Category Archives: Satire

How to Survive Your Spouse’s HighSchool Reunion or “I’m Ready For My Close-Up, Mr. DeMille”

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

Hey!  Let’s go on a book tour…and add relatives, and people we haven’t seen or kept track of in years and years. Won’t that be fun?   First Stop:  A Texas High School Reunion. (Go Eagles!!) Now, I’m sure many of you have … Continue reading →

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Ending the Summer with Weird

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

Here’s another thing you’ll have to explain to me… Hair has become the new art medium. I understood why Tom Hanks used his hair to weave a rope in The Castaway , but why…. Are people using their hair to … Continue reading →

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Change Your Mood With the Right Shoes

Posted on April 1, 2015 by

There is a gumpy little saying cruising the internet. It’s all over facebook, adorned with rainbows or kittens. To be a rebel, I’m attaching my saddle oxfords to it…or I would if I had any. First…the saying. If you are … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Cats/Dogs, Change, Choices, Enough, Hope, Humor, Life, Satire, Smiles, Worries | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 35 Comments

How to Survive Your Husband’s Retirement

Posted on October 4, 2013 by

Okay…feel free to use the subject of this post to explain my long blog absence. AND…Through hair-pulling trial and error, I’ve eked out a few helpful tidbits for others navigating this road. The following tips may help you muddle through … Continue reading →

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Car-B-Que

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

You know how I love change, (cough, cough).  The Exhaust Burger Dinner will change every busy man or woman’s life.  And just in time for that office-party-gift-exchange you must participate in or else be branded the proverbial “doglog” in the … Continue reading →

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Another Foot of Leg

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Fall brings out my tiny shopping gene, but it never ends well. I peruse the mail-order catalogs and dog-ear pages before I go shopping. I don’t want to waste too much time in those stores which are like buffets of … Continue reading →

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Now We Have to Worry About Fake Friends

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

“Let”s have coffee sometime and catch up.”  “Yeah. We should do that.” And as my friend and I walk away, we both know,  it’ll never happen. We just did all the “catching up” we wanted to do  in the grocery … Continue reading →

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How to Escape a Jaw Flapper

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

My family says it takes a good 20 minutes for me to leave: A meeting Church Grocery Store An empty parking lot Hey!!! Can I help it, I’m too lazy to call someone for a luncheon or after-work  chat?  When … Continue reading →

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Planning My Wordpress Afterlife

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

When I have time and the creative juices are oozing, I write several blogs then schedule them throughout the month.  That way I can travel or sloth around in slippers without ever turning on the computer.  And now I’ve realized … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Difficult People: Part 2–The Kit

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

While “Change” is an unsettling kick in the keister…we all agree…some people need to change.  After making the controversial…“Dealing with Difficult People” post, my staff sifted through the genius of the comments. We tested each one and as a service … Continue reading →

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