“Ugly American” is a less than affectionate term given to Americans who travel abroad who are a bit loud, lacking in manners and who dress like goobers. Being an American I take offense to the term. Okay, so I may dress like a goober from time to time (I like my leisure suits and sneakers) […]
Fat for starters. As my dear sister reminds me, I’m pushing 60 (she is such a sweetheart). Weight comes on quicker, goes off slower and distributes itself with a mind of its own. Oh yeah, I’m definitely afraid of fat. Stupid people with important jobs. There should be a standard rule that if you are […]
I found myself yelling those words at a young man in a public place. What happens to a seemingly normal (big stretch, I know) middle-aged woman that would bring her to yell such a thing to a teenage boy in a public place? Well, it’s like this. I began my day like any other. After […]
Words to live by. I was the only mom in my daughter’s grade school who did not push her kid to play sports. I encouraged her to try them, but promised her she could quit if she found she didn’t love it after three tries. She tried basketball, soccer and volleyball and she hated them […]
Who doesn’t? You’ve got to love a man who visits you everyday dressed in his Sunday best and is always so well mannered and well informed. Did I mention his hunky broad shoulders? Everything I need or want to know of the world’s activities that day, Brian (we are on a first name basis) is […]
