Everyday Epiphany: Bad choices are better than worse choices. While minding my own business (which was drinking a Belgium beer on my front porch), Louis, a door-to-door salesperson for ATT, approached me. Decked out in a company monogramed golf shirt accessorized with a lanyarded plastic nametag, he introduced himself. After agreeing about the evening’s pleasantness… Continue reading Not So Bad Choices
The message delivered dread and foreboding as well as timely news. A new cable box is available memo highlighted on the screen appeared in a cheery blue oval mimicking a WELCOMED communique. I clicked on it using my perfectly fine, but outdated remote, to reveal the parameters of this change. I needed to switch out my… Continue reading Remotely Successful
“Interested in a movie, tonight?” I asked Mike. “Five o’clock at the Regal?” Mike agreed to both in a nonchalant manner unaware of the psychological and magical drama that had unfolded prior to securing $5 Tuesday Regal bargain tickets to “Oppenheimer.” My quest to obtain the tickets rivaled J. Robert’s quest to gain security clearance.… Continue reading All Is Not Lost
Writing books is easier than promoting books! In June, I Amazon published two books. Operation Hopper and Other Tales: Nature, Magic, and the Oakland Acres’ Kids and a companion discussion activity guide Operation Hopper and Other Tales: Nature, Magic, and the Oakland Acres’ Kids Discussion and Activity Guide. The first a collection of short stories for children ages… Continue reading Adventures in Writing: Promoting My Book Up From The #1,252,633 Amazon Rank Position!
Pearl, my new Subaru Forester, has big tires to fill. Two weeks ago, I bid farewell to Suze, my 17-year-old Acura. She had reliably transported me across many state and international borders, politely “recalculated” when I drove astray, and protected me when a sedan ran a red light and T-boned her driver’s side. (For a… Continue reading Almost Apolitical: Saying Hello to My Car, Pearl
A Few Choice Words By Anita 