postal service – Page 2 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Please Ms. Postman

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Posted in farm, humor, memoir, Midwestern, Nebraska, postal service, relationships, roommateLeave a comment

I was the only female in the place. Ninety-nine guys in their blue and gray uniforms watched me walk up to my case. I had on jeans, a summer top, and closed-toe shoes. It was going to be a hot one out there. It was 6:00 a.m. I’d gotten up at 4:45, eaten breakfast, thrown… Continue reading Please Ms. Postman

Worst Customers Ever

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Posted in California, Etsy, humor, memoir, mom, New York, online sales, postal service, relationships, retail, worsts1 Comment

Being in retail for twelve years was my eye opener to the range of intelligence of the general public. I thought I’d seen and heard it all teaching public school for ten years, but I was, oh, so very wrong. These people made my remedial English 8th graders of yesteryear look like down-right geniuses. The… Continue reading Worst Customers Ever

Peace Corps Fail

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Posted in dogs, memoir, Midwestern, Peace Corps, postal service, relationships, Spain, teaching, travel, VenezuelaLeave a comment

It was in the spring of my first year of teaching when the call came. I was at Greenwood Elementary in Greenwood, Nebraska. I had applied to the Peace Corps the year before. They had just seen my application. They wanted to fly me to Chicago for an interview that weekend. They gave me 24… Continue reading Peace Corps Fail