Yesterday I was weeding the flowerbeds in our garden when a dog in the back yard of a house two doors down the street started barking. I think it was barking at me, but it’s hard to say. It barked intermittently for the whole ninety minutes I was […]
I have spent at least two hours trying to get my Quicken Cash Manager 2014 working again, to no avail. Settle in, Intuit, because you need to hear this. It all started when I had problems with Windows 10, and I know I’m not alone in having problems […]
I just got yelled at, and I’m not used to being yelled at. A very angry man berated me over the phone for giving his company a mixed review online and a 5/10 star rating. He said it was all lies, he was going to take me to […]
A stationary bike was very rude to me this morning. I have been less than faithful in getting to the gym as often as I intend to, so I felt pretty good about myself when I made it my first priority this morning. I did my usual walk […]
Someone recently stole the miscellany from the glove box of my car — even the car’s manual. Who steals a manual? Everyone knows you can download them from the internet. I’m guessing that whoever it was just took everything, regardless, and then threw most of it away. The other […]
First, do away with the primaries. You really don’t need them. They are long, expensive, exhausting and, ultimately, boring. The political parties could just come up with a list of potential candidates and email them to their members. The emails would provide links to CV’s and stump speeches. […]
Several years ago I met someone online whose empathy helped me with the daily tribulations that accompanied my husband’s illness and, ultimately, his death. I appreciated his friendship and looked forward to exchanging emails with him. Unfortunately, it turned out that his empathy was not without self-interest. Little […]
I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
