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Tag Archives: Marriage
The Ghost Of A July 4th Past Post
I am currently either too lazy, too bereft of ideas, or both (hint: it’s both) to come up with an original post today, and since it’s rerun season, I’ve decided an old post is worth revisiting. You’re welcome. In A … Continue reading
Let’s Not Call It A Bucket List
You should check out my fellow blogger over at Retirementally Challenged, who recently blogged a sort of bucket/life inventory list along with her answers. I don’t like the whole bucket list thing because I don’t like the bucket. I mean, … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Blogging, Childhood, Culture, Marriage, Middle Age, Self, Travel
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B.F. Skinner Surely Never Tested Cats
As I’ve shared, we’ve been dealing with kitty dental drama. Helen accidentally lost a tooth, we had the vet pull a bunch of Chrissy’s teeth. It’s not good. At her most recent check-up we learned that Helen is developing a … Continue reading
A Killer Love Story
I heard a story on the news last night that seemed sort of horrible at first. But as proof that you can’t just leap to conclusions, it ended up being a feel good story after all. OK, the bad news … Continue reading
Keep It Simple Stupid!
For many years I had a basic old school alarm clock. It displayed the time in big red numbers. There was a set time button, a set alarm button and a snooze button. There was an hours button and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Humor, Marriage, Middle Age, Stupidity, Technology
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The Cold Truth
Dan and I enjoy a little travel here and there. Last year we decided (and by that I mean I decided and told Dan what he wanted) another trip to Paris was in order. Due to various work and family … 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
One Cool Cat
I realize with dismay that it has been waaaay too long since I blogged about my kitties. I apologize; I know that most of you are waiting with baited breath to hear about every adorable little move they make. Cute … Continue reading
It’s A Happy Hallmark Fakey Cranky Holiday
Valentine’s Day. A fake holiday that many fear and loathe. I am one of those people. If you want to know what’s tearing at the fabric of our society and breaking up families…it’s gotta be Hallmark. More than any other … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Family, Humor, Irreverent, Marriage, Television, Travel
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Please Sir, May I Have Some More?
We narrowly averted tragedy here this week. I came downstairs one morning and found, well it’s still hard to talk about…I found an empty cat food bowl. Empty. I realized that Janet was listless and nearly passed out from starvation. … Continue reading