Author: Susan

I do this blog for PG audiences and another one for R audiences with Bae Bliss.

Chemistry is Everything

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

(re-run) 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 a pinning party with me tonight?” “Okay,” Sharon said, even though… Continue reading Chemistry is Everything

When It’s Foggy, Go Thrifting

Posted in car accident, Carmel, dog walks, drugstore, fog, June Gloom, memoir, Monterey county, pandemic, thrift store, travel, weeds, ZumbaLeave a comment

(re-run from near end of Pandemic) I’m in Monterey County, which is known for its June Gloom. I woke up to fog and had no desire to pull weeds in the dampness. Since there was no Zoom Zumba this morning, I seized the day, deciding before breakfast to go thrifting in Carmel. I hadn’t been… Continue reading When It’s Foggy, Go Thrifting

Daisy’s Night Run, a Skunk, and an Anniversary

Posted in beach, California, dogs, foxtails, memoir, Monterey county, raccoons, runaway, skunk1 Comment

(re-run) With hot, hot weather in the Bay Area, it seemed like a good time to run down to the beach, plus the handy woman was available to come at the same time with her daughter. We had trees to plant, foxtails to pull, and a flat roof filled with pine needles to clean. The… Continue reading Daisy’s Night Run, a Skunk, and an Anniversary

Michael Jackson’s Impact

Posted in best, California, dancing, Foreverland, friends, house party, humor, Jackson Five, memoir, Michael Jackson, music, party, relationships, singing, socializing, U.S. Marine, wine1 Comment

(re-run) I was a teenager when Michael Jackson became a household name. He was a stand-out in his brothers’ band, the Jackson Five. He was ten years old when he sang ABC, simple as 1 – 2- 3, Girl, I love you!  I watched MJ grow up. I bought his first solo album, Off the… Continue reading Michael Jackson’s Impact

The Neuriva Isn’t Working

Posted in aging, bloodwork, brain function, brain supplements, chorus, Costco, lab work, memoir, Neuriva, Prevagen, osteoporosis, ProzacLeave a comment

(re-run) This past summer I decided to start taking brain supplements for my memory, which is getting worse the closer I get to 70.  I’d seen a zillion Prevagen commercials compared to only a few Neuriva commercials. They show up during the national news. I checked out the price of Prevagen and went, “Holy buckets!”… Continue reading The Neuriva Isn’t Working

Four Nights of Dancing in Five

Posted in California, chiropractor, Clayton, dancing, massage, memoir, Moraga, San Ramon, seniors, teenagersLeave a comment

(re-run) “Where does it hurt?” the massage therapist asked when I showed up for my twice-a-month chiropractic massage. “Everywhere,” I said. “I’ve danced four nights out of the last five.” “That sounds like a teenager!” he said. As I lay there and he pushed on every part of me — hips, arms, shoulders, legs, feet, I… Continue reading Four Nights of Dancing in Five

The Not So Trivial Trivia of Paul McCartney

Posted in Beatles, best, biography, books, George Harrison, humor, John Lennon, library, Paul McCartney, Philip Norman, relationships, Ringo StarrLeave a comment

Years ago, Philip Norman published his book, Paul McCartney: The Life. I checked it out from the library for my Sis in large print. The book is twenty-nine pages short of 1200! Sis took one look at the book and said, “It’s too heavy.” I had it in the return pile but then decided to… Continue reading The Not So Trivial Trivia of Paul McCartney

The Bathroom Post

Posted in colon, colonoscopy, Costco, dating, dating profile, digestive system, diverticulitis, diverticulosis, endoscopy, ER, gastroenterologist, humor, laxatives, memoir, poopLeave a comment

(re-run) Nobody talks about it except those red bears on the toilet paper commercial. Everybody poops. Or they at least try to. Older folks often have trouble in this department because the body is less efficient, and everything slows down, especially the digestive system. My days of eating nachos for lunch are over, my friends.… Continue reading The Bathroom Post

Pennies from Heaven

Posted in relationships, humor, memoir, firsts, Iowa, drugs, high school, college, music, Eric Clapton, head shop, J.J. Cale, smokingLeave a comment

(re-run) When I was sixteen, I saved my babysitting money and went downtown to Cottage Grove Avenue in Des Moines, where there was a head shop filled with incense, hanging beads, roach clips, black light posters and tie dye. Although I wasn’t a pothead (I didn’t smoke cigarettes either), I enjoyed the ambience of the… Continue reading Pennies from Heaven