Unrelated short stories

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Why is it that the grocery cart in front of you at the checkout line always has more enticing, luscious food than your cart? It always looks like a party or a great dinner and mine looks like toilet paper … Continue reading →

Random 5 for March 20 – Taxes, Kindle, desserts, work, weather

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I’m done, I’m done! Sweet Lord I’m done! – Ok, maybe that’s a little over the top but my taxes are completed, sent and accepted. After all the whining, it wasn’t too bad. I get some back from the feds. … Continue reading →

Sassy cats take on Daylight Savings Time

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Morgan: What’s the big deal with this daylight savings time? Time is time. Why does it make a difference? Mollie: Little grasshopper, it’s all about the food. Morgan: Food? Why? Mollie: The crazy people who live here feed us on … Continue reading →

Things about my youth

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–that I didn’t love I grew up in the 50s and 60s. It was a great time to grow up. Streets were safe and so was my social security number. Summers were for fun. There weren’t programmed sports so we … Continue reading →

Random 5 for March 13 – Weather, fogs, verandas, Facebook, best place to work

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Woo hoo summer came a callin’ – After an unusually warm winter we had a peep of summer. We set records – mega records. Like 30 degrees higher than normal records. (Our normal now is 50 degrees and we hit … Continue reading →

Sassy cats – The blame game

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Morgan gets blamed for most things. There is a reason for that. She does most of the naughty things that happen here. Broken vases, that’s Morgan. Rearranged centerpieces, that’s Morgan. Noseprints on the kitchen window, Morgan again. Spilled glasses, that’s … Continue reading →

Aging and the art of timely communication

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Yes I’m a type “A” personality. I like get it out and get it done. Not a lot of patience for you (unless you’re a cat). Since I’ve gotten older people started talking slower. Or maybe they go down “rabbit … Continue reading →

Living in a time warp

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Despite being retired, I think of myself as current (and young too but that’s another post). I keep up with what’s going on in the world (except for the political debates, sheesh!). I try to stay technically savvy. Sort of. … Continue reading →

Random 5 for March 6 – March, spring, Starbucks, apps, toenails

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Time flies – I was checking out the calendar for March. We are changing the clocks forward next weekend; spring starts on the 20th and Easter is the 27th. All good. Things seem earlier this year. Maybe it’s because the … Continue reading →