All it is is a slice of bread that has undergone broiling (usually electrical). Yet it seems to bring joy to the breakfast table. I lived with a...
It's on my wish list for the disposition of remains. I want the organs to be recycled (as many as possible). Then, when everything has been...
It's a word that pushes buttons. Admit it! Your buttons were pushed, weren't they? cult [kuhlt] noun a particular system of religious worship,...
You'd think I were part of a comedy routine with some of the random things I have told people. Sometimes, there's nothing worse than an introvert...
So I paid off two credit cards and asked the teller how I could get an ATM card. "You mean a debit card?" she asked. "Yeah." "You can either do it...
I had an English professor in the early 80s who had returned home (NYC) after teaching in Texas. She still had the Lone Star plates on her car....
Yes. I am Caucasian (or, if you prefer, white). And there is always cooked rice in a glass container in the refrigerator. Most of the time, the...
I balance 10 checkbooks. I look at a savings account. I pull up the statements of three credit cards that I never use ('cause you never know if...
He left a wife. He left a baby girl (probably pre-K). He left two step-children from his wife's previous married life. So, who's Jordan to me...
Spoiler alert! This post has some naughty words in it. I waited a while before writing this. The situation was very dynamic (i.e., pertaining...
I've been watching too much Hawaii Five-0. Hawaii became a state the year I was born. As of today, no other state has been created. It's a...
Independence Day is one of my least favorite holidays to be around in the USA. I've actually got three or four such holidays; xMas, New Year's...
My first residence in San Francisco. A(n) hotel in the Tenderloin. [IMG]
What to do on a vacation ? It's a valid question to ask, right ? Whenever I go somewhere new/different, I look at a list of things to do or see....
Si yo fuera rico... Wenn ich einmal reich wär'... If I were a rich man... The notion crosses my mind like finding the magic lamp, finding the...
Have you ever known a Matt? Two of them come to mind when I think of the name. Both are gay. Neither goes by Matthew (which is why I generally...
Before going to a translating website, the English translation is 'We work happily in wartime.' What an odd statement My parents had different...
I was sending donations to an organization. The treasurer was lazy about making deposits and would sometimes hold onto my checks for weeks....
I'm going to start therapy in about two weeks. It's long overdue. I haven't seen anyone in over 30 years (and he was mediocre at best). Getting...
It happened one weekend. LA protests - how did we get here? Kind of like the storming of the Capitol on January 6th. Only, this was to protect...
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