Day 6, Mon. May 14: I’m glad we all are in agreement that today we will rest, no driving anywhere. We’re all going to chill in this beautiful resort nestled in a pine forest by a lake overseen by mountains on three sides. In the 30s when we got up this morning, but it had…… Continue reading West 2018: Mountain Lakes
Category: Story
The Birthday Birdhouse and Unwanted Visitors
In March, my birthday month, Joe created my birthday present. He spent two weeks working outside on cold windy days to construct what he dubbed “Ginger’s Birdhouse” “The best birthday present ever,” is what I called it. He used a kit purchased online and converted our covered back deck into a screened-in porch. He cut…… Continue reading The Birthday Birdhouse and Unwanted Visitors
#MeToo
I am now ready to write my #MeToo story. I am doing this now because I feel I have something to say and maybe someone will feel empowered by my experience. I certainly hope so. (View my previous post on this topic at On the Wrong Side. First of all I’d like to make a…… Continue reading #MeToo
Only in Zinzinnati
What is OktoberFest Zinzinnati? Dachshunds wearing buns and mustard running like little confused four legged hot dogs Thousands of perfectly sane adults clacking their hands, flapping their arms and jiggling their butts to a band playing the Chicken Dance Song, Wooden beer barrels rolling down Race Street and Beer Stein races; as if that’s not…… Continue reading Only in Zinzinnati
The Day AI Invaded Our Home
Strange days indeed most peculiar Mama. – John Lennon If you have not been living under a rock for the last six months or you did not just fall off the proverbial turnip truck, then you are probably aware of the latest that artificial intelligence (AI for short) has to offer the average consumer. The…… Continue reading The Day AI Invaded Our Home
The Bloomers
Since the real news is too disturbing for me to write about, I have decided to write stories instead, funny stories. So here’s one I recently recalled. And as always, this is a “true” story, only I will omit names or identifying details in order to protect the guilty and the innocent. Several years ago…… Continue reading The Bloomers
Three Dog Circus
You do not have to look long or hard to find something hilarious in everyday life . Here’s my recent experience with one such encounter. I hope my words will do justice to this Three Dog Circus. On a recent beautiful spring day I decided to take my two little dogs for a walk around…… Continue reading Three Dog Circus
The Sun is Stalking Me
The stalking started when I set up my beach chair and assorted paraphernalia for a nice stint on the deserted white sands of Laguna Beach, Florida. My plan was to while away the afternoon reading and watching the waves roll in from the Gulf. But as soon as I got settled, I realized that the…… Continue reading The Sun is Stalking Me
Growing up Dayton
“You can take the girl out of Dayton, but you can’t take Dayton out of the girl.” Here is a list of experiences I had while growing up in Dayton, Kentucky in the 1960s: Wading in the muddy water of the Ohio River, allowing the frothy waves churned by a passing barge, to slap against…… Continue reading Growing up Dayton
The Hat
Here’s one of my favorite stories about my mother. I want to share it yet again in time for Mother’s Day. S: When I was a child I realized that my mother was unlike anyone else’s. She was as unique as her name, Glennibel. Her persona was one of complete indifference to current fashion and…… Continue reading The Hat
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