Clutter is metastatic, it spreads itself everywhere and into places you would never expect to find it. You might not notice it, but it’s there, sometimes even out of sight,…
Mother’s Day Cake…No Consolation Here. It’s been almost six months since Mother’s Day and I might be finally over it. I felt like a total failure on Mother’s Day. I…
Another COVID-19 surge has come and gone. It seems that we emerge from one viral storm only to go into another one. The virus lurks everywhere, just waiting to replicate…
I’ve tolerated a lot of bad moods lately, most of them mine. Some of them are simple sulks – others downright hostile. Other people – especially family- can really ruin…
Sometimes I think it’s easy to lose your mind. It doesn’t take much, just a minor mishap, maybe a few small debacles, or just one calamity. Adversities, tribulations, or…
Another Christmas season is almost gone. I’ll be so relieved. Not that I’m a bah humbug person and not that I don’t have at least a few Christmas memories that…
In 2010, a harsh Florida winter cold snap killed a scazillion iguanas. Nine years later, they’re back, crawling all over South Florida, on sidewalks, canal banks, hotfooting it on driveways…
Today, in the town of Moola Moola, development was begun on the last piece of open, unpaved space. It was a fragment, an abandoned piece of land, long since bull-dozed…
The other night, Halloween, was a long night. No sleep for me, whatsoever . I had apprehensive moments all night -dialing in the numbers to call Ralph on the great…
I really hate sweet potatoes. Almost as much as I hate rhubarb. Nutritionists say sweet potatoes are very healthy for you. I bet they’re not. They probably cause something awful…
You read about all those good things that writers should do to be productive. And then there all the things a writer shouldn’t do, bad habits that lead to non-writing. …
. I’ve heard a lot of people complain about the political insiders in government. They believe elected officials who spend a long time in office become ineffective. But I’m not…
I was watching somebody do something incredibly stupid the other day. And I wondered just how stupid can somebody get? How low can they go? There must be some law…
It’s two weeks into February and I still haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions. That may be a good thing because if I had made a resolution on indecisiveness or…
On the eve of the election, I felt so much uncertainty. The week after, that uncertainty is amplified many times over. I wanted to write a post-election blog the day…
Tonight we face an uncertainty of tomorrow …more so than ever before. During my many nights of insomnia, I’ve thought of this uncertainty, an uncertainty caused by the current election.…
Are you a liberal planning a trip through the South? As in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee or worse? Then you should seriously consider the following: Stay out…
Cats are enigmatic. They want something and they will let you know. Sooner or later. Usually later. Sometimes never. Here is a typical “conversation”: …
The other night, Halloween, was a long night. No sleep for me, whatsoever . I had apprehensive moments all night -dialing in the numbers to call Ralph on the great…
From A Past Life: Teaching Chemistry: I once told my chemistry class if they wanted evidence of a chemical reaction, all they had to do was eat hardboiled eggs and…
“Idiot: A member of a large, powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.” -Ambrose Bierce I just realized that I have to adjust…
This article is from the local grassroots magazine, “Florida Pestilence”. Originally intended to enlighten readers about the feral hog problem in South Florida, this article interviews a dyspeptic Florida homeowner…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Disclaimer: Naked Chickens- to whom it may concern-these chickens may be wearing little or no clothes. If that bothers you, go dress your own chickens. Introduction. I…
Tonight was an interesting night. I fell asleep early. Out in the living room as usual. In my favorite chair. I was dreaming away, but I didn’t know I…
It’s more than a week since the end of the Erma Bombeck Writers Conference 2014. I came back to South Florida so elated. How else can you feel when you’ve…
I didn’t feel funny today. No humor. No sarcasm. Nothing. It was just one of those days. You know, when you don’t want to do another thing and you just …
I just read an article on mindfulness meditation. The idea is to spend time to oneself focusing only on the moment and one single thing, like breathing. The author described…
Each New Year is a time for reminiscence and reflection. Here are things I have taken time to think about (usually in the middle of the night): Teenagers…
It’s the holidays and we’re smack dab in the middle of them. As a matter of fact, I can smell holiday peppermint eggnog breath everywhere which tells me the holidays…
I love grits. But grits are confusing to a lot of people. Especially northerners. I once tried to order grits with breakfast at a Boston restaurant and the waitress had…
This week I had an important reminder that I was not immortal. One of Murphy’s Laws hit me right upside my head: “If everything is going right, you must have…
Most South Floridians have accents that originated from the Northeast. They do not and probably never will “speak southern”. But, since understanding each other is part of daily civility,…
Vacuum cleaners. I hate housework, especially vacuuming the house. Not that I won’t do it, but before breakfast??? It was 6 o’clock this morning when Howard emerged from the bedroom. …
Reunions bring out the worst in me. My facebook site is full of posts on an upcoming high school reunion. I haven’t decided whether or not to go. I just…
Today, the mail brought an advertisement from a prominent medical bulletin. I won’t say who it was, but you’ve probably received at least a few, if not too many. They…
Another Christmas gone by. I’m so relieved. Not that I’m a bah humbug person and not that I don’t have at least a few Christmas memories that I treasure, but…
Over crowding causes anger issues. I could do free castrations… with a butter knife. Hell, I’d even use two bricks for anesthesia. As if being on a crowded roadway isn’t bad…
My husband, Howard, says Barmy Bottom isn’t really a hollow, it’s more like a slough. Hollows, he says, are Tennessee and this is Florida. Nonsense, I say. This house…
