My No-Win Situation: insurance and public records
The struggle is real! With insurance, you are basically betting against yourself that something is going to go wrong, and that it will cost money to fix, and you try…
Is It Worth it?
That’s the question to ask about almost anything: Is it worth it? Today it is a Monday morning, and I’m on the edge of responding “NO!” The problem I am…
Change is in the Air!
How does the familiar saying go, that the only things for certain are death and taxes? We need to add that change is also a certainty. And I’m about to…
1 CommentBy the Numbers…
45 days gone from home, so far, and another 21 planned, more or less 1,476 miles so far, door to door, not counting sightseeing, wrong turns, shopping, eating, and joy…
2 CommentsGratitude Journals Another Way
As if it being a dreary and wet February isn’t enough to generate a bit of cabin fever, even in Virginia, we are still in the midst of Covid distancing…
2 CommentsHelp me, Paul and Prue (or even Betty Crocker)!
It was bound to happen, and one day it did. Too much Netflix one day and no internet the next, too close to Christmas, a shiny red toy, and so…
1 CommentHomemoaner Woes
How many times have you moved in your life? Are you (or have you been) an apartment dweller, i.e., where someone else has to manage the maintenance of your place?…
3 CommentsWords for a New Widow
Today I learned that the husband of a neighbor died three days ago. In an instant, I was transported to the first days after Kevin died almost six years ago.…
3 CommentsThe Paper Tiger
Do you remember the guy from television commercials who used to advertise his Social Security Number publicly, on-air, as his guarantee that whatever security system he was selling was hacker-proof…
3 CommentsAre bowl cuts back in fashion yet?
A funny thing happened on the way to … well, it sort of isn’t funny, at least not if you are the dog, but it is kind of funny if…
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