memoir – Page 80 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

The Racist, the Ficus Tree, and my Garage Sale

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Posted in California, entitled attitude, Ficus, garage sales, hairdresser, humor, Iowa, memoir, Millennials, mom, neighbors, racist, relationships, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) When I was six, the one black boy in my elementary school was my classmate. His name was Teddy. This was white-white-white Iowa in the 60’s. My first grade teacher, Mrs. Van Cura, got angry at the class one day for misbehaving and said, “Whoever doesn’t behave will have to play with Teddy at… Continue reading The Racist, the Ficus Tree, and my Garage Sale

My Inherited Dog, Boomer

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Posted in animal training, animals, California, dogs, honeymoon, marriage, memoir, pregnancy, raccoons, relationships3 Comments

(re-run) Boomer was never my dog, although he came into my care when I married his owner. I’m not sure how old he was when I got him. My dog, Tess, was two and Boomer was older. A small, part-Beagle, part terrier, Boomer hadn’t had a regular dog’s life. He had never eaten dog food… Continue reading My Inherited Dog, Boomer

I Feel a Blog Post Coming On

February 14, 2022August 2, 2025 Posted in baby, birthday, board and care, California, chorus, COVID, football, gal pals, gardening, girl friends, March, memoir, rain, taxes, winterLeave a comment

I haven’t written any new posts in a week. Sometimes a girl just needs to vent. So here goes.

Best Ed Sullivan Show Ever

February 10, 2022 Posted in Beatles, best, Colorado, crush, fame, friends, humor, Iowa, junior high school, memoir, music, phlebotomist, relationships, sister, TVLeave a comment

(re-run) Carol grew up in in Pueblo, Colorado. They called it the little Pittsburg of the West. Her dad was a steelworker. Her mom was a lab tech phlebotomist at the hospital. Whenever one of the kids got sick, her mom would bring home a hypodermic needle in her purse to draw some blood. “To… Continue reading Best Ed Sullivan Show Ever

K is for Karma

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Posted in California, Carmel, dogs, honesty, integrity, memoir, Monterey Bay, thrift store, weedsLeave a comment

My second day in paradise, the day after my work day of pulling too many weeds and also going to a street fair, was thrift store day. I drove to Carmel and got there just after the 10:00 opening. I picked out $10.00 worth of stuff so that I could get another punch on my… Continue reading K is for Karma

Gore No More

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Posted in 8th graders, Beatles, Brad Pitt, concentration camps, Diary of Anne Frank, Disney channel, gore, Holocaust, Iowa, media, memoir, movie, news, nightmares, Rob Lowe, teaching, TVLeave a comment

I have a low tolerance for gore and violence in the media. I tried out a new show on Monday nights called The Cleaning Lady. It comes on right after 911 Lonestar, a show with Rob Lowe as a fire captain of a Texas firehouse with a quirky crew. Did I mention Rob Lowe? I’ve… Continue reading Gore No More

Theft of your Intellectual Property

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Posted in author, California, critique group, editor, friends, memoir, mentor, trust, writingLeave a comment

If you are a writer, then what you write belongs to you as your intellectual property. Be careful of critique groups and the people with whom you share your work. You must have an iron-clad agreement that your work is your work, and no one else is allowed to use it. This is a sad… Continue reading Theft of your Intellectual Property

Spring Cleaning in February

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Posted in air purifier, antique, Australia, cleaning, fundraiser, Jack Russell terrier, koalas, memoir, music, nursing home, pollen, rain, singingLeave a comment

(re-run, pre-pandemic) It started with a koala bear. A bunch of them. Some musicians were having a fundraiser for Australia, the fires, and the koalas. It was a donation at the door. Two and a half hours of music, and I knew three of the performers. We got there early and sat in the third… Continue reading Spring Cleaning in February

Why Do We Hide Mental Issues in America?

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Posted in Asperger's, autism, Depression, epilepsy, exercise, memoir, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, movie, Netflix, OCD, schizophrenia, weight-bearing exerciseLeave a comment

It has come to my attention that if a person tells you that he has Asperger’s* and you tell another person that the guy has Asperger’s, that is a bad thing. If the guy had a broken leg or a bad heart, and you tell others of those things, it’s okay. Mental health and mental… Continue reading Why Do We Hide Mental Issues in America?

Dance with Me, Young Jeremy

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Posted in dancing, dating, humor, memoir, Nebraska, Omaha, relationships, restaurant, worstsLeave a comment

(re-run) Every dance bar in Omaha ended the night with its signature song. One bar closed with Last Dance by Donna Summer, another used Shout from the Blues Brothers movie (by the Isley Brothers) as its sign-off song. But my fave dance bar closed with the song New York, New York. It seemed an odd… Continue reading Dance with Me, Young Jeremy