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Tag Archives: Friendship
How To Lose A Rental Car Without Even Trying
A number of years ago I was honeymooning in Hawaii with my International Gay Husband (IGH). We had a beautiful vacation in Honolulu, especially because he had to work during the day while I did whatever the hell I wanted. Then … Continue reading
WTF Wednesday: Why Did Kate Hijack My Life?
Look, I understand about coincidences. Common interests. I’ve even accused someone of stealing my life before. But that was the life I was going to live, if all had gone well. Not the one I’m actually living. But Kate over … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Blogging, Cancer, Career, Childhood, Culture, Friendship, Social Media
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How Much Wood Could A Wood Chipper Chip If A Wood Chipper Could Chip Wood?
I woke up yesterday to a text from a dear friend, who lives in another city. I have known her my entire adult life, so, I felt certain I knew a lot about her. But she sent me a text … Continue reading
Movie Of The Week: A Very Mellow Cat
Believe it or not, I had never seen the movie Beaches before, so I watched it last night. It was made in 1988, the same year I got married. So I’ve been busy! But I finally got around to it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Celebrity, Childhood, Culture, Drama, Friendship, Health
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Kids, Don’t Try This At Home: The Nastygram
You guys know how much I miss my career, right? Or have I been remiss in whining? I miss my career a lot. I loved working. I had a couple of short-lived, crappy jobs over the years, but for the most … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Career, Culture, Drama, Friendship, Irreverent, Self, Stupidity, Writing
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They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab
And I was obliged to say yes yes yes. To something known as pulmonary rehab; a combination of education and physical exercise. Yep. My two least favorite things: thinking and moving. So for two months, three days a week, I … Continue reading
Give Me An O! Give Me An L! Give Me A D! What Have You Got? Facebook Group!
Nostalgia reigns supreme on Facebook. We all want to remember the younger, thinner, healthier versions of ourselves, and reimagine that our world then was perfect. I admit I do my fair share of indulging too. Recently I was added to … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood, College, Culture, Facebook, Fashion, Friendship, High School, Middle Age, Social Media, Technology
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Cruise Stories: Part 2 Of Possibly A Lot More
I’m not sure how many blog posts I’m going to milk out of the cruise, but there is much to be told. Cruising reminded me a lot of summer camp. There are Activities Staff all over the place and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Culture, Friendship, Humor, Imagination, Irreverent, Travel
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That’s All Folks! For Now…
Well folks, it’s been almost two years that I have been faithfully blogging about nonsense. It’s fun and I enjoy it, and I especially enjoy all the other bloggers I’ve connected with out there in the blogosphere. You may have … Continue reading
Matchmaker Matchmaker Make Me A Match
I met my husband almost 30 years ago, well before the advent of online dating. We dated offline, although we didn’t know what that meant at the time. But nowadays it seems there are so many options for finding the … Continue reading