February 2018 – Page 3 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

The Tree Whisperer

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Posted in California, care giver, clueless, helpful strangers, humor, memoir, neighbors, relationships, treesLeave a comment

I walk my neighborhood once or twice most days. Since I am a tree hugger and have planted more than sixty trees at my various houses over the years, I will free a distressed tree when I see one. I carry scissors in my back pocket, the little ones used in kindergarten. That way, if… Continue reading The Tree Whisperer

His Baby, She Wrote Him a Letter

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Posted in best, California, dating, firsts, getting dumped, humor, last, military, relationships, VietnamLeave a comment

Holly moved from San Francisco to the East Bay and missed her old classmates. The smart kids and the popular kids had already established their cliques. She was an outsider. Holly had no close friends to share her excitement and concerns at Bishop O’Dowd High School, even though she was kind of cute, smart, and… Continue reading His Baby, She Wrote Him a Letter

Bowl Highlights

February 5, 2018February 6, 2018 Posted in best, commercials, dancing, firsts, football, humor, losers, memoir, relationships, sports, Super BowlLeave a comment

Yes, the game was exciting. Yes, the underdogs won. Yes, it was a high-scoring game with many firsts: most total yards in Super Bowl history, gutsiest play in Super Bowl history, highest loser score in Super Bowl history. I could’ve done something more educational and important. But those commercials! So funny or so sincere. Every… Continue reading Bowl Highlights

Crazy Daisy

February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 Posted in animal adoption, animal rescue, California, caregiver, dog training, dogs, humor, memoir, neighbors, relationshipsLeave a comment

Now in my second month with the crazy rescue dog (she has lots of issues), I realized that my other dog acts worse when on a walk with the rescue girl. It didn’t dawn on me until one day my right hand wouldn’t grip anything. I had sprained it while walking the two dogs together.… Continue reading Crazy Daisy

How to Relax for Bed

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 Posted in ASMR, best, California, humor, internet, ironing, laundry, memoir, relationships, thrift storeLeave a comment

I decided to close my online costume shop this past summer. I donated 500 dresses to a charity for 3rd world girls and sorted through my aprons, pulling out all the hostess ones, the sheer ones not for cooking. I had 150 of them. I gave them to my local thrift store, the one that… Continue reading How to Relax for Bed

Chemistry is Everything

February 2, 2018 Posted in Berkeley, best, California, college, dating, firsts, fraternity, marriage proposal, relationshipsLeave a comment

Sharon was a Sigma Kappa at Cal Berkeley, in her junior year. As she stood outside her sorority house, chatting with the house mom, a guy that she knew from Kappa Sigma crossed the street. “Hey Sharon, do you want to go to pinning party with me tonight?” “Okay,” Sharon said, even though she didn’t… Continue reading Chemistry is Everything

Chick and Velvet

February 1, 2018 Posted in Alabama, car salesman, dating, drugs, humor, last, relationships, roommate, worstLeave a comment

She was an architect from Huntsville, Alabama. He was a car salesman from Scottsboro, just forty-one miles away. He was kind of cute, medium height with sandy brown hair. His name was Chick, short for Charles. They’d met at a wedding because the groom was late (another story). After a fun night of dancing at… Continue reading Chick and Velvet