[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
Well, now it’s my car. I love my car. I’ve had it about fifteen years, though, and driven it mostly in New England, land of the salty roads. The other day I saw an ominous sign: some rust way down … Continue reading →
That question was asked in yesterday’s thread about the stapler. So I’ll answer. No, I’m not planning to become an expat. The truth is that my passport expired a while ago and I always like to keep it current even … Continue reading →
In my continuing and frustrating efforts to renew my passport, I finally resorted to trying to do it by mail. I had to get still another photo taken; will this one pass muster? The instructions were to staple it with … Continue reading →
Even before yesterday’s election, I was feeling down. As regular readers know, I’ve been reeling from the death of my ex-husband, and in connection with that I’ve also been very occupied with sad legal tasks and practical and sometimes overwhelming … Continue reading →
I’ve felt this way for at least a year. It’s not just the prospect of the Democrats taking control of Congress, although that’s definitely a big part of it. It seems to me they offer nothing but empty slogans (“affordability” … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This post is a slightly-edited repeat of a post.] No, I didn’t make it up. It really is National Candy Corn Day, the day “the nation celebrates its favorite vegetable.” No doubt all of my readers, being unusually well-informed … Continue reading →
As you might imagine, I’m still engaged in the task of closing down my ex’s place and most days I’m spending many hours at it. I’ve hired someone to help with the hauling and distribution, but that person can’t really … Continue reading →
I need to renew my passport, which has expired. That requires a photo that follows all the rules. Rather than try to do it myself, I went to CVS, which purports to have a service that takes a person’s photo … Continue reading →
Katie Zacharia seems to have set a record for shortness of stay in the press secretary role. It’s probably one of the most pressured and stressful jobs in government, and she simply was not up to the task: Zacharia held … Continue reading →
I spent several hours today getting rid of things in my ex’s place. That simple statement doesn’t even begin to express what it feels like to do this. My ex was very sentimental about things and nostalgic about time, and … Continue reading →
I haven’t had a working printer for a long time. I bought one many years ago, and after a short while it stopped working. My ex-husband tried to fix it – he’d never had any trouble with printers – and … Continue reading →