You can make a house smart, but not a homeowner. I know from first-hand experience. You see, I live in a smart house. “Live” is perhaps an inaccurate description. “Trapped” is a better word. You see, I have a techno-wizard son and an enabling husband, who enthusiastically says “yes” to every new electronic device the
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Christmas has come and gone, but Instant Pot madness lingers at our house. Handsome Hubby (HH), a modest fellow of few wants and needs, had expressed a gift wish for an Instant Pot, a wish I failed to heed until it was too late. I should have realized he was serious when he started reading
New Year's Resolutions for my Beloved New York Times
I don’t mean to bug anyone, but some issues have been troubling me for a long time. So, in hopes of redress, I’m sending this letter to the new publisher of The New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger. Dear Mr. Sulzberger: Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your ascension to the helm of the Gray Lady. What
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Dear Middle-aged Muddlers, As 2017 comes to a close, I’ve got exciting news to share with you. Muddling through Middle Age has just been named one of the “Top 100 Humor Blogs and Websites on the Web.” Thank you so very much for making this designation happen. Your chuckles, good cheer, and punctuation corrections
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You know the expression “to throw in the towel”- meaning to give up? Well, I am trying the opposite. I’m turning to towels, dishtowels to be specific, for inspiration and wisdom in 2018. Maybe it is the challenging times we live in. The nation seems more divided than ever. We’re all scared about a possible
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So sang the Rolling Stones. I know how they feel. For sadly, I can’t get no satisfaction. My husband no longer satisfies my needs the way he did in the glory days of our courtship and first years of wedded bliss. “Oh, God, not again,” he moaned just the other day as I gently nudged
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You Can Make a House Smart, but Not a Homeowner
And That Smarts
You can make a house smart, but not a homeowner. I know from first-hand experience. You see, I live in a smart house. “Live” is perhaps an inaccurate description. “Trapped” is a better word. You see, I have a techno-wizard son and an enabling husband, who enthusiastically says “yes” to every new electronic device the
Instant Pot Madness
Big Boys and Their Kitchen Toys
Christmas has come and gone, but Instant Pot madness lingers at our house. Handsome Hubby (HH), a modest fellow of few wants and needs, had expressed a gift wish for an Instant Pot, a wish I failed to heed until it was too late. I should have realized he was serious when he started reading
Bugs Bug Me in the Air … and in Print
New Year's Resolutions for my Beloved New York Times
I don’t mean to bug anyone, but some issues have been troubling me for a long time. So, in hopes of redress, I’m sending this letter to the new publisher of The New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger. Dear Mr. Sulzberger: Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your ascension to the helm of the Gray Lady. What
News, Gratitude, and Good Wishes
Dear Middle-aged Muddlers, As 2017 comes to a close, I’ve got exciting news to share with you. Muddling through Middle Age has just been named one of the “Top 100 Humor Blogs and Websites on the Web.” Thank you so very much for making this designation happen. Your chuckles, good cheer, and punctuation corrections
Throw in the Towel in 2018
The Path to Enlightenment
You know the expression “to throw in the towel”- meaning to give up? Well, I am trying the opposite. I’m turning to towels, dishtowels to be specific, for inspiration and wisdom in 2018. Maybe it is the challenging times we live in. The nation seems more divided than ever. We’re all scared about a possible
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
But the Show Must Go On
So sang the Rolling Stones. I know how they feel. For sadly, I can’t get no satisfaction. My husband no longer satisfies my needs the way he did in the glory days of our courtship and first years of wedded bliss. “Oh, God, not again,” he moaned just the other day as I gently nudged