Paperbacks I’ve read hauled to Half Price Books, cocktail dresses that celebrated past New Year’s Eves toted to My Best Friend’s Closet consignment, and small appliances listed on Market Place (Anyone yearning for a reasonably priced George Foreman Grill?) marked my decluttering. All of them useful, but not to me. (I was on the fence… Continue reading Clutter to Memento
“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
Sonja drove away in my 2003 Acura MDX leaving me in the dust holding 40 hundred-dollar bills, my full asking price. Not bad for a 17-year-old with 150,000+ miles. I should have been thrilled. I was devastated. Yes, I had received a fair price within days of my Facebook Market Place listing. Yes, I had… Continue reading Almost Apolitical: Saying Good-bye To Suze, My Car
In the flow chart of my life, my sock drawer occupies the lower right corner in a rectangle with the heading “Unimportant” and connected by an arrow to a diamond labeled “Do Not Worry About.” Apparently I’m in the minority. (I know this because I read it on the Internet.) Organization manuals devote chapters to… Continue reading Put A Sock In It
Blog posts expand, bursting from the confines of a few hundred words to full-fledged books . . . or at least beginnings of books. I excel at starting books . . . and soon I will excel at finishing them. Shirley, Queen Of Her World, Saves The Day(zinski) Park sprang from my April 27, 2017… Continue reading Shirley, Queen Of Her World, Saves The Day(zinski) Park
A Few Choice Words By Anita 