A Letter to Strangers

TO THE PEOPLE WHO SAW ME IN THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP YESTERDAY:
 
I truly apologize for my appearance. The side of my face was swollen because I had just come from having dental work (I’m not complaining. I was about to complain as I headed out of the house to see the good doctor, while watching my husband and boys head down the road, without [...]

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Realty Reality

A friend who has always lived in rented dwellings is currently in the process of buying a home. She called about a few things:
Her: “There’s a bunch of paperwork about lead paint.”
Me: There goes your health. “Yeah, that has to be disclosed.”
Her: “Does this house have it (the one she’s about to buy)?”
Me: Probably. “What year was it built?”
Her: [...]

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Unplugged

 A week or so ago, we lost our internet access for a day.  Oh the horrors.
It was frustrating, and not so much because I couldn’t catch emails within minutes of their arrival, or check the status of friends on my Facebook page.
It was the inability to get answers to the trivial little things that pop [...]

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Dog Days of Summer

You know, I’ve already penned my rant about dogs running wild. But I really do hope that as summer comes, people will be out more with their pets, especially their dogs: letting them get plenty of air, sunshine, exercise, and attention – all without allowing them to traverse the streets unsupervised or run at unsuspecting pedestrians.
You know the [...]

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The Random List

I was sent some version of the “25 things list” on email last year, and I think the year before that. Now, I hear it’s quite the trend on Facebook.
I like reading these. I’ve found them also fun to write: a sort of carthartic process, I think.
So, here’s my list.  And yes, it’s a few more than [...]

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