I lived in the dorms for a semester in college. My roommate and I acquired a mottled rust and orange colored shag carpet remnant to cover the tile. The cinder block walls had been painted aquamarine. Somebody made light of the color by taping a paper puffer fish to the door – one of those […]
All this place probably needs is a Stick Up
Once, early on in our marriage, I came home for lunch and there was a dirty glass on the counter with a note next to it: “Dearest Wife, “Might I gently suggest that your habit of drinking V-8 without rinsing out the vessel afterward might have a lot to do why so many of our […]
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Another baby? No thanks. How about a koala?
I was at a picnic last week holding a friend’s adorable one year-old grandbaby when someone said the thing someone always says when a woman of a certain age is caught holding someone else’s baby: “whoa oh, look out, she’s going want another one.” Really? Can I just say on behalf of all women out […]
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A send off for Betty Jean
It was totally MIke’s idea to invite my Grandma to move in, and it wasn’t until she did that I realized I hadn’t ever been able to spend any time with her while I was growing up. In fact, I didn’t know her at all. As we helped her unpack her stuff, I came across […]
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Babs and the laundry
Jack asked yesterday if his friend could come over. Mike looked at me to see if we had plans that would conflict with such a visit and I shrugged. “Sure,” he said. “Nick can come by for a couple of hours.” Jack hesitated. “Okay, um, could you put on some pants?” “Wait, what? These aren’t […]
