Category: cell phone

A Girl, A Creek, and an Hour to Spare

Posted in relationships, humor, memoir, dogs, California, mom, best, cell phone, nature, trees, board and care, nine year old, FacebookLeave a comment

When my worker woman showed up Monday morning after having been gone for a two-week long vacation, I had a long list of to–do’s for her. I answered the door and found her nine year old daughter standing next to her. I said hello and went over the list with Kelly. I left to go… Continue reading A Girl, A Creek, and an Hour to Spare

Another Brush with Nature

Posted in California, cell phone, guardian angel, humor, memoir, mountain lion, nature, nine year old, ocean, outdoors, police officer, relationships, summer, worstLeave a comment

My beach town has a state-run conference center in it, with rustic buildings designed by the architect, Julia Morgan. It’s what got me here back in the late 80’s and 90’s, attending a writer’s conference next to the ocean. Over the years. I’ve seen brown state-issued signs posted for mountain lion sightings. I’ve never seen… Continue reading Another Brush with Nature

Only Human

Posted in Beatles, best, board and care, California, caregiver, cell phone, dancing, friends, girlfriends, humor, memoir, music, relationships, sister, skilled nursing facility4 Comments

It had been a busy day. After exercise class, I stopped at Costco to buy Sis a TV. The board and care home didn’t have one for her bedroom, and she wasn’t willing to go to the living room to watch it with the other five residents. She wasn’t willing to do much of anything.… Continue reading Only Human

Jerky Jokester

Posted in California, cell phone, flirting, Hispanic, horse radish, humor, joke, Latino, phone call, phone numbers, relationships, restaurant, San Francisco, worst3 Comments

Elena lived in the city. She went to the Cingular Wireless store to get a phone line. Fidel worked there and helped her get one set up. She filled out the paperwork and then changed her mind. He put the paperwork into the shredder but then asked her for her phone number. “If you want… Continue reading Jerky Jokester

Butt Dials and Other My Bads

Posted in aging, Aspen, California, cell phone, clueless, humor, memoir, microwave oven, relationships, technology, texting, travel, vacationLeave a comment

I had lunch with my son today. We were trying to figure out why I’d used up all my storage on my cell phone. He took a look, handed back my phone, and watched me put it in my pocket. “You need to hit the button on the side and turn off your screen,” he… Continue reading Butt Dials and Other My Bads

Grindr Getaway

Posted in California, cell phone, dating, firsts, gays, humor, meet and greet, online dating, relationships, restaurant, siblings, sister, worstLeave a comment

How does a sixty-year-old woman find out about an app called Grindr for gay guys? She asks her local millennial cocktail waitress at an upscale bar for a worst date story. Her waitress just happens to know her younger brother’s worst first story and tells it to her for a better tip. Here it is.… Continue reading Grindr Getaway