Recently I was sitting on a little bitty chair at a café, back hunched over, neck scrunched down. “Why is this table so low it hits my knees?” I squawked. Squishing my lower end around I grumbled, “And why is the back of this chair... Continue
What's Up With That?
I was standing in the shower the other night when I peered down at my feet. They Have carried me through life and I had never thanked them. They seemed so far away, way down there, I guess I forgot about them. I apologized: “You’ve been... Continue
Why are there ‘fat people’ jokes and stereotypes? People shouldn’t be criticized for being heavy. Whatever happened to the voluptuous woman? Why is it in fashion to judge rotund people? Doughnuts exist for a reason. Ever heard of comfort food? I’m upset about it. I’m... Continue
I found a pooch in the traffic this week as tired drivers skidded around him. Holding onto his collar in the summer heat, I walked him to my house. Unable to reach the owner/ “guardian” I was awed by local folks who helped immediately. Laurinda Charvat,... Continue
Why do we leave, abandon, disappear, walk away or never talk to someone again? Those silly fights or sudden break-ups, what’s that about? Twenty, thirty, forty years and vamoose... gone. What‘s up with that? Sometimes it’s a wife, a sister, a friend who just blows... Continue
Getting old is shocking. Everyone I talk to is going through something. Hip replacements, death of a spouse, dating for the first time in 30 years, in remission, writing a bucket list, more meaning, or maybe just taking a cruise. Others are rearranging everything from... Continue
I’ve been upside down with housing and reluctant to write about it, but friends insisted. So, here is my side of the story. It all started in 2010 when I phoned the bank. “I’ve paid my mortgage for 20 years but I ‘m going through... Continue
Why would anyone hunt for fun? Hunting is often cruel. Sometimes creatures don’t die immediately; sometimes they bleed to death or starve, half hunted, leaving their young to fend for themselves. Are we still primitive? Do we really need to kill? Is it because there... Continue
Halloween, elections, Thanksgiving, Christmas and then taxes … it’s just too much! This is supposed to be the “most wonderful” time of the year, but I get worn out just trying to keep up. And, all of this during the shortest days and coolest weather.... Continue
By the time you read this, the election will be over (or will it?) I don’t know what the outcome will be. But one thing I do know is that if we, the people, don’t speak up, we’re in doo-doo much deeper than any argument... Continue