and places and people that I want to show up for. And several of… Read more »
There are days I really wonder why I keep this blog going. Many Sunday afternoons I stare at my laptop’s blinking cursor cursing myself for thinking this was a good idea. But then it happens. Out of nowhere someone mentions something I wrote. Often it’s someone who I never would have thought was vaguely interested in my random thoughts. So… Read more »
Today isn’t a national day- it’s a global day! Welcome to Global Belly Button Day! Of course everyone knows there are 2 types of belly buttons- innies and outies. But did you also know there are 3 shapes? They are round, oval vertical, and oval horizonal. I personally am an innie, oval vertical. Which I’m sure you wanted to know… Read more »
I was recently chatting with a someone who has reunited with a former partner and is in the process of moving in together with him. As happy as she is that the relationship is back on track again, she commented that she’s gotten used to living independently for the past few years and is concerned about how it will feel… Read more »
Here is one that I don’t celebrate nearly as often I should- it’s eat your vegetables day. I don’t have to explain why it’s important to eat your veggies. The majority of us don’t eat enough even though we know we should. Maybe, just for today, we can do better? Yeah, I probably won’t either.
To survive in polite society we need to tell a few white lies. We don’t tell people when we think their baby is ugly or the real reason we skipped that Tupperware party. But then there are things that I’m convinced no one actually likes but we are all too polite to say so. Well, I’m not. #1 Being in… Read more »