humor – Page 37 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Moochy Mc Moocherson

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 Posted in BMW, boyfriend, California, cars, clueless, dancing, dating, firsts, homeless, humor, losers, relationships, winery, worstLeave a comment

Then it dawned on her that Eric might actually live in his BMW.

Piglet in a Box

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Posted in boyfriend, California, Carmel, cell phone, ex-boyfriend, farm, hairdresser, humor, memoir, pig, ranch, relationships, wild animalLeave a comment

(re-run) Karin was working, cutting her stepsister’s hair at the salon her mom owned. Her cell phone vibrated. She never took calls during work. All of her friends and family knew that. It vibrated again, a second call from the same number. She picked up. It was her ex boyfriend, Rob. Rob was two ex-boyfriends… Continue reading Piglet in a Box

The Bad Housekeeper and the House Guests

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Posted in babysitters, California, dogs, friends, friendship, house guests, housekeeping, humor, memoir, sweeping, washing machine1 Comment

After being gone for four days, I swept the kitchen floor this morning to get the dog hairs. As I swept, I thought of this incident three decades ago. My husband’s work friend from San Diego (we were in Northern CA) came to visit with his wife and two sons. That made for four little… Continue reading The Bad Housekeeper and the House Guests

The Grass is Always Greener

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Posted in bedroom, dogs, emoji, humor, kiss, marriage, memoir, partner, relationships, roommate, textingLeave a comment

(re-run) I had a meeting tonight with two girlfriends in solid relationships. One is married, the other is living with her guy. My relationship is with two roommates who fight a lot over squeaky toys and over who gets to go out the door first. They are roommates of the furry kind. So imagine my… Continue reading The Grass is Always Greener

Letting Go

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Posted in best, California, cleaning, Craigslist, humor, memoir, online sales, relationshipsLeave a comment

(re-run) My cars sit out every summer. There’s no way they can go into the garage. Fires are burning north of here and have been for weeks. The Bay Area air is smoky. I look at the blue plastic tubs of flammable clothing and think, “It would take days for all of this to burn.”… Continue reading Letting Go

Three Strikes, You’re Out

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Posted in California, dating, firsts, humor, military, online dating, relationships, Tahoe, VietnamLeave a comment

(re-run) He didn’t seem her usual type. He was a few pounds overweight, but not bad looking, and he wore a nice suit in his online photo. He was an architect. He pursued her with photo-likes over a few weeks and text messages, too. Kate agreed to a phone chat. At least he seems intelligent.… Continue reading Three Strikes, You’re Out

Shopping Maskless!

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Posted in beach, chorus, COVID, dentist, humor, mask, memoir, noses, shopping, singing, thrift storeLeave a comment

I managed to avoid COVID for more than two years, but it got me during a weekend of chorus performances. The director wanted us to sing maskless and asked each of us to do a COVID test the morning of our first performance so that we would all feel comfortable about it. A few older… Continue reading Shopping Maskless!

Get Some Facetime

June 24, 2022 Posted in California, cell phones, high school, humor, memoir, Millennials, relationships, school, school shooting, student march, vote, waiting roomLeave a comment

(re-run) As I stepped into the waiting room of my chiropractor’s office, three women and one guy were looking down at their cell phones, sitting in a symmetrical pattern amongst the u-shaped chairs. Feeling giddy from my fifty-five minute massage I said,” Well, this looks like a blog post to me! You’re all on your… Continue reading Get Some Facetime

Asparagus, Anyone?

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Posted in farm, firsts, gardening, humor, memoir, Midwestern, Nebraska, relationships, roommateLeave a comment

(re-run) The farm house was next to the highway, close enough for me to hear the train come by every night, and far enough away from the tracks to get used to sleeping through it. No houses could be seen from any window — just trees, sky, and lots of cornfields. It was a peaceful… Continue reading Asparagus, Anyone?

Getting Away from all the No, No, No’s

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Posted in animal adoption, bands, books, boyfriend, California, childhood, dogs, humor, memoir, outside the box, piano, relationships1 Comment

(re-run) My mom, bless her heart, had to keep five children in line, mostly by herself. She did it by keeping everyone in his or her place, as in, “No, you can’t do that!” I just found out that my younger sister also wanted to play clarinet in the band, like I did. But I… Continue reading Getting Away from all the No, No, No’s