The local union office at the Department of Veterans Affairs was evicted by the tRump administration. And I had to pack it up and ship it out to...
Are we at a time in the universe where everyone knows at least someone who has 'transitioned' by gender presentation? In my earlier years of...
I gave up wearing anti-perspirant in my late 20s. And I gave up wearing deodorant in my 50s. [Taken from sweathelp.org] "Two Types of...
Poverty and Resource Scarcity: Heating water for tea is depicted as an activity that consumes resources, and characters like Wang Lung's father...
I speak EFL (English as a First Language), but every now and again I return to my roots and crack open the dictionary to make sure I'm using the...
Back in therapy after decades of living without guidance or the objective distance of an outside practitioner. We started with the 5-4-3-2-1...
How often are you face (plagued) with making decisions regarding your pocketbook. In today's world, keeping on budget is referred to as 'wealth...
Mine is parallel and it exists simultaneously with the one that's going on. Mine is also historic rather than current. I think of my tribe being...
Once upon a time, smart housewives clipped coupons. It was part of the process for obtaining price reductions. These coupons would be printed in...
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...
