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We’re all guilty of armchair quarterbacking. We see someone doing something that may not be a good idea and we watch while shaking our heads. We do it with family, friends, and even strangers. Nothing good has ever come out of, “Here, hold my beer and watch this.” How we live our lives works forContinue reading “Is It Really A Good Idea?”

According to AI, this is the definition of the snowball effect: The snowball effect is a process where a small initial action, event, or problem grows in size, significance, or intensity at an accelerating rate, much like a small snowball gathering more snow as it rolls downhill. For some time now it has dawned on meContinue reading “The Snowball Effect”

I jumped onto the sourdough bandwagon for the first time about two years ago. I compare the time and effort of sourdough to that of babysitting a hyper-active toddler…they both must be watched constantly. So I gave it up for about a year and decided to try it again. So far it’s much better. I’veContinue reading “Nana Bakes”

I’m not talking about the dreams you have when you’re sleeping. It’s more along the lines of wishing. If you’ve ever purchased a lottery ticket or a scratch off, it must momentarily cross your mind what if this is THE one? The few times I have purchased lottery tickets, I don’t check the numbers untilContinue reading “Is There Anything Wrong with Dreaming?”

If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably scrolled and have seen a string of Reels for viewing. A lot of them are confusing because you have no idea what you’re supposed to be looking at. Many are of babies / toddlers eating a new food for the first time, learning to walk, crying, and a millionContinue reading “Reels on Facebook”

New technology never stops. It doesn’t even slow down. Look where we are today with computers, cellphones, GPS, cameras catching our every move, and a million other things. I can open my garage door, change the temperature in my house, and several other things right from my iPhone. My oldest son is a huge fanContinue reading “Let’s Talk Technology”

Without fail, every time I travel somewhere new, I fall in love with the place, start looking online for property to buy, read the history, and spend my time immersing myself with the locals. Pine Island, FL is no exception. It’s near Cape Coral and my son suggested I go there. We spent January inContinue reading “Pine Island”

When Ancestry first came out, just like lottery numbers, many people thought they’d send in their DNA and poof, they were going to find out they are related to someone famous. I never thought I was related to someone famous and I’m not. I sent in my DNA for a personal reason. It was interestingContinue reading “Ancestry.com? Yes or No”

As most of you know, there’s a saying that says, “Rules are made to be broken.” But which ones? Parking in a Handicapped parking space because you have to run into the store for a minute? Speeding? Driving after a few cocktails when you probably shouldn’t have? Didn’t tell the cashier she gave you tooContinue reading “Do You Follow The Rules?”

I’m old school. Raised to be a housewife and nothing more. My folks NEVER mentioned the word college. My mom taught us to cook, clean, wash, iron, bake, hang laundry, sew, remove stains, etc. That was my entire childhood. Since that’s all my sister and I know, that’s who we’ve become. We did have jobsContinue reading “But Can She Cook & Clean”

I got up every morning and the only thing I thought about was going to bed at night. Eight o’clock couldn’t come fast enough. It happened about twenty five years ago when I was in a very dark place in my life. Right now it’s happening again. I’m not in a dark place (mentally) butContinue reading “It Happened Once Before”

This past week Rob Reiner and his wife were found murdered in their home. The first report I heard was that two people were found murdered in Rob Reiners house. Hmmm. Odd. Was he out of town and someone broke in? That was my first thought. A couple of hours go by and we findContinue reading “Death & Politics”

Yesterday I was at a children’s birthday party while visiting my son and his family in Miami. Friends of theirs have twins, a boy and a girl, who turned seven. The party was from 11am to 2pm at the children’s house. From past experiences with other children’s birthday parties, I knew what to expect. EachContinue reading “The Real Stepford Wives”

I’ve lived in my house about twenty five years. The house to the west of mine has had three different families live there during that time. Shortly after I moved in, a middle aged couple moved into the house. It was evident from the get-go who was in charge of that household. He was. HisContinue reading “The House Next Door”

Should there be an annual driver’s road test for elderly people? If so, starting at what age? I work two mornings a week for an auto repair shop near my home doing bookkeeping. It’s a family-owned business that has been around since 1975. Last Thursday morning one of the guys said, “Come take a lookContinue reading “Driver’s Test?”

My twenty-five year old granddaughter FaceTimed me last night. I was thrilled to see she was calling. That is until I accepted the call. She was crying. This can’t be good. The first words out of her mouth were, “I got fired.” I’m thinking to myself, how do you get fired from a job thatContinue reading “It Ended Before it Began”

I’m sure we all have a least favorite word or two, and it changes for all of us each time we hear a word that’s over-used. For a while the word ‘whatever’ was painfully over-used and occasionally I still hear myself saying it. To be honest, it is a convenient word. “What do you wantContinue reading “My New Least Favorite Word…”

With the holidays right around the corner, the annual tradition of sending Christmas cards to friends and family, near and far, just might include a Christmas letter. Some folks include a letter with their Christmas cards. It’s sort of a recap of the year…highs and lows, births, deaths, marriages, etc. About thirty years ago aContinue reading “The Christmas Letter”

A few minutes ago I saw a picture on Facebook of a vanity license plate that read HATEPPL. I don’t hate people…I just prefer to not engage with people. It’s not all their fault. A lot has to do with me and my low tolerance of people. Being that we live in a country thatContinue reading “Hate People???”

We all know someone, or several someone’s, who did everything right. You may even be one of them. By ‘right’ I mean you listened to your parents, never caused them a moment of worry, hung out with the right kids, excelled in school, excelled in college, got a good job after college, met the rightContinue reading “Those Who Did it Right!”