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Wasabi on a First Date

July 28, 2021July 27, 2021 Posted in dating, relationships, humor, restaurant, California, worst, flirting, romance, hairdresser, waiter, attitude, bathroom, dinner, chemistry, poopLeave a comment

(re-run) They had the same hair dresser. She was coming in as he was going out. He asked for her phone number. She gave it to her hairdresser to give to him. There aren’t too many eligible men in their seventies, especially one that still had his hair! Garth took Gladys to a nice Japanese… Continue reading Wasabi on a First Date

Joe Average

July 21, 2021July 20, 2021 Posted in California, dating, dinner, divorce, humor, online dating, relationships, restaurant, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) Emily met Joe on Match. They both liked the Giants. They both lived in Livermore, although he worked in Alameda and had to get up early at 4:00 a.m. for his job. Joe made an exception to stay up late one night so he could meet Emily for dinner. Emily had looked forward to… Continue reading Joe Average

Worst Roommate Ever

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 Posted in dating, friends, girlfriends, holidays, humor, kitchen sink, memoir, Nebraska, Omaha, relationships, romance, roommate, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) By the time I graduated college, I’d had somewhere close to 37 roommates: the first two in the triple room my freshman year, the next two in another triple when I changed dorms after one quarter, my solo roommate all of sophomore year, then the string of roomies after I moved into the sorority.… Continue reading Worst Roommate Ever

The Red-tailed Hawk and the Toddler Fence

July 12, 2021July 10, 2021 Posted in birds, California, children, humor, hunting, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, memoir, Mount Diablo State Park, nature, outdoors, relationships, toddler, worstLeave a comment

I am a bird lover. I feed the song birds and the finches. I have an ongoing water supply in the form of a fountain in my back yard. I’ve planted native plants for the hummingbirds. When I hike, I am thrilled to find a hawk feather to add to my hat. Twenty-odd years ago,… Continue reading The Red-tailed Hawk and the Toddler Fence

Queen Victoria, the Cat

July 8, 2021July 7, 2021 Posted in animal adoption, California, cats, helpful strangers, humor, mom, Nashville, relationships, survival, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) Renee, the artist, already had three cats. She wasn’t looking for another. So when her daughter-in-law called and said, “Mom, you need to adopt this cat,” Renee was thinking, No way, Renee. But then she heard the kitty’s story, and she had to reconsider. Renee’s son Brian and his wife were moving to Tennessee… Continue reading Queen Victoria, the Cat

DUI Date

July 4, 2021 Posted in California, cars, dating, drinking, firsts, friends, guardian angel, humor, nature, relationships, roommate, Stockton, tennis, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) Lesley was a college freshman at UOP in Stockton when a big football player type guy asked her on a date. Lesley had already met his roommate, so she thought she was safe with Chad and said yes. Chad took Lesley to a party, but when his roommate came up to say hi to… Continue reading DUI Date

The Weird World We Live In

July 3, 2021July 2, 2021 Posted in artificial intelligence, dogs, grocery store, mass shootings, news, technology, video games, violence, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) I read the paper each day and watch the news most nights to stay informed. It’s amazing how many people don’t have a clue about what’s going on around them. Like the local nineteen year old woman who bit a female jogger on her arm because the jogger pepper-sprayed her loose dogs. In a… Continue reading The Weird World We Live In

Moochy Mc Moocherson

July 2, 2021June 29, 2021 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.

Worst Boss Ever

June 30, 2021 Posted in boss, humor, Iowa, last, memoir, relationships, restaurant, summer, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) Aside from the old-guy boss I had for ten days at the Iowa State Fair, who took one look at my giraffe legs in my short culottes jumper I’d made in sewing class and demanded that I bend over to see if my butt would show (it didn’t), George was the worst boss ever.… Continue reading Worst Boss Ever

Grizzly Bear!

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Posted in Alaska, bears, California, church, friends, grizzly bear, guardian angel, guns, hunting, nature, relationships, travel, vacation, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) An Amazon robot punctured a can of Bear Mace, sending 80 employees to the hospital before Christmas. It reminded me of this true account told to me at a holiday party. In 2008 you take your wife, Liza, and your teen-aged kids to Alaska. You stay near the Princess Lodge in a fishing cabin… Continue reading Grizzly Bear!